diff --git a/bin/console b/bin/console
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+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+require "bundler/setup"
+require "protobuf-activerecord"
+
+# You can add fixtures and/or initialization code here to make experimenting
+# with your gem easier. You can also use a different console, if you like.
+
+require "irb"
+IRB.start(__FILE__)
diff --git a/bin/setup b/bin/setup
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+IFS=$'\n\t'
+set -vx
+
+bundle install
+
+# Do any other automated setup that you need to do here