diff --git a/.vscodeignore b/.vscodeignore
index 19bbe78..d7c1b96 100644
--- a/.vscodeignore
+++ b/.vscodeignore
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+.tangled/**
 .vscode/**
 .vscode-test/**
 .gitignore
+src
+node_modules
+**/*.map
diff --git a/esbuild.js b/esbuild.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f508faf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esbuild.js
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+const esbuild = require('esbuild');
+
+const production = process.argv.includes('--production');
+const watch = process.argv.includes('--watch');
+
+async function main() {
+  const ctx = await esbuild.context({
+    entryPoints: [
+      {
+        in: 'src/extension.ts',
+        out: 'extension',
+      },
+      {
+        in: 'src/server/server.ts',
+        out: 'server/server',
+      },
+    ],
+    outdir: 'out',
+    bundle: true,
+    format: 'cjs',
+    minify: true,
+    sourcemap: false,
+    sourcesContent: false,
+    platform: 'node',
+    external: ['vscode'],
+    logLevel: 'warning',
+    plugins: [
+      /* add to the end of plugins array */
+      esbuildProblemMatcherPlugin,
+    ],
+  });
+  if (watch) {
+    await ctx.watch();
+  } else {
+    await ctx.rebuild();
+    await ctx.dispose();
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @type {import('esbuild').Plugin}
+ */
+const esbuildProblemMatcherPlugin = {
+  name: 'esbuild-problem-matcher',
+
+  setup(build) {
+    build.onStart(() => {
+      console.log('[watch] build started');
+    });
+    build.onEnd((result) => {
+      result.errors.forEach(({ text, location }) => {
+        console.error(`✘ [ERROR] ${text}`);
+        if (location == null) return;
+        console.error(`    ${location.file}:${location.line}:${location.column}:`);
+      });
+      console.log('[watch] build finished');
+    });
+  },
+};
+
+main().catch((e) => {
+  console.error(e);
+  process.exit(1);
+});
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9dd12f3..416e323 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -57,11 +57,15 @@
     ]
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "compile": "tsc -p ./",
+    "compile": "npm run check-types && node esbuild.js",
+    "check-types": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "vscode:prepublish": "npm run package",
     "publish": "vsce publish",
     "publish:prerelease": "vsce publish --pre-release",
-    "package": "vsce package",
-    "watch": "tsc -watch -p ./"
+    "package": "npm run check-types && node esbuild.js --production",
+    "watch": "npm-run-all -p watch:*",
+    "watch:esbuild": "node esbuild.js --watch",
+    "watch:tsc": "tsc --noEmit --watch --project tsconfig.json"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@pinc-official/pincfmt": "0.0.2",
@@ -73,6 +77,7 @@
     "@types/node": "25.6.0",
     "@types/vscode": "1.118.0",
     "@vscode/vsce": "3.9.1",
+    "esbuild": "^0.28.1",
     "typescript": "6.0.3"
   }
 }