diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d15e8c3..82d2708 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ project(SimpleRPCExample CXX)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
+# Generate compile_commands.json for code generation tools
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
+
 # include source includes
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)