diff --git a/library/Registry.md b/library/Registry.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 7440e4379e..0000000000
--- a/library/Registry.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-# Q# Library Registry
-
-This document is a list of notable Q# library projects. If you have a library that you would like to add to this list, please open a pull request. If you have a Q# project that you'd like to share as a library, please see the [documentation on how to do this](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/how-to-work-with-qsharp-projects?tabs=tabid-qsharp%2Ctabid-qsharp-run#configuring-q-projects-as-external-dependencies).
-
-## Unstable
-
-[link](https://github.com/microsoft/qsharp/tree/main/library/unstable)
-
-A general staging ground for some useful APIs that have not yet been stabilized into the standard library.
-
-## Signed
-
-[link](https://github.com/microsoft/qsharp/tree/main/library/signed)
-
-Defines types and functions to work with signed qubit-based integers.
-
-## FixedPoint
-
-[link](https://github.com/microsoft/qsharp/tree/main/library/fixed_point)
-
-Types and functions for fixed-point arithmetic with qubits.
-
diff --git a/vscode/package.json b/vscode/package.json
index a96876a704..e54bb3da2d 100644
--- a/vscode/package.json
+++ b/vscode/package.json
@@ -223,6 +223,10 @@
           "command": "qsharp-vscode.populateFilesList",
           "when": "resourceFilename == qsharp.json"
         },
+        {
+          "command": "qsharp-vscode.importExternalPackage",
+          "when": "resourceFilename == qsharp.json"
+        },
         {
           "command": "qsharp-vscode.addProjectReference",
           "when": "resourceFilename == qsharp.json"
@@ -415,6 +419,11 @@
         "category": "Q#",
         "title": "Populate qsharp.json files list"
       },
+      {
+        "command": "qsharp-vscode.importExternalPackage",
+        "category": "Q#",
+        "title": "Import external Q# package"
+      },
       {
         "command": "qsharp-vscode.addProjectReference",
         "category": "Q#",
diff --git a/vscode/src/createProject.ts b/vscode/src/createProject.ts
index 2d6f59e48f..7f8c4d7b6c 100644
--- a/vscode/src/createProject.ts
+++ b/vscode/src/createProject.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import * as vscode from "vscode";
 import { log, samples } from "qsharp-lang";
 import { EventType, sendTelemetryEvent } from "./telemetry";
 import { qsharpExtensionId } from "./common";
+import registryJson from "./registry.json";
 
 export async function initProjectCreator(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
   context.subscriptions.push(
@@ -167,6 +168,106 @@ export async function initProjectCreator(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
     ),
   );
 
+  context.subscriptions.push(
+    vscode.commands.registerCommand(
+      `${qsharpExtensionId}.importExternalPackage`,
+      async (qsharpJsonUri: vscode.Uri | undefined) => {
+        // If called from the content menu qsharpJsonUri will be the full qsharp.json uri
+        // If called from the command palette is will be undefined, so use the active editor
+        log.info("importExternalPackage called with", qsharpJsonUri);
+
+        qsharpJsonUri =
+          qsharpJsonUri ?? vscode.window.activeTextEditor?.document.uri;
+        if (!qsharpJsonUri) {
+          log.error(
+            "populateFilesList called, but argument or active editor is not qsharp.json",
+          );
+          return;
+        }
+
+        // First, verify the qsharp.json can be opened and is a valid json file
+        const qsharpJsonDoc =
+          await vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(qsharpJsonUri);
+        if (!qsharpJsonDoc) {
+          log.error("Unable to open the qsharp.json file at ", qsharpJsonDoc);
+          return;
+        }
+
+        let manifestObj: any = {};
+        try {
+          manifestObj = JSON.parse(qsharpJsonDoc.getText());
+        } catch {
+          await vscode.window.showErrorMessage(
+            `Unable to parse the contents of ${qsharpJsonUri.path}`,
+          );
+          return;
+        }
+
+        // ask the user to pick a package to import
+        const packageChoice = await vscode.window.showQuickPick(
+          registryJson.knownPackages.map(
+            (pkg: {
+              name: string;
+              description: string;
+              dependency: object;
+            }) => ({
+              label: pkg.name,
+              description: pkg.description,
+            }),
+          ),
+          { placeHolder: "Pick a package to import" },
+        );
+
+        if (!packageChoice) {
+          log.info("User cancelled package choice");
+          return;
+        }
+
+        const chosenPackage = registryJson.knownPackages.find(
+          (pkg: { name: string; description: string; dependency: object }) =>
+            pkg.name === packageChoice.label,
+        )!;
+
+        const versionChoice = await vscode.window.showQuickPick(
+          chosenPackage.dependency.github.refs,
+          { placeHolder: "Pick a version to import" },
+        );
+
+        if (!versionChoice) {
+          log.info("User cancelled version choice");
+          return;
+        }
+
+        // Update the dependencies property of the qsharp.json and write back to the document
+        if (!manifestObj["dependencies"]) manifestObj["dependencies"] = {};
+        manifestObj["dependencies"][packageChoice.label] = {
+          github: {
+            ref: versionChoice,
+            ...chosenPackage.dependency.github,
+            refs: undefined,
+          },
+        };
+
+        // Apply the edits to the qsharp.json
+        const edit = new vscode.WorkspaceEdit();
+        edit.replace(
+          qsharpJsonUri,
+          new vscode.Range(0, 0, qsharpJsonDoc.lineCount, 0),
+          JSON.stringify(manifestObj, null, 2),
+        );
+        if (!(await vscode.workspace.applyEdit(edit))) {
+          vscode.window.showErrorMessage(
+            "Unable to update the qsharp.json file. Check the file is writable",
+          );
+          return;
+        }
+
+        // Bring the qsharp.json to the front for the user to save
+        await vscode.window.showTextDocument(qsharpJsonDoc);
+      },
+    ),
+  );
+
   type LocalProjectRef = {
     path: string; // Absolute or relative path to the project dir
   };
diff --git a/vscode/src/registry.json b/vscode/src/registry.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94a4ffd95c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vscode/src/registry.json
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+{
+  "knownPackages": [
+    {
+      "name": "Signed",
+      "description": "Defines types and functions to work with signed qubit-based integers.",
+      "dependency": {
+        "github": {
+          "owner": "Microsoft",
+          "repo": "qsharp",
+          "refs": ["546b053"],
+          "path": "library/signed"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "FixedPoint",
+      "description": "Types and functions for fixed-point arithmetic with qubits.",
+      "dependency": {
+        "github": {
+          "owner": "Microsoft",
+          "repo": "qsharp",
+          "refs": ["546b053"],
+          "path": "library/signed"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Rotations",
+      "description": "Defines types and functions to work with rotations.",
+      "dependency": {
+        "github": {
+          "owner": "Microsoft",
+          "repo": "qsharp",
+          "refs": ["546b053"],
+          "path": "library/rotations"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Qtest",
+      "description": "Utilities for writing and running Q# tests.",
+      "dependency": {
+        "github": {
+          "owner": "Microsoft",
+          "repo": "qsharp",
+          "refs": ["546b053"],
+          "path": "library/qtest"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}