diff --git a/.devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer.json
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+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the
+// README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/ubuntu
+{
+	"name": "Ubuntu",
+	// Or use a Dockerfile or Docker Compose file. More info: https://containers.dev/guide/dockerfile
+	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:jammy",
+	"features": {
+		"ghcr.io/rocker-org/devcontainer-features/miniforge:1": {
+			"version": "latest",
+			"variant": "Mambaforge"
+		}
+	},
+
+	// Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
+	// "features": {},
+
+	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
+	// "forwardPorts": [],
+
+	// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
+	"postCreateCommand": "mamba create -y -n haptools -c conda-forge 'poetry>=1.1.15' 'python=3.7' && conda run -n haptools poetry install -E docs -E tests",
+
+	// Configure tool-specific properties.
+	"customizations": {
+		"vscode": {
+			"extensions": ["ms-python.python"],
+			"settings": {
+				"python.condaPath": "/opt/conda/condabin/conda",
+				"python.defaultInterpreterPath": "/opt/conda/envs/haptools/bin/python",
+				"python.terminal.activateEnvironment": true,
+				"python.terminal.activateEnvInCurrentTerminal": true,
+				"python.venvFolders": ["/opt/conda/envs"],
+				"terminal.integrated.environmentChangesRelaunch": true,
+				"terminal.integrated.hideOnStartup": "always"
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Uncomment to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
+	// "remoteUser": "root"
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 [![image](https://anaconda.org/bioconda/haptools/badges/version.svg)](https://anaconda.org/bioconda/haptools)
 [![license](https://img.shields.io/pypi/l/haptools)](LICENSE)
 ![status](https://github.com/CAST-genomics/haptools/workflows/Tests/badge.svg)
+[<img src=https://github.com/codespaces/badge.svg width=160>](https://codespaces.new/CAST-genomics/haptools)
 
 Haptools is a collection of tools for simulating and analyzing genotypes and phenotypes while taking into account haplotype information. Haptools supports fast simulation of admixed genomes (with `simgenotype`), visualization of admixture tracks (with `karyogram`), simulating haplotype- and local ancestry-specific phenotype effects (with `transform` and `simphenotype`), and computing a variety of common file operations and statistics in a haplotype-aware manner.