diff --git a/c/BUILD.bazel b/c/BUILD.bazel
index 8e9fb5ae0c..4159fb28e8 100644
--- a/c/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/c/BUILD.bazel
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ SBP_INCLUDE = glob(["include/**/*.h"])
 SBP_INCLUDE_INTERNAL = glob(["src/**/*.h"])
 
 refresh_compile_commands(
-    name = "refresh_compile_commands",
+    name = "gen_compile_commands",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
 
 swift_cc_library(
diff --git a/c/Makefile b/c/Makefile
index 462cee7a65..9eb83be9d7 100644
--- a/c/Makefile
+++ b/c/Makefile
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ do-code-coverage:
 
 do-generate-coverage-report: do-code-coverage
 	genhtml bazel-out/_coverage/_coverage_report.dat -o coverage
+
+gen-compile-commands:
+	bazel run //c:gen_compile_commands