diff --git a/src/LanguageServer.ts b/src/LanguageServer.ts
index fc00c95f6..28379fd2e 100644
--- a/src/LanguageServer.ts
+++ b/src/LanguageServer.ts
@@ -210,7 +210,9 @@ export class LanguageServer {
                 hoverProvider: true,
                 executeCommandProvider: {
                     commands: [
-                        CustomCommands.TranspileFile
+                        CustomCommands.transpileFile,
+                        CustomCommands.getProjectsInfo,
+                        CustomCommands.reloadProject
                     ]
                 }
             } as ServerCapabilities
@@ -258,6 +260,7 @@ export class LanguageServer {
                 });
             }
             await this.waitAllProgramFirstRuns(false);
+            this.sendProjectsChanged();
             workspaceCreatedDeferred.resolve();
             await this.sendDiagnostics();
         } catch (e) {
@@ -275,7 +278,11 @@ export class LanguageServer {
      * Send a critical failure notification to the client, which should show a notification of some kind
      */
     private sendCriticalFailure(message: string) {
-        this.connection.sendNotification('critical-failure', message);
+        this.connection.sendNotification(CustomNotifications.criticalFailure, message);
+    }
+
+    private sendProjectsChanged() {
+        this.connection.sendNotification(CustomNotifications.projectsChanged, null);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -605,6 +612,7 @@ export class LanguageServer {
             //wait for all of the programs to finish starting up
             await this.waitAllProgramFirstRuns();
 
+            this.sendProjectsChanged();
             // valdiate all workspaces
             this.validateAllThrottled(); //eslint-disable-line
         }
@@ -767,6 +775,12 @@ export class LanguageServer {
                 workspaces.map((workspace) => this.handleFileChanges(workspace, changes))
             );
         }
+
+        //notify the client anytime the project creates or deletes files
+        if (changes.find(x => x.type === FileChangeType.Created || x.type === FileChangeType.Deleted)) {
+            this.sendProjectsChanged();
+        }
+
         this.connection.sendNotification('build-status', 'success');
     }
 
@@ -1069,10 +1083,21 @@ export class LanguageServer {
         }
     }
 
+    private getWorkspace(workspacePath: string) {
+        return this.workspaces.find(x => s(workspacePath) === s(x.workspacePath));
+    }
+
     public async onExecuteCommand(params: ExecuteCommandParams) {
+        this.connection.console.log('onExecuteCommand: ' + JSON.stringify(params));
         await this.waitAllProgramFirstRuns();
-        if (params.command === CustomCommands.TranspileFile) {
+        if (params.command === CustomCommands.transpileFile) {
             return this.transpileFile(params.arguments[0]);
+        } else if (params.command === CustomCommands.getProjectsInfo) {
+            return this.getProjectsInfo();
+        } else if (params.command === CustomCommands.reloadProject) {
+            return this.reloadWorkspaces([
+                this.getWorkspace(params.arguments[0])
+            ]);
         }
     }
 
@@ -1088,6 +1113,24 @@ export class LanguageServer {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a list of project information for all projects
+     */
+    private async getProjectsInfo() {
+        await this.waitAllProgramFirstRuns();
+        let result = [];
+        for (let workspace of this.workspaces) {
+            const program = workspace.builder.program;
+            result.push({
+                name: program.getName(),
+                workspaceFolder: program.options.cwd,
+                rootDir: program.options.rootDir,
+                files: Object.keys(program.files).map(src => ({ src: src, dest: program.files[src].pkgPath }))
+            });
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
     public dispose() {
         this.loggerSubscription?.();
         this.validateThrottler.dispose();
@@ -1105,5 +1148,23 @@ export interface Workspace {
 }
 
 export enum CustomCommands {
-    TranspileFile = 'TranspileFile'
+    transpileFile = 'transpileFile',
+    getProjectsInfo = 'getProjectsInfo',
+    reloadProject = 'reloadProject'
+}
+
+export interface ProjectInfo {
+    name: string;
+    workspaceFolder: string;
+    rootDir: string;
+    files: ProjectInfoFile[];
+}
+export interface ProjectInfoFile {
+    src: string;
+    dest: string;
+}
+
+export enum CustomNotifications {
+    criticalFailure = 'critical-failure',
+    projectsChanged = 'projects-changed'
 }
diff --git a/src/Program.ts b/src/Program.ts
index c63f79846..d5faa155d 100644
--- a/src/Program.ts
+++ b/src/Program.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,21 @@ export class Program {
         this.createGlobalScope();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the name of the project.
+     * This is the name from the manifest (if manifest.title is set),
+     * or the folder name of cwd otherwise
+     */
+    public getName() {
+        const manifest = this.getManifest();
+
+        if (manifest.has('title')) {
+            return manifest.get('title');
+        } else {
+            return path.basename(this.options.cwd ?? this.options.rootDir);
+        }
+    }
+
     public logger: Logger;
 
     private createGlobalScope() {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 0792c4100..273ca4a87 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ export * from './lexer';
 export * from './parser';
 export * from './BsConfig';
 export * from './deferred';
+export * from './Throttler';
 export * from './astUtils';