diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index aa1e56519a..a310e1a2b4 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ assets/static/data
 # user-local overrides for mess
 deps.path
 /libs/
-/forks/
+# /forks/
+/forks/*/
 deps.path*
 
 # Dev artifacts
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ priv/localisation/*
 .tailwindcss/touch/
 .local/state/
 docs/exdoc
+bonfire.code-workspace
 
 # we use pnpm, so ignore others
 assets/package-lock.json
diff --git a/bonfire-workspace-generate.sh b/bonfire-workspace-generate.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..772b02f2ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bonfire-workspace-generate.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo '{
+    "settings": {},
+    "folders": [
+        {
+            "path": "."
+        }' >"bonfire.code-workspace"
+
+for fork in forks/*; do echo ", 
+        {
+            \"path\": \"$fork\"
+        }"; done >>"bonfire.code-workspace"
+
+echo ']}' >>"bonfire.code-workspace"
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