diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 67bb0a9c04..5fb2b5f315 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 dist/
-out/
 node_modules/
 .DS_Store
 yarn-error.log
 coverage/
 tmp/
-static/build/**
+static/build
+static/types
 binaries/client/
 binaries/server/
 src/extensions/*/*.js
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 02bee1dcb8..42c544196b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     "compile:main": "webpack --config webpack.main.ts",
     "compile:renderer": "webpack --config webpack.renderer.ts",
     "compile:i18n": "lingui compile",
+    "compile:extension-api.d.ts": "tsc --project src/extensions",
     "build:linux": "yarn compile && electron-builder --linux --dir -c.productName=Lens",
     "build:mac": "yarn compile && electron-builder --mac --dir -c.productName=Lens",
     "build:win": "yarn compile && electron-builder --win --dir -c.productName=Lens",
diff --git a/src/extensions/example-extension/example-extension.ts b/src/extensions/example-extension/example-extension.ts
index a522e26370..f76533813a 100644
--- a/src/extensions/example-extension/example-extension.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/example-extension/example-extension.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
-import { LensExtension, LensRendererRuntimeEnv } from "@lens/extensions";
+import { LensExtension, LensRendererRuntimeEnv } from "@lens/extensions"; // fixme: map to generated types from "extension-api.d.ts"
 
 export default class ExampleExtension extends LensExtension {
-  todo(){
-    console.log(this.runtime.apiManager); // fixme: incorrect types import, "runtime" doesn't exists
-  }
-
   async activate(runtime: LensRendererRuntimeEnv): Promise<any> {
     await super.activate(runtime);
     console.log('Example extension: activate');
diff --git a/src/extensions/example-extension/tsconfig.json b/src/extensions/example-extension/tsconfig.json
index b94897c696..18f439fad3 100644
--- a/src/extensions/example-extension/tsconfig.json
+++ b/src/extensions/example-extension/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,21 +1,11 @@
 {
+  "extends": "../../../tsconfig.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "jsx": "react",
-    "target": "ES2017",
-    "lib": ["ESNext", "DOM", "DOM.Iterable"],
     "module": "CommonJS",
-    "moduleResolution": "Node",
-    "noImplicitAny": true,
-    "experimentalDecorators": true,
-    "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
-    "allowJs": true,
-    "esModuleInterop": true,
-    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
-    "resolveJsonModule": true,
-    "skipLibCheck": true
+    "sourceMap": false,
+    "declaration": false
   },
   "include": [
-    "../extension-api.mock.d.ts",
     "./example-extension.ts"
   ]
 }
diff --git a/src/extensions/extension-api.mock.d.ts b/src/extensions/extension-api.mock.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 394a536828..0000000000
--- a/src/extensions/extension-api.mock.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-declare module "@lens/extensions" {
-  export = LensExtensions
-}
-
-declare namespace LensExtensions {
-  export {
-    LensExtension, ExtensionManifest, ExtensionVersion, ExtensionId, LensRendererRuntimeEnv
-  } from "./extension-api"
-}
diff --git a/src/extensions/extension-api.runtime.ts b/src/extensions/extension-api.runtime.ts
index 933f6aafd5..02792a4f66 100644
--- a/src/extensions/extension-api.runtime.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/extension-api.runtime.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export interface LensRendererRuntimeEnv {
   apiManager: ApiManager;
 }
 
-// todo: expose more renderer runtime variables, stores, etc.
+// todo: expose more public runtime apis: stores, managers, etc.
 export function getExtensionRuntime(): LensRendererRuntimeEnv {
   return {
     apiManager,
diff --git a/src/extensions/extension-api.ts b/src/extensions/extension-api.ts
index 054c7443ae..1e2a5ab8c2 100644
--- a/src/extensions/extension-api.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/extension-api.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-// Lens-extensions.api.js developer kit
-// todo: generate types instead of extension-api.mock.d.ts
+// Lens-extensions api developer's kit
 
-export { LensRendererRuntimeEnv } from "./extension-api.runtime";
+export type { LensRendererRuntimeEnv } from "./extension-api.runtime";
 export * from "./extension"
diff --git a/src/extensions/tsconfig.json b/src/extensions/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc688c7ebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/extensions/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "module": "AMD",
+    "declaration": true,
+    "emitDeclarationOnly": true,
+    "outFile": "./../../static/types/extension-api.d.ts"
+  },
+  "include": [
+    "../../types",
+    "./extension-api.ts"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/src/main/menu.ts b/src/main/menu.ts
index b6f49cd261..2389ad1ec0 100644
--- a/src/main/menu.ts
+++ b/src/main/menu.ts
@@ -73,10 +73,9 @@ export function buildMenu(windowManager: WindowManager) {
           navigate(preferencesURL())
         }
       },
-      { type: 'separator' },
       {
         label: 'Extensions',
-        accelerator: 'CmdOrCtrl+Shift+E',
+        accelerator: 'CmdOrCtrl+E',
         click() {
           navigate(extensionsURL())
         }
diff --git a/types/mocks.d.ts b/types/mocks.d.ts
index 7ddd25267b..9c8bf60047 100644
--- a/types/mocks.d.ts
+++ b/types/mocks.d.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ declare module "mac-ca"
 declare module "win-ca"
 declare module "@hapi/call"
 declare module "@hapi/subtext"
+declare module "@lens/extensions" // fixme: provide generated types from "extension-api.ts"
 
 // Global path to static assets
 declare const __static: string;