diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 688ae34..6cc2b5b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 # vscode extension for tatr
 
 see: https://github.com/tsoding/tatr
+
+This extension doesn't require the tatr executable.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cf12d07..7556d12 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@
     "commands": [
       {
         "command": "tatr-vsc.healthCheck",
-        "title": "Tatr Health Check"
+        "title": "Tatr: Health Check"
+      },
+      {
+        "command": "tatr-vsc.init",
+        "title": "Tatr: Initialize Tasks Folder"
       }
     ]
   },
diff --git a/src/commands/health-check.ts b/src/commands/health-check.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c4b902
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/health-check.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { window } from "vscode";
+
+export const healthCheckCommand = () => {
+    window.showInformationMessage("TBD");
+};
diff --git a/src/commands/init.ts b/src/commands/init.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc67c44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/init.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { FileSystemError, FileType, Uri, window, workspace, type FileStat } from "vscode";
+import { pickWorkspaceFolder } from "../utils/workspace";
+
+export const initCommand = async () => {
+    const folder = await pickWorkspaceFolder("Select the folder to create tasks/ in");
+    if (!folder) { return; }
+
+    const tasksUri = Uri.joinPath(folder.uri, "tasks");
+
+    let stat: FileStat | undefined;
+    try {
+        stat = await workspace.fs.stat(tasksUri);
+    } catch (e) {
+        if (!(e instanceof FileSystemError && e.code === "FileNotFound")) {
+            window.showErrorMessage(`Tatr: failed to access ${tasksUri.fsPath}: ${e}`);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (stat) {
+        if (stat.type & FileType.Directory) {
+            window.showInformationMessage("Tatr: tasks/ already exists");
+        } else {
+            window.showErrorMessage(`Tatr: ${tasksUri.fsPath} exists but is not a directory`);
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+        await workspace.fs.createDirectory(tasksUri);
+    } catch (e) {
+        window.showErrorMessage(`Tatr: failed to create ${tasksUri.fsPath}: ${e}`);
+        return;
+    }
+    window.showInformationMessage(`Tatr: created ${tasksUri.fsPath}`);
+};
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index d0baf37..ac55cb9 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
-import * as vscode from "vscode";
+import { commands, type ExtensionContext } from "vscode";
+import { healthCheckCommand } from "./commands/health-check";
+import { initCommand } from "./commands/init";
+
+export const activate = (context: ExtensionContext) => {
+    context.subscriptions.push(
+        commands.registerCommand("tatr-vsc.healthCheck", healthCheckCommand),
+        commands.registerCommand("tatr-vsc.init", initCommand),
+    );
 
-export const activate = (context: vscode.ExtensionContext) => {
     console.log("Extension ready");
-
-    const disposable = vscode.commands.registerCommand("tatr-vsc.healthCheck", () => {
-        vscode.window.showInformationMessage("Ok");
-    });
-
-    context.subscriptions.push(disposable);
 };
 
 export const deactivate = () => {};
diff --git a/src/utils/workspace.ts b/src/utils/workspace.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ae2983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/workspace.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { window, workspace, type WorkspaceFolder } from "vscode";
+
+export const pickWorkspaceFolder = async (placeHolder: string): Promise<WorkspaceFolder | undefined> => {
+    const folders = workspace.workspaceFolders;
+    if (!folders || folders.length === 0) {
+        window.showErrorMessage("Tatr: open a folder first");
+        return undefined;
+    }
+
+    if (folders.length === 1) {
+        return folders[0];
+    }
+
+    return window.showWorkspaceFolderPick({ placeHolder });
+};
diff --git a/tasks/20260928-150820/TASK.md b/tasks/20260928-150820/TASK.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4210446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/20260928-150820/TASK.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Implement basic editor commands
+
+- STATUS: OPEN
+- PRIORITY: 100
+- TAGS:
+
+- [x] Create `tasks/` if missing
+- [ ] Create a new task from the TODO at cursor
+- [ ] Go to task from the Task ID at cursor
+- [ ] Find references to the Task ID at cursor
diff --git a/tasks/README.md b/tasks/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92ba518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Tasks
+
+This folder contains tasks as defined by the specificiation of [Tatr](https://github.com/tsoding/tatr).
+
+<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tsoding/tatr/main/cover/cover-512.png" width=512>
+
+## Quick Start on Linux
+
+```console
+$ git clone https://github.com/tsoding/tatr
+$ cd tatr
+$ cc -o nob nob.c
+$ ./nob
+$ sudo cp ./build/tatr /usr/local/bin/
+```
+
+After that run `tatr ls` anywhere within this repo to get the list of currently opened tasks. Use `tatr help` to list all the available subcommands of the tool.