diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 751dc010..8026304b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -96,19 +96,19 @@ After this step, CKAN should be running at `CKAN_SITE_URL` (by default https://l
 
 Use this mode if you are making code changes to CKAN and either creating new extensions or making code changes to existing extensions. This mode also uses the `.env` file for config options.
 
-To develop local extensions use the `docker-compose.dev.yml` file:
+To develop local extensions use the `docker-compose.dev.yml` file with help from the scripts under `bin`:
 
 To build the images:
 
-	docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml build
+	bin/compose build
 
 To install extensions from the `src` directory:
 
-	docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml run -u root ckan-dev ./install_src.sh
+	bin/install_src
 
 To start the containers:
 
-	docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up
+	bin/compose up
 
 See [CKAN images](#5-ckan-images) for more details of what happens when using development mode.
 
@@ -117,9 +117,7 @@ See [CKAN images](#5-ckan-images) for more details of what happens when using de
 
 You can use the ckan [extension](https://docs.ckan.org/en/latest/extensions/tutorial.html#creating-a-new-extension) instructions to create a CKAN extension, only executing the command inside the CKAN container and setting the mounted `src/` folder as output:
 
-```bash
-docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml exec -u `stat -c '%u' src` -e HOME=/srv/app/src_extensions ckan-dev ckan generate extension --output-dir /srv/app/src_extensions
-```
+        bin/generate_extension
 
 ```
 Extension's name [must begin 'ckanext-']: ckanext-mytheme
@@ -135,8 +133,6 @@ Written: /srv/app/src_extensions/ckanext-mytheme
 
 The new extension files and directories are created in the `/srv/app/src_extensions/` folder in the running container. They will also exist in the local src/ directory as local `/src` directory is mounted as `/srv/app/src_extensions/` on the ckan container.
 
-Please note that you will need to change the stat command to `stat -f '%u' src` on Mac OS rather than `stat -c '%u' src` which is specific to GNU stat (ie: Linux)
-
 
 #### Running HTTPS on development mode
 
@@ -167,7 +163,7 @@ development instance in your `.env` file:
 
 Next run the install script to install debugpy:
 
-	docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml run -u root ckan-dev ./install_src.sh
+	bin/install_src
 
 Then start the containers in [development mode](#development-mode) and launch VS Code.
 
diff --git a/bin/ckan b/bin/ckan
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..788fb10c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/ckan
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+ROOT="$(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})/.."
+
+docker compose -f "${ROOT}/docker-compose.dev.yml" exec ckan-dev ckan "$@"
diff --git a/bin/compose b/bin/compose
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c6cc383c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/compose
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+ROOT="$(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})/.."
+
+docker compose -f "${ROOT}/docker-compose.dev.yml" "$@"
diff --git a/bin/generate_extension b/bin/generate_extension
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..83a239a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/generate_extension
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+ROOT="$(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})/.."
+if [[ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]]; then
+  # macOS
+	USERGROUP="$(stat -f '%u:%g' "${ROOT}/src")"
+else
+	USERGROUP="$(stat -c '%u:%g' "${ROOT}/src")"
+fi
+
+docker compose -f "${ROOT}/docker-compose.dev.yml" exec -u "$USERGROUP" \
+	-e HOME=/srv/app/src_extensions ckan-dev ckan generate extension \
+	--output-dir /srv/app/src_extensions
diff --git a/bin/install_src b/bin/install_src
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..49bbe6b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/install_src
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+ROOT="$(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})/.."
+
+docker compose -f "${ROOT}/docker-compose.dev.yml" run -u root ckan-dev ./install_src.sh
diff --git a/bin/restart b/bin/restart
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6cd16078
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/restart
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+ROOT="$(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})/.."
+
+docker compose -f "${ROOT}/docker-compose.dev.yml" restart ckan-dev
diff --git a/bin/shell b/bin/shell
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..87a89f3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/shell
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+ROOT="$(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})/.."
+
+docker compose -f "${ROOT}/docker-compose.dev.yml" exec ckan-dev bash "$@"