diff --git a/.wp-env.json b/.wp-env.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86ce4d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.wp-env.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "plugins": ["."],
+  "lifecycleScripts": {
+    "afterStart": "npm run env run cli wp plugin activate image-comparison"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 63ab9dc..47fec79 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ When installing to your site, add the following to your `composer.json` file. Th
 ```
 
 ### Local Development or Manual Install
-Clone the repository into your `plugins` or `client-mu-plugins` directory.
+Clone the repository into your `plugins` or `client-mu-plugins` directory.  
+**NB**: If you have access to [Docker](https://www.docker.com/), you can spin up a local development environment using [wp-env](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/tree/trunk/packages/env), in which case you may clone the repository into any directory.
 ```
 git clone git@github.com:bigbite/image-comparison.git && cd image-comparison
 ```
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ Install JS packages.
 npm install
 ```
 
-Build all assets
+Build all assets.
 ```
 npm run build:dev
 ```
@@ -60,6 +61,8 @@ Install PHP packages and create autoloader for the plugin.
 composer install
 ```
 
+If using wp-env, you can run its commands by running `npm run env [command]`.
+
 ## Requirements
 
 Image Comparison requires these software with the following versions:
@@ -72,4 +75,4 @@ Image Comparison requires these software with the following versions:
 
 ## Contributing
 
-Please read [Code of Conduct](./CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) for details on our code of conduct and [Contributing](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for details on the process for submitting pull requests to us.
\ No newline at end of file
+Please read [Code of Conduct](./CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) for details on our code of conduct and [Contributing](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for details on the process for submitting pull requests to us.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 65c2c40..cfae0ee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
     "scripts": {
         "build:prod": "build-tools build --production --once",
         "build:dev": "build-tools build --once",
-        "watch:dev": "build-tools build"
+        "watch:dev": "build-tools build",
+        "env": "npx @wordpress/env"
     },
     "dependencies": {
         "@wordpress/block-editor": "^13.0.0",