diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 4083014..ccb574a 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 root = true
 
 # Unix-style newlines with a newline ending every file
-[*]
+[*.{ts,js}]
 end_of_line = lf
 insert_final_newline = true
 indent_style = space
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5088b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+setup: ## Install packages and polis codebase
+	git submodule update --init
+	npm install
+
+run: ## Run storybook development environment
+	npm run storybook
+
+%:
+	@true
+
+.PHONY: help
+
+help:
+	@echo 'Usage: make <command>'
+	@echo
+	@echo 'where <command> is one of the following:'
+	@echo
+	@grep -E '^[a-zA-Z_-]+:.*?## .*$$' $(MAKEFILE_LIST) | awk 'BEGIN {FS = ":.*?## "}; {printf "\033[36m%-15s\033[0m %s\n", $$1, $$2}'
+
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := help
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b0c2221..a5984b5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,15 +27,16 @@ Requirements:
 git checkout https://github.com/CivicTechTO/polis-storybook
 cd polis-storybook
 
-git submodule init
-git submodule update
-
+git submodule update --init
 npm install
+
 npm run storybook
 ```
 
 A browser window will open automatically: http://localhost:6006
 
+(If you have the `make` command installed, you may run `make` to see the helper tasks it can help you run.)
+
 ## Technologies Used
 
 - [**Storybook.**][storybook] A frontend workshop for building UI components and pages in isolation.