try this:
- run the
Particle: Create Project
(from VSCode’s main menu select View > Command Palette) - follow the prompts, upon completion your empty project folder will be loaded
you should end up with a file structure like:
your-project
├── .vscode (wb's / vscode's configs)
│ ├── launch.json
│ └── settings.json
├── lib (installed libraries go here - created when you install your first lib)
│ ├── lib-name
│ │ ├── foo.cpp
│ │ └── ...
│ └── ...
├── src (source files go here)
│ ├── your-project.ino
│ └── ...
├── target (local build output - created when you run your first compilation task)
│ ├── your-project.bin
│ └── ...
├── project.properties
└── README
be sure to spin through Feature Overview of Particle Workbench and if you need more help, you can run the Particle: Get Help
command