diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 760a4dab..c6880bc0 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Imports:
     callr,
     checkmate,
     cli,
+    fs,
     gh,
     glue,
     jsonlite,
diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index c19a4fb5..d33cf3e3 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -10,14 +10,18 @@ export(init_tic)
 export(renv_downgrade)
 export(renv_install_local)
 export(renv_switch_r_version)
+export(use_cmakelists)
+export(use_gitpod)
 importFrom(checkmate,assert_character)
 importFrom(cli,cli_alert)
+importFrom(fs,dir_create)
 importFrom(gh,gh)
 importFrom(jsonlite,read_json)
 importFrom(lifecycle,deprecated)
 importFrom(renv,install)
 importFrom(rstudioapi,restartSession)
 importFrom(usethis,use_package)
+importFrom(usethis,use_template)
 importFrom(usethis,use_tidy_description)
 importFrom(utils,available.packages)
 importFrom(utils,download.file)
diff --git a/R/use_cmakelists.R b/R/use_cmakelists.R
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bae7854d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/use_cmakelists.R
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#' Initialize CMakeLists configuration
+#'
+#' @description
+#' Initializes a `CMakeLists.txt` at the current working directory and at the `src/`
+#' folder with the necessary configuration information
+#'
+#' @param project `[character]`\cr
+#'   The name of the R project
+#'
+#' @examples
+#' \dontrun{
+#' use_cmakelists("Your_Project_Name")
+#' }
+#' @importFrom usethis use_template
+#' @importFrom fs dir_create
+#' @export
+use_cmakelists <- function(project = NULL) {
+  generator <- "Generated by cynkrathis::use_cmakelists(), do not edit by hand"
+  deparsed_call <- prepend(capture_call(sys.call()), "# ")
+
+  if (is.null(project)) {
+    project <- desc::desc_get_field("Package")
+  }
+
+  new_cmakelist <- usethis::use_template(
+    "CMakeLists.txt",
+    "CMakeLists.txt",
+    package = "cynkrathis",
+    data = list(
+      generator = generator,
+      call = deparsed_call,
+      project = project
+    ),
+    ignore = TRUE
+  )
+
+  fs::dir_create("src")
+
+  ext_files <- list.files(path = "src", pattern = "\\.(c|h|cpp)$")
+  ext_files <- withr::with_collate("C", prepend(sort(ext_files), "  "))
+
+  deps <- desc::desc_get_deps()
+  linking_to_deps <- deps$package[deps$type == "LinkingTo"]
+  linking_to_deps <- withr::with_collate("C", paste0(sort(linking_to_deps), collapse = " "))
+
+  new_cmakelist_src <- usethis::use_template(
+    "CMakeLists-src.txt",
+    "src/CMakeLists.txt",
+    package = "cynkrathis",
+    data = list(
+      generator = generator,
+      call = deparsed_call,
+      project = project,
+      ext_files = ext_files,
+      linking_to_deps = linking_to_deps
+    ),
+    ignore = FALSE
+  )
+
+  invisible(new_cmakelist || new_cmakelist_src)
+}
diff --git a/R/use_gitpod.R b/R/use_gitpod.R
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..321e5542
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/use_gitpod.R
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#' Initialize gitpod configuration
+#'
+#' @description
+#' Initializes `.gitpod.Dockerfile` and `.gitpod.yml` at the working directory
+#' with the necessary gitpod configuration information
+#'
+#' @param apt_packages Additional `apt` packages to install in the Docker image.
+#' @param user_code User code to configure in `.gitpod.yml`
+#'
+#' @examples
+#' \dontrun{
+#' use_gitpod()
+#' }
+#' @importFrom usethis use_template
+#' @export
+use_gitpod <- function(apt_packages = NULL, user_code = NULL) {
+  generator <- "Generated by cynkrathis::use_gitpod(), do not edit by hand"
+  deparsed_apt_packages <- paste(apt_packages, collapse = " ")
+  deparsed_user_code <- prepend(user_code, "      ")
+  deparsed_call <- prepend(capture_call(sys.call()), "# ")
+
+  new_gitpod_yml <- usethis::use_template(
+    "gitpod.yml",
+    ".gitpod.yml",
+    data = list(
+      generator = generator,
+      user_code = deparsed_user_code,
+      call = deparsed_call
+    ),
+    package = "cynkrathis",
+    ignore = TRUE
+  )
+
+  invisible(new_gitpod_yml)
+}
+
+prepend <- function(x, prefix) {
+  if (is.null(x)) {
+    return("")
+  }
+  x_vec <- unlist(strsplit(x, "\n"))
+  x_prefix <- gsub("^ *", prefix, x_vec)
+  paste0(x_prefix, collapse = "\n")
+}
+
+capture_call <- function(call) {
+  capture.output(print(constructive::construct(call)))
+}
diff --git a/inst/templates/CMakeLists-src.txt b/inst/templates/CMakeLists-src.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7cc97cba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/templates/CMakeLists-src.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# {{{generator}}}
+#
+# Call:
+{{{call}}}
+
+add_library({{{project}}}
+{{{ext_files}}}
+)
+
+set(R_DEPENDENCIES {{{linking_to_deps}}})
+
+execute_process(COMMAND bash "-c" "Rscript -e 'cat(R.home(\"include\"))'" OUTPUT_VARIABLE R_INCLUDE)
+execute_process(COMMAND bash "-c" "Rscript -e 'cat(.libPaths()[[1]])'" OUTPUT_VARIABLE R_LIBDIR)
+
+foreach(PKG_NAME IN LISTS R_DEPENDENCIES)
+  list(APPEND R_PKG_INCLUDE_LIST "${R_LIBDIR}/${PKG_NAME}/include")
+endforeach()
+message("${R_PKG_INCLUDE_LIST}")
+
+target_include_directories({{{project}}} PUBLIC
+  ${R_PKG_INCLUDE_LIST}
+  ${R_INCLUDE}
+  # Included by default
+  "."
+  "vendor"
+)
+
+get_target_property(include_dirs {{{project}}} INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES)
+message("${include_dirs}")
+
+include(./custom.cmake OPTIONAL)
diff --git a/inst/templates/CMakeLists.txt b/inst/templates/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..058ce015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/templates/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# {{{generator}}}
+#
+# Call:
+{{{call}}}
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14)
+project({{{project}}} VERSION 0.1.0)
+
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
+
+add_subdirectory(src)
diff --git a/inst/templates/gitpod.yml b/inst/templates/gitpod.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..65fff4a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/templates/gitpod.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# {{{generator}}}
+#
+# Call:
+{{{call}}}
+
+tasks:
+  - name: dependencies
+    init: |
+      # Set up rig
+      curl -Ls https://github.com/r-lib/rig/releases/download/latest/rig-linux-latest.tar.gz | sudo tar xz -C /usr/local
+
+      # Set up R
+      rig install
+      rig system add-pak --pak-version devel
+      rig system make-links
+      rig system setup-user-lib
+
+      # Deps
+      sudo apt install -y ccache cmake
+
+      # Scriptlets, with custom Git config
+      mv ~/.gitconfig ~/.gitconfig.gitpod
+      curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/krlmlr/scriptlets/master/bootstrap | sh
+
+      ## .editorconfig
+      ln -s ~/.editorconfig ..
+
+      ## Set up ccache
+      ln -s /usr/lib/ccache/* ~/bin/
+
+      ## Work around glitch with non-systemd systems
+      ln -s $(which true) ~/bin/timedatectl
+
+      ## Define PATH
+      # FIXME: Why is this necessary? This doesn't work in Radian.
+      echo 'export PATH='${HOME}'/bin:${PATH}' >> ~/.bashrc
+
+      # Set up Makevars
+      mkdir -p ~/.R
+      echo -e "MAKEFLAGS = -j8\nCXXFLAGS = -O0 -g" > ~/.R/Makevars
+
+      # Install R packages
+      echo 'options(repos = "https://packagemanager.rstudio.com/all/__linux__/'$(cat /etc/lsb-release | sed  -n '/DISTRIB_CODENAME=/ {s///;p}')'/latest")' >> ~/.Rprofile
+
+      ## Install devtools and R dependencies
+      R -q -e 'pak::pak(c("devtools", "languageserver", "styler", "krlmlr/lazytest"); pak::pak()'
+
+      # Install radian
+      sudo pip install radian
+
+      # Run custom code
+      if [ -x tools/gitpod.sh ]; then tools/gitpod.sh; fi
+
+vscode:
+  extensions:
+    - ms-vscode.cpptools
+    # needs reload of VS Code to be operational
+    - go2sh.cmake-integration-vscode
+    # buggy -- doesn't reliably interpret include files?
+    # observed behavior: repeated saving of src/CMakeLists.txt
+    # changes detaction of include files -- sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't,
+    # with no detectable pattern
+    # - ms-vscode.cmake-tools
+    - EditorConfig.EditorConfig
+    - REditorSupport.r
diff --git a/man/use_cmakelists.Rd b/man/use_cmakelists.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..718a5faa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/use_cmakelists.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/use_cmakelists.R
+\name{use_cmakelists}
+\alias{use_cmakelists}
+\title{Initialize CMakeLists configuration}
+\usage{
+use_cmakelists(project = NULL)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{project}{\verb{[character]}\cr
+The name of the R project}
+}
+\description{
+Initializes a \code{CMakeLists.txt} at the current working directory and at the \verb{src/}
+folder with the necessary configuration information
+}
+\examples{
+\dontrun{
+use_cmakelists("Your_Project_Name")
+}
+}
diff --git a/man/use_gitpod.Rd b/man/use_gitpod.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ccbd2c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/use_gitpod.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/use_gitpod.R
+\name{use_gitpod}
+\alias{use_gitpod}
+\title{Initialize gitpod configuration}
+\usage{
+use_gitpod(apt_packages = NULL, user_code = NULL)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{apt_packages}{Additional \code{apt} packages to install in the Docker image.}
+
+\item{user_code}{User code to configure in \code{.gitpod.yml}}
+}
+\description{
+Initializes \code{.gitpod.Dockerfile} and \code{.gitpod.yml} at the working directory
+with the necessary gitpod configuration information
+}
+\examples{
+\dontrun{
+use_gitpod()
+}
+}
diff --git a/pkgdown/_pkgdown.yml b/pkgdown/_pkgdown.yml
index 8df58a8a..e05956e9 100644
--- a/pkgdown/_pkgdown.yml
+++ b/pkgdown/_pkgdown.yml
@@ -31,3 +31,5 @@ reference:
   - init_tic
   - init_gitignore
   - init_lintr
+  - use_gitpod
+  - use_cmakelists