diff --git a/esbuild.js b/esbuild.js
index 6a2ff01..41f97fb 100644
--- a/esbuild.js
+++ b/esbuild.js
@@ -1,8 +1,81 @@
 const esbuild = require("esbuild");
+const fs = require("node:fs");
+const path = require("node:path");
 
 const production = process.argv.includes("--production");
 const watch = process.argv.includes("--watch");
 
+/**
+ * Needed by `syncCommandsPlugin`, which evaluates the commands, because `vscode` is not
+ * a real package. `vscode` imports only make sense in the extension host context. We can't
+ * just do `external: ["vscode"]` because we aren't bundling the extension in its host context.
+ *
+ * @type {import("esbuild").Plugin}
+ */
+const vscodeStubPlugin = {
+    name: "stub-vscode",
+
+    setup(build) {
+        build.onResolve({ filter: /^vscode$/ }, (args) => ({ path: args.path, namespace: "vscode-stub" }));
+        build.onLoad({ filter: /.*/, namespace: "vscode-stub" }, () => ({
+            loader: "js",
+            contents: `
+                function stub() {
+                    return new Proxy(function () {}, { get: stub, apply: stub, construct: stub });
+                }
+                module.exports = stub();
+            `,
+        }));
+    },
+};
+
+/**
+ * Rewrites package.json's `contributes.commands` based on `src/commands/index.ts`, to
+ * have a single source of truth.
+ *
+ * @type {import("esbuild").Plugin}
+ */
+const syncCommandsPlugin = {
+    name: "sync-commands",
+
+    setup(build) {
+        build.onStart(async () => {
+            const packageJsonPath = path.join(__dirname, "package.json");
+
+            const result = await esbuild.build({
+                entryPoints: [path.join(__dirname, "src/commands/index.ts")],
+                bundle: true,
+                write: false,
+                format: "cjs",
+                platform: "node",
+                logLevel: "silent",
+                plugins: [vscodeStubPlugin],
+            });
+
+            // any command file has `export default defineCommand`
+            const mod = { exports: {} };
+            const runModule = new Function("module", "exports", result.outputFiles[0].text);
+            runModule(mod, mod.exports);
+            const { commands } = mod.exports;
+
+            const currentJSON = fs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath, "utf8");
+            const package = JSON.parse(currentJSON);
+            package.contributes ??= {};
+            package.contributes.commands = commands
+                .map(({ id, title }) => ({
+                    command: `tatr-vsc.${id}`,
+                    title,
+                }));
+            const newJSON = `${JSON.stringify(package, null, 2)}\n`;
+
+            if (newJSON !== currentJSON) {
+                fs.writeFileSync(packageJsonPath, newJSON);
+                console.log("Updated package.json contributes.commands.");
+            }
+        });
+    },
+};
+
 /**
  * @type {import("esbuild").Plugin}
  */
@@ -38,6 +111,7 @@ async function main() {
         external: ["vscode"],
         logLevel: "silent",
         plugins: [
+            syncCommandsPlugin,
             esbuildProblemMatcherPlugin,
         ],
     });
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7556d12..cfac7af 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
       {
         "command": "tatr-vsc.init",
         "title": "Tatr: Initialize Tasks Folder"
+      },
+      {
+        "command": "tatr-vsc.new",
+        "title": "Tatr: New Task"
       }
     ]
   },
@@ -38,6 +42,7 @@
     "watch:tsc": "tsc --noEmit --watch --project tsconfig.json",
     "package": "pnpm run check-types && pnpm run lint && node esbuild.js --production",
     "package:vsix": "vsce package --no-dependencies",
+    "install:vsix": "vsce package --no-dependencies --out tatr-vsc-dev.vsix && codium --install-extension tatr-vsc-dev.vsix --force",
     "compile-tests": "tsc -p . --outDir out",
     "watch-tests": "tsc -p . -w --outDir out",
     "pretest": "pnpm run compile-tests && pnpm run compile && pnpm run lint",
diff --git a/src/commands/health-check.ts b/src/commands/health-check.ts
index 0c4b902..7b45034 100644
--- a/src/commands/health-check.ts
+++ b/src/commands/health-check.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 import { window } from "vscode";
+import { defineCommand } from "../utils/command";
 
-export const healthCheckCommand = () => {
-    window.showInformationMessage("TBD");
-};
+export default defineCommand({
+    id: "healthCheck",
+    title: "Tatr: Health Check",
+    action: () => {
+        window.showInformationMessage("TODO: health check");
+    },
+});
diff --git a/src/commands/index.ts b/src/commands/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a72858
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import healthCheckCommand from "./health-check";
+import initCommand from "./init";
+import newCommand from "./new";
+import type { Command } from "../utils/command";
+
+export const commands: Command[] = [
+    healthCheckCommand,
+    initCommand,
+    newCommand,
+];
diff --git a/src/commands/init.ts b/src/commands/init.ts
index bc67c44..b0034e8 100644
--- a/src/commands/init.ts
+++ b/src/commands/init.ts
@@ -1,36 +1,41 @@
 import { FileSystemError, FileType, Uri, window, workspace, type FileStat } from "vscode";
 import { pickWorkspaceFolder } from "../utils/workspace";
+import { defineCommand } from "../utils/command";
 
-export const initCommand = async () => {
-    const folder = await pickWorkspaceFolder("Select the folder to create tasks/ in");
-    if (!folder) { return; }
+export default defineCommand({
+    id: "init",
+    title: "Tatr: Initialize Tasks Folder",
+    action: async () => {
+        const folder = await pickWorkspaceFolder("Select the folder to create tasks/ in");
+        if (!folder) { return; }
 
-    const tasksUri = Uri.joinPath(folder.uri, "tasks");
+        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}`);
+        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;
         }
-    }
 
-    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`);
+        try {
+            await workspace.fs.createDirectory(tasksUri);
+        } catch (e) {
+            window.showErrorMessage(`Tatr: failed to create ${tasksUri.fsPath}: ${e}`);
+            return;
         }
-        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}`);
-};
+        window.showInformationMessage(`Tatr: created ${tasksUri.fsPath}`);
+    },
+});
diff --git a/src/commands/new.ts b/src/commands/new.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc14d7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/new.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { window } from "vscode";
+import { defineCommand } from "../utils/command";
+
+export default defineCommand({
+    id: "new",
+    title: "Tatr: New Task",
+    action: () => {
+        window.showInformationMessage("TODO: new");
+    },
+});
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index ac55cb9..8b0bd6d 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
-import { commands, type ExtensionContext } from "vscode";
-import { healthCheckCommand } from "./commands/health-check";
-import { initCommand } from "./commands/init";
+import { commands as vscodeCommands, type ExtensionContext } from "vscode";
+import { commands as tatrCommands } from "./commands";
 
 export const activate = (context: ExtensionContext) => {
-    context.subscriptions.push(
-        commands.registerCommand("tatr-vsc.healthCheck", healthCheckCommand),
-        commands.registerCommand("tatr-vsc.init", initCommand),
-    );
+    for (const { id, action } of tatrCommands) {
+        context.subscriptions.push(vscodeCommands.registerCommand(`tatr-vsc.${id}`, action));
+    }
 
     console.log("Extension ready");
 };
diff --git a/src/utils/command.ts b/src/utils/command.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fb4bb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/command.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export type Command = {
+    id: string;
+    title: string;
+    action: () => void | Promise<void>;
+};
+
+export const defineCommand = (command: Command): Command => command;