diff --git a/packages/minting-backend/sdk/README.md b/packages/minting-backend/sdk/README.md
index 00f4911a7c..470f6aa94e 100644
--- a/packages/minting-backend/sdk/README.md
+++ b/packages/minting-backend/sdk/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,56 @@
 # Minting backend
 
+### Pre-requisites
+
+Install dependencies for the workspace
+
+```bash
+yarn install
+```
+
+### Quick Start Guide
+
+All commands below need to be run in the context of the `minting-backend` package where this README is located. Read more about context [here](../../../README.md#context).
+
+Running in `dev` mode:
+
+```bash
+yarn dev
+```
+
+Building to `./dist` directory with javascript output:
+
+```bash
+yarn build
+```
+
+Running all tests:
+
+```bash
+yarn test
+```
+
+Running changed tests in watch mode:
+
+```bash
+yarn test:watch
+```
+
+Linting:
+
+```bash
+yarn lint
+```
+
+Typechecking:
+
+```bash
+yarn typecheck
+```
+
+
+### About
+
 This package provides backend code for integrating [Immutable Minting API](https://docs.immutable.com/docs/zkEVM/products/minting/minting-api).
+
+[Read more about the minting-backend package here](../../../README.md#minting-backend)
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diff --git a/packages/minting-backend/sdk/package.json b/packages/minting-backend/sdk/package.json
index 4f4cd592df..f0508b3975 100644
--- a/packages/minting-backend/sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/minting-backend/sdk/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "dev": "rollup --config rollup.config.js -w",
     "lint": "eslint ./src --ext .ts,.jsx,.tsx --max-warnings=0",
     "test": "jest --passWithNoTests",
-    "test:e2e": "jest --runInBand --testMatch \"**/?(*.)+(e2e).[jt]s?(x)\"",
+    "test:watch": "jest --watch",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit --jsx preserve"
   },
   "type": "module",