diff --git a/gpt4all-backend/CMakeLists.txt b/gpt4all-backend/CMakeLists.txt
index 80a3f000..5f91a88e 100644
--- a/gpt4all-backend/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gpt4all-backend/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 set(CMAKE_WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS ON)
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 
 if(APPLE)
   option(BUILD_UNIVERSAL "Build a Universal binary on macOS" ON)
diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/CMakeLists.txt b/gpt4all-chat/CMakeLists.txt
index cfd68ae0..a94eb844 100644
--- a/gpt4all-chat/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gpt4all-chat/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)