diff --git a/.clangd b/.clangd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec0b890
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.clangd
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+CompileFlags:
+  CompilationDatabase: build
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 19815d8..fea1549 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
 project(ChemistryRenderingApp LANGUAGES C CXX)
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 if (APPLE)
     add_executable(ChemistryRenderingApp main.mm)
     target_link_libraries(ChemistryRenderingApp PRIVATE