diff --git a/.changeset/silly-comics-teach.md b/.changeset/silly-comics-teach.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7cb517b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/silly-comics-teach.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-effect-app": patch
+---
+
+add `"typescript.enablePromptUseWorkspaceTsdk": true` to .vscode/settings.json in examples and templates
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 8c56b14..e2666d0 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
     "typescript.tsdk": "node_modules/typescript/lib",
+    "typescript.enablePromptUseWorkspaceTsdk": true,
     "editor.defaultFormatter": "dbaeumer.vscode-eslint",
     "editor.formatOnSave": true,
     "eslint.format.enable": true
diff --git a/examples/http-server/.vscode/settings.json b/examples/http-server/.vscode/settings.json
index 55712c1..5154ab9 100644
--- a/examples/http-server/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/examples/http-server/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 {
-    "typescript.tsdk": "node_modules/typescript/lib"
+    "typescript.tsdk": "node_modules/typescript/lib",
+    "typescript.enablePromptUseWorkspaceTsdk": true,
 }
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diff --git a/templates/basic/.vscode/settings.json b/templates/basic/.vscode/settings.json
index 59f05cb..5fc97ba 100644
--- a/templates/basic/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/templates/basic/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
     "typescript.tsdk": "node_modules/typescript/lib",
+    "typescript.enablePromptUseWorkspaceTsdk": true,
     "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
     "editor.formatOnSave": true,
 }