diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,4 +32,20 @@ environment like so:
 pipenv shell
 ```
 
-and then commands like `pycodestyle` and `pytest` can be run like normal.
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+and then commands like `pycodestyle` and `pytest` can be run like normal.
+
+Additionally, we use [Travis CI](https://travis-ci.org/ubclaunchpad/rocket2.0) as
+a CI system. To run the same checks locally, we provide `scripts/build_check.sh`;
+this can be run with:
+
+```bash
+./scripts/build_check.sh
+```
+
+You can also install it as a
+[pre-commit hook](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Customizing-Git-Git-Hooks) for git:
+
+```bash
+cd scripts/
+make install
+```
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile b/scripts/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f5d676b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.PHONY: install
+install:
+	cp build_check.sh ../.git/hooks/pre-commit
+	cp update.sh ../.git/hooks/post-merge
diff --git a/scripts/build_check.sh b/scripts/build_check.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d85e6d15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build_check.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euxo pipefail
+pipenv run pycodestyle .
+pipenv run pydocstyle .
+mdl .
+pipenv run pytest tests/
diff --git a/scripts/update.sh b/scripts/update.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..53844d61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/update.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euxo pipefail
+pipenv sync --dev