diff --git a/vscode-extension/package.json b/vscode-extension/package.json
index d4841925d..414f82e85 100644
--- a/vscode-extension/package.json
+++ b/vscode-extension/package.json
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@
         "title": "Open Custom Model Registry File",
         "category": "AIConfig"
       },
+      {
+        "command": "vscode-aiconfig.setupEnvironmentVariables",
+        "title": "Setup Environment Variables",
+        "category": "AIConfig"
+      },
       {
         "command": "vscode-aiconfig.showWelcome",
         "title": "Welcome",
@@ -122,10 +127,13 @@
           {
 						"id": "setupEnvironmentVariables",
 						"title": "Setup Environment Variables",
-						"description": "This creates an .env file (or uses it if it already exists) to define environment varialbes needed to run AI models. Ex: OpenAI models read from the `OPENAI_API_KEY` variable",
+						"description": "This creates an .env file (or uses it if it already exists) to define environment varialbes needed to run AI models. Ex: OpenAI models read from the `OPENAI_API_KEY` variable\n[Setup Environment Variables](command:vscode-aiconfig.setupEnvironmentVariables)",
 						"media": {
               "markdown": "media/welcomePage.md"
-						}
+						},
+            "completionEvents": [
+							"onCommand:vscode-aiconfig.setupEnvironmentVariables"
+						]
 					},
           {
 						"id": "createAIConfig",
diff --git a/vscode-extension/src/extension.ts b/vscode-extension/src/extension.ts
index fedc595f0..507da634f 100644
--- a/vscode-extension/src/extension.ts
+++ b/vscode-extension/src/extension.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,15 @@ export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
     })
   );
 
+  context.subscriptions.push(
+    vscode.commands.registerCommand(
+      COMMANDS.SETUP_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES,
+      () => {
+        vscode.window.showInformationMessage("Will implement next PR");
+      }
+    )
+  );
+
   const createAIConfigJSONCommand = vscode.commands.registerCommand(
     COMMANDS.CREATE_NEW_JSON,
     async () => {
diff --git a/vscode-extension/src/util.ts b/vscode-extension/src/util.ts
index 5f88d0578..c2fe03ef1 100644
--- a/vscode-extension/src/util.ts
+++ b/vscode-extension/src/util.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export const COMMANDS = {
   CREATE_CUSTOM_MODEL_REGISTRY: `${EXTENSION_NAME}.createCustomModelRegistry`,
   OPEN_CONFIG_FILE: `${EXTENSION_NAME}.openConfigFile`,
   OPEN_MODEL_REGISTRY: `${EXTENSION_NAME}.openModelRegistry`,
+  SETUP_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES: `${EXTENSION_NAME}.setupEnvironmentVariables`,
   SHARE: `${EXTENSION_NAME}.share`,
   SHOW_WELCOME: `${EXTENSION_NAME}.showWelcome`,
 };