diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 02d207bf0..2f9ffaa23 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     "arglists",
     "autoindent",
     "Batsov",
+    "behaviour",
     "bencode",
     "betterthantomorrow",
     "bhauman",
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
     "cljify",
     "cljslib",
     "CLJSREPL",
+    "Clojuredocs",
     "clojurians",
     "Clojurists",
     "cmdline",
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@
     "docmirror",
     "Docstring",
     "Dorg",
+    "doseq",
     "dotimes",
     "Dvlaaad",
     "eckstein",
@@ -103,6 +106,7 @@
     "jszip",
     "junit",
     "keywordize",
+    "keywordized",
     "klepsch",
     "kondo",
     "lein",
@@ -201,5 +205,17 @@
       "languageId": ["clojure", "json", "typescript"],
       "allowCompoundWords": false
     }
-  ]
+  ],
+  "githubIssues.issueBranchTitle": "wip/${user}/issue-#${issueNumber}/${sanitizedIssueTitle}",
+  "typescript.tsdk": "node_modules/typescript/lib",
+  "[typescript]": {
+    "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
+  },
+  "[json]": {
+    "editor.defaultFormatter": "vscode.json-language-features"
+  },
+  "[jsonc]": {
+    "editor.defaultFormatter": "vscode.json-language-features"
+  },
+  "peacock.color": "#e48141"
 }
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index 54ad77601..4ff96f7b3 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -12,7 +12,140 @@
         "kind": "build",
         "isDefault": true
       },
-      "problemMatcher": "$tsc-watch"
+      "problemMatcher": "$tsc-watch",
+      "presentation": {
+        "panel": "dedicated",
+        "group": "defaultCalva"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "Calva Test Watch",
+      "type": "npm",
+      "script": "unit-test-watch",
+      "isBackground": true,
+      "group": {
+        "kind": "test",
+        "isDefault": true
+      },
+      "problemMatcher": {
+        // "owner": "mocha",
+        "fileLocation": ["relative", "${workspaceRoot}"],
+        "pattern": [
+          {
+            "regexp": "^not\\sok\\s\\d+\\s(.*)$"
+          },
+          {
+            "regexp": "\\s+(.*)$",
+            "message": 1
+          },
+          {
+            "regexp": "\\s+at\\s(.*)\\s\\((.*):(\\d+):(\\d+)\\)",
+            "file": 2,
+            "line": 3,
+            "column": 4
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "presentation": {
+        "panel": "dedicated",
+        "group": "defaultCalva"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "Calva Lint Watch",
+      "type": "npm",
+      "script": "eslint-watch",
+      "isBackground": true,
+      "group": {
+        "kind": "build",
+        "isDefault": false
+      },
+      "problemMatcher": "$eslint-compact",
+      "presentation": {
+        "panel": "dedicated",
+        "group": "defaultCalva"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "Calva Prettier Check Watch",
+      "type": "npm",
+      "script": "prettier-check-watch",
+      "isBackground": true,
+      "group": {
+        "kind": "build",
+        "isDefault": false
+      },
+      "problemMatcher": [
+        {
+          "owner": "prettier",
+          "source": "prettier",
+          "fileLocation": ["relative", "${workspaceRoot}"],
+          "severity": "warning",
+          "pattern": {
+            "regexp": "\\[warn\\] (.+)",
+            "kind": "file",
+            "file": 1,
+            "message": 1
+          },
+          "background": {
+            "activeOnStart": true,
+            "beginsPattern": "Checking formatting",
+            "endsPattern": "(\\[warn\\] Code style issues found in the above file\\(s\\))|(All matched files use Prettier code style!)"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "owner": "prettier",
+          "source": "prettier",
+          "fileLocation": ["relative", "${workspaceRoot}"],
+          "severity": "error",
+          "pattern": {
+            "regexp": "\\[(error)\\] (.+?): (.+) \\((\\d+?):(\\d+?)\\)",
+            "kind": "location",
+            "severity": 1,
+            "file": 2,
+            "message": 3,
+            "line": 4,
+            "column": 5
+          },
+          "background": {
+            "activeOnStart": true,
+            "beginsPattern": "Checking formatting",
+            "endsPattern": "(\\[warn\\] Code style issues found in the above file\\(s\\))|(All matched files use Prettier code style!)"
+          }
+        }
+      ],
+      "presentation": {
+        "panel": "dedicated",
+        "group": "defaultCalva"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "Calva Prettier Format Watch",
+      "type": "npm",
+      "script": "prettier-format-watch",
+      "isBackground": true,
+      "group": {
+        "kind": "build",
+        "isDefault": false
+      },
+
+      "presentation": {
+        "panel": "dedicated",
+        "group": "defaultCalva"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "Calva Dev",
+      "group": {
+        "kind": "build",
+        "isDefault": false
+      },
+      "dependsOn": [
+        "Calva Watch",
+        "Calva Test Watch",
+        "Calva Lint Watch",
+        "Calva Prettier Format Watch"
+      ]
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e5b45b201..99faa73b6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Changes to Calva.
 - Maintenance: [Cleanup/removal of EditableDocument.selectionLeft/Right APIs](https://github.com/BetterThanTomorrow/calva/issues/1607)]
 - Update node version to v14, which is maintenance LTS until 2023-04-30
 
+- Maintenance: Create npm scripts for prettier format+check watching, and expose vsc tasks for watching unit tests, prettier format, eslint and a compound task to run them all in one go.
+
 ## [2.0.261] - 2022-04-01
 - Fix: [Results doc gets in a bad state and does not update](https://github.com/BetterThanTomorrow/calva/issues/1509)
 - Fix: [Indenting not working correctly in vectors starting with fn-like symbols](https://github.com/BetterThanTomorrow/calva/issues/1622)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 89cfa6e31..6e3961a52 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2695,10 +2695,12 @@
     "calva-lib-test": "node ./out/cljs-lib/test/cljs-lib-tests.js",
     "integration-test": "node ./out/extension-test/integration/runTests.js",
     "unit-test": "npx mocha --require ts-node/register 'src/extension-test/unit/**/*-test.ts'",
-    "unit-test-watch": "npm run unit-test -- --watch",
+    "unit-test-watch": "npx mocha --watch --require ts-node/register 'src/extension-test/unit/**/*-test.ts'",
     "publish": "bb publish.clj",
     "prettier-format": "npx prettier --write './**/*.{ts,js,json}'",
     "prettier-check": "npx prettier --check './**/*.{ts,js,json}'",
+    "prettier-check-watch": "npx onchange './**/*.{ts,js,json}' -- prettier --check {{changed}}",
+    "prettier-format-watch": "npx onchange './**/*.{ts,js,json}' -- prettier --write {{changed}}",
     "eslint": "npx eslint . --ext .js,.jsx,.ts,.tsx",
     "eslint-watch": "npx esw . --ext .js,.jsx,.ts,.tsx --watch"
   },