diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0b436ff..31ee7d3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ node_modules
 dist
 .DS_Store
 coverage
+playground
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cb4ddf2..468fe2b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
     "build:watch": "genversion --es6 src/utils/version.js && rollup -c -w",
     "test": "jest",
     "release": "release-it",
-    "lint": "eslint --ignore-path .eslintignore --ext .js"
+    "lint": "eslint --ignore-path .eslintignore --ext .js",
+    "dev:prepare": "rm -rf playground && git clone https://github.com/kinde-starter-kits/kinde-nextjs-app-router-starter-kit playground && npm link && cd playground && mv .env.local.sample .env.local && npm uninstall @kinde-oss/kinde-auth-nextjs && rm -rf .git && npm link @kinde-oss/kinde-auth-nextjs",
+    "dev": "cd playground && npm run dev"
   },
   "author": {
     "name": "Kinde",
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 6f959f3..6b75066 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@ To publish a new package version, use the “Release and Publish to NPM” actio
 
 Please refer to Kinde’s [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/kinde-oss/.github/blob/489e2ca9c3307c2b2e098a885e22f2239116394a/CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
+## Playground
+
+To create the playground run `npm run dev:prepare`
+
+This will clone the NextJS app router starter kit into a `/playground` directory and reference the SDK via `npm link`.
+
+You will need to add your Kinde credentials to the generated `.env.local` file inside `/playground`
+
+`npm run dev` will load up the playground on [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000)
+
 ## License
 
 By contributing to Kinde, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under its MIT License.