diff --git a/deps.edn b/deps.edn
index 2c3218d..bd313dc 100644
--- a/deps.edn
+++ b/deps.edn
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
  :aliases {:dev {:extra-paths ["test" "other-tests" "cljs-test-runner-out/gen"]}
            :repl {:extra-deps {cider/cider-nrepl {:mvn/version "0.30.0"}
                                djblue/portal {:mvn/version "0.35.1"}
-                               com.bhauman/rebel-readline {:mvn/version "0.1.4"}}}
+                               com.bhauman/rebel-readline {:mvn/version "0.1.4"}
+                               com.taoensso/timbre {:mvn/version "6.0.4"}}}
            :outdated {:deps {com.github.liquidz/antq {:mvn/version "2.2.999"}}
                       :main-opts ["-m" "antq.core"]}
            :format {:deps {cljfmt/cljfmt {:mvn/version "0.9.2"}}
diff --git a/src/giants_shoulders/repl.clj b/src/giants_shoulders/repl.clj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcf794e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/giants_shoulders/repl.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+(ns giants-shoulders.repl
+  (:require [nrepl.server :as nrepl]
+            [cider.nrepl :as cider]
+            [taoensso.timbre :as log]
+            [portal.api :as portal]
+            [rebel-readline.core :as rr]
+            [rebel-readline.clojure.line-reader :as rr-clr]
+            [rebel-readline.clojure.service.local :as rr-csl]
+            [rebel-readline.clojure.main :as rr-cm]
+            [clojure.main :as clj-main]))
+
+(defn start!
+  "Start a development REPL, intended to be invoked from ./scripts/repl"
+  [{:keys [portal]}]
+
+  (log/info "Starting nREPL server")
+  (let [{:keys [port] :as _server} (nrepl/start-server :handler cider/cider-nrepl-handler)]
+    (log/info "nREPL server started on port" port)
+    (log/info "Writing port to .nrepl-port")
+    (spit ".nrepl-port" port))
+
+  (when portal
+    (log/info "Opening portal, use (tap> ...) to inspect values")
+    (portal/open)
+    (add-tap #'portal/submit))
+
+  (log/info "Starting interactive REPL")
+  (rr/with-line-reader
+    (rr-clr/create (rr-csl/create))
+    (clj-main/repl
+     :prompt (fn [])
+     :read (rr-cm/create-repl-read)))
+
+  (log/info "Shutting down")
+
+  (when portal
+    (log/info "Closing portal")
+    (portal/close))
+
+  (shutdown-agents)
+  (System/exit 0))