diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bafd2b62441..e021d1059b9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ venv
 /src/third_party/*/*.lastbuildstate
 /buildscripts/libdeps/graph_visualizer_web_stack/build
 /buildscripts/libdeps/graph_visualizer_web_stack/node_modules
-package-lock.json
 libdeps.graphml
 build-metrics.json
 config.log
@@ -168,8 +167,11 @@ CMakeLists.txt
 # XCode projects
 .xcworkspace
 
-# Visual Studio and VSCode projects
-.vscode/
+# VSCode projects
+.vscode/**
+!.vscode/linux-virtual-workstation.code-workspace
+
+# Visual Studio projects
 .vs/
 /x64/
 
@@ -253,3 +255,7 @@ report.json
 
 # suggested resmoke binary location
 dist-test/
+
+# node extra stuff (for someone installing eslint)
+node_modules/
+package-lock.json
diff --git a/.vscode/linux-virtual-workstation.code-workspace b/.vscode/linux-virtual-workstation.code-workspace
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dc1502a4998
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/linux-virtual-workstation.code-workspace
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+{
+	"folders": [
+		{
+			"path": ".."
+		}
+	],
+	"settings": {
+		"clangd.arguments": [
+			"--query-driver=/opt/mongodbtoolchain/v4/bin/clang++",
+			"-j=4"
+		],
+		"clangd.checkUpdates": true,
+		"clang-format.executable": "/opt/mongodbtoolchain/v3/bin/clang-format",
+		"clang-tidy.executable": "/opt/mongodbtoolchain/v4/bin/clang-tidy",
+		"editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
+			"source.fixAll.eslint": true
+		},
+		"eslint.validate": [
+			"javascript"
+		],
+		"python.autoComplete.extraPaths": [
+			"/opt/mongodbtoolchain/v4/share/gcc-11.3.0/python",
+			"src/third_party/scons-3.1.2/scons-local-3.1.2"
+		],
+		"python.defaultInterpreterPath": "python3-venv/bin/python",
+		"python.formatting.yapfPath": "python3-venv/bin/yapf",
+		"python.formatting.provider": "yapf",
+		"python.linting.pylintEnabled": true,
+		"python.analysis.extraPaths": [
+			"/opt/mongodbtoolchain/v4/share/gcc-11.3.0/python",
+			"src/third_party/scons-3.1.2/scons-local-3.1.2"
+		],
+		"python.linting.mypyEnabled": true,
+		"python.linting.mypyPath": "python3-venv/bin/mypy",
+		"[c]": {
+			"editor.defaultFormatter": "xaver.clang-format",
+			"editor.formatOnSave": true,
+		},
+		"[cpp]": {
+			"editor.defaultFormatter": "xaver.clang-format",
+			"editor.formatOnSave": true,
+		},
+		"[javascript]": {
+			"editor.defaultFormatter": "xaver.clang-format",
+			"editor.formatOnSave": true,
+		},
+		"files.associations": {
+			"SConstruct": "python",
+			"SConscript": "python",
+			"*.idl": "yaml",
+		},
+	},
+	"extensions": {
+		"recommendations": [
+			"llvm-vs-code-extensions.vscode-clangd",
+			"dbaeumer.vscode-eslint",
+			"ms-python.python",
+			"xaver.clang-format",
+			"notskm.clang-tidy"
+		]
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ba88e9ddd9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "dependencies": {
+    "eslint": "^8.28.0"
+  }
+}