diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 55019ae0..4ff1fabc 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -4,6 +4,22 @@
   // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
   "version": "0.2.0",
   "configurations": [
+    {
+      "name": "bookshop",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "type": "node",
+      "runtimeExecutable": "npx",
+      "runtimeArgs": ["-n"],
+      "args": ["--", "cds", "run", "--with-mocks", "--in-memory"], // the leading "--" arg ensures it works with as well as without debugging
+      "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/packages/bookshop",
+      "console": "integratedTerminal",
+      "serverReadyAction": {
+        "pattern": "server listening on (https?://\\S+|[0-9]+)",
+        "uriFormat": "http://localhost:%s",
+        "action": "openExternally"
+      },
+      "skipFiles": ["<node_internals>/**"]
+    },
     {
       "name": "cds run",
       "request": "launch",