diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index be9452d..436461b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 /.build
 /.cache
 /bin
+compile_commands.json
diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index ba2fa51..98b48ad 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 
 cmake -S . -B .build -G Ninja -D CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON
+ln -s .build/compile_commands.json