diff --git a/.vscode_defaults/linux-virtual-workstation.code-workspace b/.vscode_defaults/linux-virtual-workstation.code-workspace
index 520220999aa..4818daa44ad 100644
--- a/.vscode_defaults/linux-virtual-workstation.code-workspace
+++ b/.vscode_defaults/linux-virtual-workstation.code-workspace
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@
 			"charliermarsh.ruff",
 			"ms-python.pylint",
 			"ms-python.mypy-type-checker",
-			"esbenp.prettier-vscode"
+			"esbenp.prettier-vscode",
+			"redhat.vscode-yaml",
+			"streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker",
 		]
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cspell.json b/cspell.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ced07c5106f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cspell.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+    "version": "0.2",
+    "language": "en",
+    "words": [
+        "absl",
+        "bson",
+        "bsonobj",
+        "bufbuilder",
+        "fromjson",
+        "logv",
+        "oplog",
+        "semifuture",
+        "stdx",
+        "subarray",
+        "subobj",
+        "subobject",
+        "tailable"
+    ],
+    "ignoreRegExpList": [
+        "\\w*assert(ed)?"
+    ]
+}