diff --git a/packages/db/test/fixtures/recipes/.vscode/tasks.json b/packages/db/test/fixtures/recipes/.vscode/tasks.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e5bbb1770e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/db/test/fixtures/recipes/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
+  // for the documentation about the tasks.json format
+  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "tasks": [
+    {
+      "label": "Astro DB Type Generation",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "npm run typegen",
+      "isBackground": true,
+      "presentation": {
+        "reveal": "silent"
+      },
+      "runOptions": {
+        "runOn": "folderOpen"
+      },
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/db/test/fixtures/recipes/package.json b/packages/db/test/fixtures/recipes/package.json
index cd1e83c02d..24768eebe8 100644
--- a/packages/db/test/fixtures/recipes/package.json
+++ b/packages/db/test/fixtures/recipes/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+    "typegen": "astro dev"
   },
   "keywords": [],
   "author": "",