diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 94e5c796..607582b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       should_skip_lang: ${{ steps.skip_lang_check.outputs.should_skip }}
       should_skip_components: ${{ steps.skip_components_check.outputs.should_skip }}
       should_skip_website: ${{ steps.skip_website_check.outputs.should_skip }}
+      should_skip_vscodeext: ${{ steps.skip_vscodeext_check.outputs.should_skip }}
     steps:
       - id: skip_lang_check
         name: Check if the changes are about squiggle-lang src files
@@ -35,6 +36,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: fkirc/skip-duplicate-actions@v3.4.1
         with:
           paths: '["packages/website/**"]'
+      - id: skip_vscodeext_check
+        name: Check if the changes are about vscode extension src files
+        uses: fkirc/skip-duplicate-actions@v3.4.1
+        with:
+          paths: '["packages/vscode-ext/**"]'
 
   lang-lint:
     name: Language lint
@@ -158,3 +164,33 @@ jobs:
         run: cd ../components && yarn build
       - name: Build website assets
         run: yarn build
+
+  vscode-ext-lint:
+    name: VSCode Extension lint
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: pre_check
+    if: ${{ needs.pre_check.outputs.should_skip_vscodeext != 'true' }}
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: packages/vscode-ext
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Lint the VSCode Extension source code
+        run: yarn lint
+
+  vscode-ext-build:
+    name: VSCode Extension build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: pre_check
+    if: ${{ (needs.pre_check.outputs.should_skip_components != 'true') || (needs.pre_check.outputs.should_skip_lang != 'true') }} || (needs.pre_check.outputs.should_skip_vscodeext != 'true') }}
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: packages/vscode-ext
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Install dependencies from monorepo level
+        run: cd ../../ && yarn
+      - name: Build
+        run: yarn compile
diff --git a/packages/vscode-ext/package.json b/packages/vscode-ext/package.json
index efb4b226..58df905d 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-ext/package.json
+++ b/packages/vscode-ext/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
     "compile": "yarn run compile:tsc && yarn run compile:vendor",
     "watch": "tsc -watch -p ./",
     "pretest": "yarn run compile && yarn run lint",
-    "lint": "eslint src --ext ts"
+    "lint": "eslint src --ext ts",
+    "format": "eslint src --ext ts --fix"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/vscode": "^1.68.0",