diff --git a/apps/lsp/package.json b/apps/lsp/package.json
index 752bcbf1..f1820d9e 100644
--- a/apps/lsp/package.json
+++ b/apps/lsp/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     "node-html-parser": "^6.1.5",
     "picomatch": "^2.3.1",
     "quarto-core": "*",
+    "quarto-utils": "*",
     "uuid": "^8.3.2",
     "vscode-languageserver": "^8.1.0",
     "vscode-languageserver-textdocument": "^1.0.4",
diff --git a/apps/lsp/src/r-utils.ts b/apps/lsp/src/r-utils.ts
index 3845186a..aaf3f271 100644
--- a/apps/lsp/src/r-utils.ts
+++ b/apps/lsp/src/r-utils.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-import { isRPackage as isRPackageImpl } from "@utils/r-utils";
+import { isRPackage as isRPackageImpl } from "quarto-utils";
 import { IWorkspace } from './service';
 
 // Version that selects workspace folder
diff --git a/apps/lsp/tsconfig.json b/apps/lsp/tsconfig.json
index 18511316..035d6a58 100644
--- a/apps/lsp/tsconfig.json
+++ b/apps/lsp/tsconfig.json
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@
     "module": "CommonJS",
     "outDir": "./dist",
     "sourceMap": true,
-    "resolveJsonModule": true,
-    "paths": {
-      "@utils/*": ["../utils/*"]
-    }
+    "resolveJsonModule": true
   },
   "exclude": ["node_modules"],
   "extends": "tsconfig/base.json",
diff --git a/apps/quarto-utils/package.json b/apps/quarto-utils/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc0191ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/quarto-utils/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "name": "quarto-utils",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "private": true,
+  "license": "agpl-3.0",
+  "main": "./src/index.ts",
+  "types": "./src/index.ts",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "tsconfig": "*",
+    "typescript": "^4.5.2",
+    "vscode-uri": "^3.0.3"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/node": "^20.10.6"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/quarto-utils/src/index.ts b/apps/quarto-utils/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ecd26f7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/quarto-utils/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * index.ts
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 by Posit Software, PBC
+ *
+ * Unless you have received this program directly from Posit Software pursuant
+ * to the terms of a commercial license agreement with Posit Software, then
+ * this program is licensed to you under the terms of version 3 of the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License. This program is distributed WITHOUT
+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY, INCLUDING THOSE OF NON-INFRINGEMENT,
+ * MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Please refer to the
+ * AGPL (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.txt) for more details.
+ *
+ */
+
+export * from './r-utils';
diff --git a/apps/utils/r-utils.ts b/apps/quarto-utils/src/r-utils.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/utils/r-utils.ts
rename to apps/quarto-utils/src/r-utils.ts
diff --git a/apps/vscode/package.json b/apps/vscode/package.json
index 906214ac..45d70986 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/package.json
+++ b/apps/vscode/package.json
@@ -1467,6 +1467,7 @@
     "@posit-dev/positron": "^0.1.0",
     "quarto-core": "*",
     "quarto-lsp": "*",
+    "quarto-utils": "*",
     "quarto-vscode-editor": "*",
     "quarto-vscode-markdownit": "*",
     "semver": "^7.3.8",
diff --git a/apps/vscode/src/r-utils.ts b/apps/vscode/src/r-utils.ts
index 5067b5fe..d923e8f4 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/src/r-utils.ts
+++ b/apps/vscode/src/r-utils.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  */
 
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
-import { isRPackage as isRPackageImpl } from "@utils/r-utils";
+import { isRPackage as isRPackageImpl } from "quarto-utils";
 
 // Version that selects workspace folder
 export async function isRPackage(): Promise<boolean> {
diff --git a/apps/vscode/tsconfig.json b/apps/vscode/tsconfig.json
index 99af7b45..a39e9c99 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/tsconfig.json
+++ b/apps/vscode/tsconfig.json
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@
     "outDir": "out",
     "lib": ["ES2021"],
     "sourceMap": true,
-    "strict": true,
-    "paths": {
-      "@utils/*": ["../utils/*"]
-    }
+    "strict": true
     /* enable all strict type-checking options */
     /* Additional Checks */
     // "noImplicitReturns": true, /* Report error when not all code paths in function return a value. */