diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..12004c54a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{
+  /*
+    1. steps to run wrangler debugger (https://blog.cloudflare.com/debugging-cloudflare-workers/)
+    - run `npm run dev` in a terminal
+    - in debug and run tab, select 'Wrangler debug' and run
+    - add a breakpoint and verify
+    
+    2. Steps tp run node debugger
+    - In debug tab select "Node debug" and run
+    - add a breakpoint and verify
+    */
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      "name": "Wrangler debug",
+      "type": "node",
+      "request": "attach",
+      "port": 9229,
+      "cwd": "/",
+      "resolveSourceMapLocations": null,
+      "attachExistingChildren": false,
+      "autoAttachChildProcesses": false
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "node",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "name": "Node debug",
+      "runtimeExecutable": "tsx",
+      "runtimeArgs": ["${workspaceFolder}/build/src/start-server.js"],
+      "sourceMaps": true,
+      "outFiles": ["${workspaceFolder}/build/**/*.js"],
+      "sourceMapPathOverrides": {
+        "../src/*": "${workspaceFolder}/src/*"
+      },
+      "skipFiles": ["<node_internals>/**"],
+      "preLaunchTask": "npx tsc",
+      "console": "integratedTerminal",
+      "internalConsoleOptions": "neverOpen",
+      "postDebugTask": "cleanup build"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd050a834
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{
+  // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
+  // for the documentation about the tasks.json format
+  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "tasks": [
+    {
+      "type": "shell",
+      "label": "npx tsc",
+      "command": "npx",
+      "args": [
+        "tsc",
+        "--sourcemap",
+        "true",
+        "--outDir",
+        "${workspaceFolder}/build"
+      ],
+      "problemMatcher": ["$tsc"],
+      "group": {
+        "kind": "build",
+        "isDefault": true
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "shell",
+      "label": "cleanup build",
+      "command": "rm",
+      "args": ["-rf", "${workspaceFolder}/build"],
+      "problemMatcher": [],
+      "group": "build",
+      "presentation": {
+        "reveal": "always",
+        "panel": "new"
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index a5682c974..34311469f 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@
     "jsx": "react-jsx",
     "jsxImportSource": "hono/jsx",
     "resolveJsonModule": true
-  }
+  },
+  "exclude": ["**/*.test.ts"]
 }