diff --git a/bin/actions/export.sh b/bin/actions/export.sh
index b751da5..64750e4 100755
--- a/bin/actions/export.sh
+++ b/bin/actions/export.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,7 @@ source ~/dotfiles/bin/helpers/functions.sh
 printfe "%s\n" "cyan" "Exporting Gnome Terminal preferences"
 dconf dump /org/gnome/terminal/ > ~/dotfiles/config/gterminal.preferences
 
+printfe "%s\n" "cyan" "Exporting VSCode extensions"
+code --list-extensions | jq -R -s -c 'split("\n")[:-1]' > ~/dotfiles/vscode/extensions.json
+
 printfe "%s\n" "green" "Finished, don't forget to commit and push"
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diff --git a/bin/actions/status.sh b/bin/actions/status.sh
index f679c58..c4bd0ef 100755
--- a/bin/actions/status.sh
+++ b/bin/actions/status.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,61 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env zsh
 
 source ~/dotfiles/bin/helpers/functions.sh
+source ~/dotfiles/bin/helpers/packages.sh
+source ~/dotfiles/bin/helpers/vscode-extensions.sh
 
+# Check if parameter --verbose was passed
+if [ "$2" = "--verbose" ]; then
+    verbose=true
+else
+    verbose=false
+fi
+
+# count entries in packages
+count=$(echo $packages | wc -w)
+installed=0
+
+for package in $packages; do
+    pkg_status=$(dpkg -s $package 2> /dev/null | grep "Status" | cut -d " " -f 4)
+
+    if [ "$pkg_status" = "installed" ]; then
+        installed=$((installed + 1))
+    else
+        if [ "$verbose" = true ]; then
+            printfe "%s\n" "red" "$package is not installed"
+        fi
+    fi
+done
+
+printfe "%s\n" "cyan" "APT $installed/$count packages installed"
+
+
+load_vscode_extensions
+count_installed_extensions=0
+
+# Loop through each extension and check if it's installed
+for extension in "${extensionList[@]}"; do
+    result=$(code --list-extensions | grep -E "^${extension}$")
+    if [ -z "$result" ]; then
+        if [ "$verbose" = true ]; then
+            printfe "%s" "yellow" "Extension $extension is not installed\n"
+        fi
+    else
+        count_installed_extensions=$((count_installed_extensions + 1))
+    fi
+done
+
+if [ "$verbose" = true ]; then
+    printfe "%s\n" "yellow" "Expected extensions:"
+    for ext in "${extensionList[@]}"; do
+        printfe "%s\n" "blue" "$ext"
+    done
+
+    printfe "%s\n" "yellow" "Installed extensions:"
+    while IFS= read -r installed_ext; do
+        printfe "%s\n" "blue" "$installed_ext"
+    done < <(code --list-extensions)
+fi
+
+total_extensions=${#extensionList[@]}
+printfe "%s\n" "cyan" "VSCode $count_installed_extensions/$total_extensions extensions installed"
diff --git a/bin/actions/update.sh b/bin/actions/update.sh
index 0eaef8e..103364c 100755
--- a/bin/actions/update.sh
+++ b/bin/actions/update.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ printfe "%s\n" "cyan" "Ensuring packages are installed..."
 source ~/dotfiles/bin/helpers/packages.sh
 ensure_packages_installed
 
+printfe "%s\n" "cyan" "Ensuring VSCode extensions are installed..."
+source ~/dotfiles/bin/helpers/vscode-extensions.sh
+ensure_vscode_extensions_installed
+
 printfe "%s\n" "cyan" "Importing Gnome Terminal preferences..."
 cat ~/dotfiles/config/gterminal.preferences | dconf load /org/gnome/terminal/legacy/profiles:/
 
diff --git a/bin/helpers/packages.sh b/bin/helpers/packages.sh
index c9cfd6e..a59099e 100644
--- a/bin/helpers/packages.sh
+++ b/bin/helpers/packages.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ ensure_packages_installed() {
     fi
 
     for package in $packages; do
-        if ! command -v $package &> /dev/null; then
+        pkg_status=$(dpkg -s $package 2> /dev/null | grep "Status" | cut -d " " -f 4)
+
+        # If pkg_status is `installed` then we don't need to install the package, otherwise if it's empty then the package is not installed
+        if [ -z $pkg_status ]; then
             printfe "%s" "yellow" "Installing $package..."
             echo -en "\r"
 
diff --git a/bin/helpers/vscode-extensions.sh b/bin/helpers/vscode-extensions.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f613b75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/helpers/vscode-extensions.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env zsh
+
+source ~/dotfiles/bin/helpers/functions.sh
+
+load_vscode_extensions() {
+    # Clear the array before populating it
+    arr=()
+    while IFS= read -r line; do
+        arr+=("$line")
+    done < <(jq -r '.[]' ~/dotfiles/vscode/extensions.json)    
+    # Export the array
+    export extensionList=("${arr[@]}")
+}
+
+ensure_vscode_extensions_installed() {
+    # Load extensions list from jq in ~/dotfiles/vscode/extensions.json
+    load_vscode_extensions
+
+    for extension in "${extensionList[@]}"; do
+        result=$(code --list-extensions | grep -E "^${extension}$")
+        if [ -z "$result" ]; then
+            printfe "%s" "yellow" "Installing $extension..."
+            code --install-extension $extension
+
+            if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                printfe "%s\n" "red" "Failed to install $extension"
+                exit 1
+            fi
+            printfe "%s\n" "green" "Installed $extension"
+        else
+            printfe "%s\n" "green" "$extension is already installed"
+        fi
+    done
+}
diff --git a/bin/resources/help.txt b/bin/resources/help.txt
index 814eaeb..6681eda 100644
--- a/bin/resources/help.txt
+++ b/bin/resources/help.txt
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ Usage: dotf [options] [optional parameters]
 
     update:         Pull latest changes, and update symlinks and configurations.
     export:         Export dconf, gsettings, and other configurations.
+    status:         Show the status of the dotfiles repository.
     help:           Shows this help message
     
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diff --git a/config/gterminal.preferences b/config/gterminal.preferences
index 9efde25..22f2ab4 100644
--- a/config/gterminal.preferences
+++ b/config/gterminal.preferences
@@ -25,3 +25,31 @@ font='MesloLGS Nerd Font 14'
 foreground-color='rgb(208,207,204)'
 use-system-font=false
 use-theme-colors=false
+
+[legacy/profiles:/legacy/profiles:/legacy/keybindings]
+reset-and-clear='<Primary><Shift>k'
+
+[legacy/profiles:/legacy/profiles:/legacy/profiles:/:b1dcc9dd-5262-4d8d-a863-c897e6d979b9]
+background-color='rgb(23,20,33)'
+cursor-blink-mode='on'
+cursor-shape='underline'
+default-size-columns=120
+default-size-rows=30
+font='MesloLGS Nerd Font 14'
+foreground-color='rgb(208,207,204)'
+use-system-font=false
+use-theme-colors=false
+
+[legacy/profiles:/legacy/profiles:/legacy/profiles:/legacy/keybindings]
+reset-and-clear='<Primary><Shift>k'
+
+[legacy/profiles:/legacy/profiles:/legacy/profiles:/legacy/profiles:/:b1dcc9dd-5262-4d8d-a863-c897e6d979b9]
+background-color='rgb(23,20,33)'
+cursor-blink-mode='on'
+cursor-shape='underline'
+default-size-columns=120
+default-size-rows=30
+font='MesloLGS Nerd Font 14'
+foreground-color='rgb(208,207,204)'
+use-system-font=false
+use-theme-colors=false
diff --git a/vscode/extensions.json b/vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f43801
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+["davidanson.vscode-markdownlint","esbenp.prettier-vscode","github.copilot","github.copilot-chat","ms-azuretools.vscode-docker","ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers","vscode-icons-team.vscode-icons"]
diff --git a/vscode/settings.json b/vscode/settings.json
index aa887d4..2ef7c69 100755
--- a/vscode/settings.json
+++ b/vscode/settings.json
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@
         "scminput": false
     },
     "git.autofetch": true,
+    "workbench.iconTheme": "vscode-icons",
 }
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