diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3c5b20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+install:
+	npm install
+	pip install -r requirements.txt
+	python -m nltk.downloader punkt averaged_perceptron_tagger
+
+run:
+	python server.py
+	TEST=true node chatbot.js
+
+serve:
+	python server.py
+	node chatbot.js
+
+test:
+	npm run-script lint
+	npm run-script frontend_tests
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1cfb069..e0c0330 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,19 +8,23 @@ This bot lives at [https://gitter.im/osdc/Hackers](https://gitter.im/osdc/Hacker
 ### Installation:
 
 ```
-$ npm install
-$ pip install -r requirements.txt
+$ make install
 ```
 
-### Running:
+### Running locally with I/O to stdin and stdout:
 
 ```
-$ python server.py
-$ TEST=true node chatbot.js # Run locally with I/O to stdin and stdout.
+$ make run
 ```
 
-### Testing:
+### Running in production
 
-Run code linter: `npm run-script lint`
+```
+$ make serve
+```
 
-Run frontend tests: `npm run-script frontend_tests`
+### Testing:
+
+```
+$ make test
+```