diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/tsconfig.json b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/tsconfig.json
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+{
+  "extends": "../../../tsconfig.base.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "composite": true,
+    "outDir": "./target/types",
+    "emitDeclarationOnly": true,
+    "declaration": true,
+    "declarationMap": true
+  },
+  "include": [
+    "common/**/*",
+    "public/**/*",
+    "server/**/*"
+    // add all the folders containg files to be compiled
+  ],
+  "references": [
+    { "path": "../alerts/tsconfig.json" },
+    { "path": "../features/tsconfig.json" },
+    { "path": "../licensing/tsconfig.json" },
+    { "path": "../ml/tsconfig.json" },
+    { "path": "../maps/tsconfig.json" },
+    { "path": "../observability/tsconfig.json" },
+    { "path": "../triggers_actions_ui/tsconfig.json" },
+    { "path": "../../../src/plugins/usage_collection/tsconfig.json" },
+    { "path": "../../../src/plugins/kibana_react/tsconfig.json" },
+    { "path": "../../../src/plugins/data/tsconfig.json" },
+    { "path": "../../../src/plugins/embeddable/tsconfig.json" },
+    // add references to other TypeScript projects your plugin dependes on
+  ]
+}