tasks.json

{
  // These are tasks template for VS Code. If you are using VS Code,
  // copy this file to `.vscode/tasks.json` (relative to project root).
  // Then you can run build tasks from command palette.
  //
  // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
  // for the documentation about the tasks.json format
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "tasks": [
      {
          "label": "Compile markdown to PDF",
          "type": "shell",
          "command": "pandoc '${file}' -o '${file}.pdf' -t context --template=custom --resource-path=\"(dirname ${file})\"",
          "group": "build",
          "problemMatcher": []
      },
      {
          "label": "Compile markdown to PDF and open",
          "type": "shell",
          "command": "pandoc '${file}' -o '${file}.pdf' -t context --template=custom --resource-path=\"(dirname ${file})\" && open '${file}.pdf'",
          "group": {
              "kind": "build",
              "isDefault": true
          },
          "problemMatcher": []
      },
      {
          "label": "Compile markdown to ConTeXt",
          "type": "shell",
          "command": "pandoc '${file}' -o '${file}.tex' -t context --template=custom --resource-path=\"(dirname ${file})\"",
          "group": "build",
          "problemMatcher": []
      }
  ]
}