diff --git a/src/core/protect/RooProtectedController.ts b/src/core/protect/RooProtectedController.ts
index b74b6a9bb96..86122c76608 100644
--- a/src/core/protect/RooProtectedController.ts
+++ b/src/core/protect/RooProtectedController.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export class RooProtectedController {
 		".roorules*",
 		".clinerules*",
 		".roo/**",
+		".vscode/**",
 		".rooprotected", // For future use
 	]
 
diff --git a/src/core/protect/__tests__/RooProtectedController.spec.ts b/src/core/protect/__tests__/RooProtectedController.spec.ts
index 63d88092852..6c998e365a4 100644
--- a/src/core/protect/__tests__/RooProtectedController.spec.ts
+++ b/src/core/protect/__tests__/RooProtectedController.spec.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ describe("RooProtectedController", () => {
 			expect(controller.isWriteProtected(".clinerules.md")).toBe(true)
 		})
 
+		it("should protect files in .vscode directory", () => {
+			expect(controller.isWriteProtected(".vscode/settings.json")).toBe(true)
+			expect(controller.isWriteProtected(".vscode/launch.json")).toBe(true)
+			expect(controller.isWriteProtected(".vscode/tasks.json")).toBe(true)
+		})
+
 		it("should not protect other files starting with .roo", () => {
 			expect(controller.isWriteProtected(".roosettings")).toBe(false)
 			expect(controller.isWriteProtected(".rooconfig")).toBe(false)
@@ -134,6 +140,7 @@ describe("RooProtectedController", () => {
 				".roorules*",
 				".clinerules*",
 				".roo/**",
+				".vscode/**",
 				".rooprotected",
 			])
 		})