diff --git a/apps/vs-code-designer/src/app/commands/createNewCodeProject/CodeProjectBase/CreateLogicAppProjects.ts b/apps/vs-code-designer/src/app/commands/createNewCodeProject/CodeProjectBase/CreateLogicAppProjects.ts
index 9b1d030f41a..3387f979101 100644
--- a/apps/vs-code-designer/src/app/commands/createNewCodeProject/CodeProjectBase/CreateLogicAppProjects.ts
+++ b/apps/vs-code-designer/src/app/commands/createNewCodeProject/CodeProjectBase/CreateLogicAppProjects.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import {
   createRulesFiles,
   updateWorkspaceFile,
 } from './CreateLogicAppWorkspace';
+import { getAzureConnectorDetailsForLocalProject } from '../../../utils/codeless/common';
+import { startDesignTimeApi } from '../../../utils/codeless/startDesignTimeApi';
 import { devContainerFolderName, devContainerFileName } from '../../../../constants';
 
 export async function createLogicAppProject(context: IActionContext, options: any, workspaceRootFolder: any): Promise<void> {
@@ -90,6 +92,10 @@ export async function createLogicAppProject(context: IActionContext, options: an
     const createFunctionAppFilesStep = new CreateFunctionAppFiles();
     await createFunctionAppFilesStep.setup(mySubContext);
   }
+
+  getAzureConnectorDetailsForLocalProject(context, logicAppFolderPath);
+  startDesignTimeApi(logicAppFolderPath);
+
   vscode.window.showInformationMessage(localize('finishedCreating', 'Finished creating project.'));
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/vs-code-designer/src/app/commands/createNewCodeProject/CodeProjectBase/__test__/CreateLogicAppProject.test.ts b/apps/vs-code-designer/src/app/commands/createNewCodeProject/CodeProjectBase/__test__/CreateLogicAppProject.test.ts
index fc43139449e..a9bdfecfcab 100644
--- a/apps/vs-code-designer/src/app/commands/createNewCodeProject/CodeProjectBase/__test__/CreateLogicAppProject.test.ts
+++ b/apps/vs-code-designer/src/app/commands/createNewCodeProject/CodeProjectBase/__test__/CreateLogicAppProject.test.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import {
   updateWorkspaceFile,
 } from '../CreateLogicAppWorkspace';
 import { createLogicAppVsCodeContents } from '../CreateLogicAppVSCodeContents';
+import { getAzureConnectorDetailsForLocalProject } from '../../../../utils/codeless/common';
+import { startDesignTimeApi } from '../../../../utils/codeless/startDesignTimeApi';
 import { ProjectType } from '@microsoft/vscode-extension-logic-apps';
 import type { IActionContext } from '@microsoft/vscode-azext-utils';
 import type { IWebviewProjectContext, IProjectWizardContext } from '@microsoft/vscode-extension-logic-apps';
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ import * as fse from 'fs-extra';
 vi.mock('../../../../utils/funcCoreTools/funcVersion');
 vi.mock('../../../../utils/git');
 vi.mock('../../../../utils/codeless/artifacts');
+vi.mock('../../../../utils/codeless/common');
+vi.mock('../../../../utils/codeless/startDesignTimeApi');
 
 // Keep these mocked for unit tests, but will unmock for integration tests
 vi.mock('../CreateFunctionAppFiles');
@@ -105,6 +109,8 @@ describe('createLogicAppProject', () => {
     (createRulesFiles as Mock).mockResolvedValue(undefined);
     (createLibFolder as Mock).mockResolvedValue(undefined);
     (gitInit as Mock).mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    (getAzureConnectorDetailsForLocalProject as Mock).mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    (startDesignTimeApi as Mock).mockResolvedValue(undefined);
   });
 
   afterEach(async () => {
@@ -263,6 +269,27 @@ describe('createLogicAppProject', () => {
     expect(vscode.window.showInformationMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining('Finished creating project'));
   });
 
+  it('should call getAzureConnectorDetailsForLocalProject on successful creation', async () => {
+    await createLogicAppProject(mockContext, mockOptions, workspaceRootFolder);
+
+    expect(getAzureConnectorDetailsForLocalProject).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockContext, logicAppFolderPath);
+  });
+
+  it('should call startDesignTimeApi on successful creation', async () => {
+    await createLogicAppProject(mockContext, mockOptions, workspaceRootFolder);
+
+    expect(startDesignTimeApi).toHaveBeenCalledWith(logicAppFolderPath);
+  });
+
+  it('should not call design-time functions when not in a workspace', async () => {
+    (vscode.workspace as any).workspaceFile = undefined;
+
+    await createLogicAppProject(mockContext, mockOptions, workspaceRootFolder);
+
+    expect(getAzureConnectorDetailsForLocalProject).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(startDesignTimeApi).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it('should set shouldCreateLogicAppProject to false when logic app exists', async () => {
     // Create a valid logic app structure with proper workflow.json schema
     await fse.ensureDir(logicAppFolderPath);
diff --git a/apps/vs-code-designer/src/app/commands/workflows/azureConnectorWizard.ts b/apps/vs-code-designer/src/app/commands/workflows/azureConnectorWizard.ts
index 530bfffe1d0..8ea4097e7ac 100644
--- a/apps/vs-code-designer/src/app/commands/workflows/azureConnectorWizard.ts
+++ b/apps/vs-code-designer/src/app/commands/workflows/azureConnectorWizard.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export function createAzureWizard(wizardContext: IAzureConnectorsContext, projec
     executeSteps: [new SaveAzureContext(projectPath)],
   });
 }
+
 class GetSubscriptionDetailsStep extends AzureWizardPromptStep<IAzureConnectorsContext> {
   private _projectPath: string;