diff --git a/.cspell.json b/.cspell.json
index dd57575bc2..e6c6f1fa0a 100644
--- a/.cspell.json
+++ b/.cspell.json
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     "fontsource",
     "globby",
     "gossipsub",
+    "hackathons",
     "huilong",
     "iasked",
     "ihave",
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@
     "ineed",
     "IPAM",
     "ipfs",
+    "isready",
     "iwant",
     "jdev",
     "jswaku",
@@ -165,6 +167,7 @@
     "gen",
     "proto",
     "*.spec.ts",
+    "*.log",
     "CHANGELOG.md"
   ],
   "patterns": [
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 80d8fb41fb..1e6952cf2f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@ packages/discovery/mock_local_storage
 .giga
 .cursor
 .DS_Store
-CLAUDE.md
\ No newline at end of file
+CLAUDE.md
+.env
+postgres-data/
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 288bdb7fbc..210d52b6a6 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
   "packages/discovery": "0.0.12",
   "packages/sds": "0.0.7",
   "packages/rln": "0.1.9",
-  "packages/react": "0.0.7"
+  "packages/react": "0.0.7",
+  "packages/run": "0.0.1"
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 370aa3b75a..aec015a416 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
         "packages/rln",
         "packages/sdk",
         "packages/relay",
+        "packages/run",
         "packages/tests",
         "packages/reliability-tests",
         "packages/browser-tests",
@@ -7643,6 +7644,10 @@
       "resolved": "packages/rln",
       "link": true
     },
+    "node_modules/@waku/run": {
+      "resolved": "packages/run",
+      "link": true
+    },
     "node_modules/@waku/sdk": {
       "resolved": "packages/sdk",
       "link": true
@@ -35978,6 +35983,33 @@
         "uuid": "dist/esm/bin/uuid"
       }
     },
+    "packages/run": {
+      "name": "@waku/run",
+      "version": "0.0.1",
+      "license": "MIT OR Apache-2.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@waku/core": "*",
+        "@waku/interfaces": "*",
+        "@waku/sdk": "*",
+        "@waku/utils": "*"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "waku-run": "dist/src/cli.js"
+      },
+      "devDependencies": {
+        "@types/chai": "^4.3.11",
+        "@types/mocha": "^10.0.6",
+        "chai": "^4.3.10",
+        "cspell": "^8.6.1",
+        "mocha": "^10.3.0",
+        "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
+        "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
+        "typescript": "^5.3.3"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=22"
+      }
+    },
     "packages/sdk": {
       "name": "@waku/sdk",
       "version": "0.0.35",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f406982678..02a8034760 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "packages/rln",
     "packages/sdk",
     "packages/relay",
+    "packages/run",
     "packages/tests",
     "packages/reliability-tests",
     "packages/browser-tests",
diff --git a/packages/run/.eslintrc.cjs b/packages/run/.eslintrc.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c353a0323b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/run/.eslintrc.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+module.exports = {
+  parserOptions: {
+    tsconfigRootDir: __dirname,
+    project: "./tsconfig.dev.json"
+  },
+  rules: {
+    "@typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion": "off"
+  },
+  globals: {
+    process: true
+  },
+  overrides: [
+    {
+      files: ["*.js"],
+      rules: {
+        "no-console": "error"
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+};
diff --git a/packages/run/.mocharc.cjs b/packages/run/.mocharc.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..424cc14a01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/run/.mocharc.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+module.exports = {
+  extension: ['ts'],
+  require: ['ts-node/register'],
+  loader: 'ts-node/esm',
+  'node-option': [
+    'experimental-specifier-resolution=node',
+    'loader=ts-node/esm'
+  ],
+  timeout: 90000,
+  exit: true
+};
diff --git a/packages/run/README.md b/packages/run/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a05a2bb0b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/run/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+# @waku/run
+
+> **Spin up a local Waku network for development without relying on external infrastructure**
+
+Perfect for hackathons, offline development, or when you need a controlled testing environment for your js-waku application.
+
+## What's Included
+
+- **2 nwaku nodes** connected to each other with all protocols enabled:
+- **PostgreSQL database** for message persistence
+- **Isolated network** - nodes only connect to each other
+
+## Requirements
+
+- [Docker Desktop](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/) or Docker Engine with Compose plugin
+
+## Quick Start
+
+### 1. Start the Network
+
+```bash
+npx @waku/run start
+```
+
+This will:
+- Start 2 nwaku nodes and a PostgreSQL database
+- Run in the background (detached mode)
+- Display connection information you need for your app
+
+**Example output:**
+```typescript
+import { createLightNode } from "@waku/sdk";
+
+const waku = await createLightNode({
+  defaultBootstrap: false,
+  bootstrapPeers: [
+    "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/60000/ws/p2p/16Uiu2HAmF6oAsd23RMAnZb3NJgxXrExxBTPMdEoih232iAZkviU2",
+    "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/60001/ws/p2p/16Uiu2HAm5aZU47YkiUoARqivbCXwuFPzFFXXiURAorySqAQbL6EQ"
+  ],
+  numPeersToUse: 2,
+  libp2p: {
+    filterMultiaddrs: false
+  },
+  networkConfig: {
+    clusterId: 0,
+    numShardsInCluster: 8
+  }
+});
+```
+
+### 2. Connect Your js-waku App
+
+Copy the configuration from the output above and paste it into your application. Then start your node:
+
+```typescript
+await waku.start();
+
+// Your app is now connected to your local Waku network!
+```
+
+### 3. Stop When Done
+
+```bash
+npx @waku/run stop
+```
+
+## Available Commands
+
+### Using npx (published package)
+
+| Command | Description |
+|---------|-------------|
+| `npx @waku/run start` | Start the network (detached) and show connection info |
+| `npx @waku/run stop` | Stop the network and clean up |
+| `npx @waku/run info` | Show connection info for running network |
+| `npx @waku/run logs` | View and follow logs from all nodes |
+| `npx @waku/run test` | Test the network by sending a message |
+
+## Configuration
+
+All configuration is done via environment variables passed to the command.
+
+### Custom Ports
+
+If the default ports are in use, specify custom ports:
+
+```bash
+NODE1_WS_PORT=50000 NODE2_WS_PORT=50001 npx @waku/run start
+```
+
+Available port configuration:
+- `NODE1_WS_PORT` (default: 60000)
+- `NODE2_WS_PORT` (default: 60001)
+- `NODE1_REST_PORT` (default: 8646)
+- `NODE2_REST_PORT` (default: 8647)
+
+### Cluster Configuration
+
+The default configuration uses:
+- Cluster ID: 0
+- Number of shards: 8
+
+To test with a different cluster:
+
+```bash
+CLUSTER_ID=16 npx @waku/run start
+```
+
+### Custom nwaku Version
+
+To use a different nwaku image version:
+
+```bash
+NWAKU_IMAGE=wakuorg/nwaku:v0.35.0 npx @waku/run start
+```
+
+## Debugging
+
+### View Node Logs
+
+```bash
+npx @waku/run logs
+```
+
+### Check Node Health
+
+```bash
+# Node 1
+curl http://127.0.0.1:8646/health
+
+# Node 2
+curl http://127.0.0.1:8647/health
+```
+
+### Check Peer Connections
+
+```bash
+# Node 1 debug info
+curl http://127.0.0.1:8646/debug/v1/info
+
+# Node 2 debug info
+curl http://127.0.0.1:8647/debug/v1/info
+```
+
+
+## License
+
+MIT OR Apache-2.0
diff --git a/packages/run/docker-compose.yml b/packages/run/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4634db9627
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/run/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# Environment variable definitions
+x-pg-pass: &pg_pass ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-test123}
+x-pg-user: &pg_user ${POSTGRES_USER:-postgres}
+
+x-pg-environment: &pg_env
+  POSTGRES_USER: *pg_user
+  POSTGRES_PASSWORD: *pg_pass
+
+# Shared nwaku configuration
+x-nwaku-base: &nwaku-base
+  image: ${NWAKU_IMAGE:-wakuorg/nwaku:v0.36.0}
+  pull_policy: if_not_present
+  restart: on-failure
+  logging:
+    driver: json-file
+    options:
+      max-size: "10m"
+      max-file: "3"
+
+services:
+  postgres:
+    image: postgres:15.4-alpine3.18
+    pull_policy: if_not_present
+    restart: on-failure
+    environment:
+      <<: *pg_env
+      POSTGRES_DB: postgres
+    volumes:
+      - postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+      - ./init-db.sh:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init-db.sh
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U postgres"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+      start_period: 10s
+
+  nwaku-1:
+    <<: *nwaku-base
+    container_name: ${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME:-waku-run-0-0-1}-node-1
+    networks:
+      default:
+        ipv4_address: 172.20.0.10
+    ports:
+      - "${NODE1_TCP_PORT:-30303}:30303/tcp"
+      - "${NODE1_WS_PORT:-60000}:60000/tcp"
+      - "${NODE1_REST_PORT:-8646}:8646/tcp"
+    environment:
+      <<: *pg_env
+    depends_on:
+      postgres:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    command:
+      - --nodekey=e419c3cf4f09ac3babdf61856e6faa0e0c6a7d97674d5401a0114616549c7632
+      - --staticnode=/ip4/172.20.0.11/tcp/60001/ws/p2p/16Uiu2HAm5aZU47YkiUoARqivbCXwuFPzFFXXiURAorySqAQbL6EQ
+      - --relay=true
+      - --filter=true
+      - --lightpush=true
+      - --store=true
+      - --peer-exchange=true
+      - --discv5-discovery=true
+      - --cluster-id=0
+      - --shard=0
+      - --shard=1
+      - --shard=2
+      - --shard=3
+      - --shard=4
+      - --shard=5
+      - --shard=6
+      - --shard=7
+      - --listen-address=0.0.0.0
+      - --tcp-port=30303
+      - --websocket-support=true
+      - --websocket-port=60000
+      - --ext-multiaddr=/dns4/nwaku-1/tcp/60000/ws
+      - --ext-multiaddr=/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/60000/ws
+      - --rest=true
+      - --rest-address=0.0.0.0
+      - --rest-port=8646
+      - --rest-admin=true
+      - --store-message-db-url=postgresql://${POSTGRES_USER:-postgres}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-test123}@postgres:5432/nwaku1
+      - --log-level=${LOG_LEVEL:-INFO}
+      - --max-connections=150
+
+  nwaku-2:
+    <<: *nwaku-base
+    container_name: ${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME:-waku-run-0-0-1}-node-2
+    networks:
+      default:
+        ipv4_address: 172.20.0.11
+    ports:
+      - "${NODE2_TCP_PORT:-30304}:30304/tcp"
+      - "${NODE2_WS_PORT:-60001}:60001/tcp"
+      - "${NODE2_REST_PORT:-8647}:8647/tcp"
+    environment:
+      <<: *pg_env
+    depends_on:
+      postgres:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      nwaku-1:
+        condition: service_started
+    command:
+      - --nodekey=50632ab0efd313bfb4aa842de716f03dacd181c863770abd145e3409290fdaa7
+      - --staticnode=/ip4/172.20.0.10/tcp/60000/ws/p2p/16Uiu2HAmF6oAsd23RMAnZb3NJgxXrExxBTPMdEoih232iAZkviU2
+      - --relay=true
+      - --filter=true
+      - --lightpush=true
+      - --store=true
+      - --peer-exchange=true
+      - --discv5-discovery=true
+      - --cluster-id=0
+      - --shard=0
+      - --shard=1
+      - --shard=2
+      - --shard=3
+      - --shard=4
+      - --shard=5
+      - --shard=6
+      - --shard=7
+      - --listen-address=0.0.0.0
+      - --tcp-port=30304
+      - --websocket-support=true
+      - --websocket-port=60001
+      - --ext-multiaddr=/dns4/nwaku-2/tcp/60001/ws
+      - --ext-multiaddr=/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/60001/ws
+      - --rest=true
+      - --rest-address=0.0.0.0
+      - --rest-port=8647
+      - --rest-admin=true
+      - --store-message-db-url=postgresql://${POSTGRES_USER:-postgres}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-test123}@postgres:5432/nwaku2
+      - --log-level=${LOG_LEVEL:-INFO}
+      - --max-connections=150
+
+volumes:
+  postgres-data:
+
+networks:
+  default:
+    name: ${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME:-waku-run-0-0-1}-network
+    ipam:
+      config:
+        - subnet: 172.20.0.0/16
diff --git a/packages/run/init-db.sh b/packages/run/init-db.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..35a95a7560
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/run/init-db.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# Create separate databases for each nwaku node
+psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 --username "$POSTGRES_USER" <<-EOSQL
+    CREATE DATABASE nwaku1;
+    CREATE DATABASE nwaku2;
+EOSQL
diff --git a/packages/run/package.json b/packages/run/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c72459fa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/run/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+{
+  "name": "@waku/run",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "description": "Run a local Waku network for development and testing",
+  "type": "module",
+  "author": "Waku Team",
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku/tree/master/packages/run#readme",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku.git"
+  },
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku/issues"
+  },
+  "license": "MIT OR Apache-2.0",
+  "keywords": [
+    "waku",
+    "decentralized",
+    "communication",
+    "web3",
+    "testing",
+    "development"
+  ],
+  "bin": {
+    "waku-run": "./dist/src/cli.js"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "dist",
+    "docker-compose.yml",
+    "init-db.sh",
+    "README.md"
+  ],
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "tsc",
+    "prepublishOnly": "npm run build",
+    "start": "node dist/scripts/start.js",
+    "stop": "node dist/scripts/stop.js",
+    "restart": "npm run stop && npm run start",
+    "logs": "node dist/scripts/logs.js",
+    "info": "node dist/scripts/info.js",
+    "test": "if [ \"$CI\" = \"true\" ]; then echo 'Skipping tests in CI'; exit 0; fi && NODE_ENV=test node ./src/run-tests.js \"tests/basic.spec.ts\"",
+    "fix": "run-s fix:*",
+    "fix:lint": "eslint src scripts tests --fix",
+    "check": "run-s check:*",
+    "check:tsc": "tsc -p tsconfig.dev.json",
+    "check:lint": "eslint src scripts tests",
+    "check:spelling": "cspell \"{README.md,src/**/*.ts,scripts/**/*.ts,tests/**/*.ts}\""
+  },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=22"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@waku/core": "*",
+    "@waku/interfaces": "*",
+    "@waku/sdk": "*",
+    "@waku/utils": "*"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/chai": "^4.3.11",
+    "@types/mocha": "^10.0.6",
+    "chai": "^4.3.10",
+    "cspell": "^8.6.1",
+    "mocha": "^10.3.0",
+    "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
+    "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
+    "typescript": "^5.3.3"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/run/scripts/info.ts b/packages/run/scripts/info.ts
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..98259f21d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/run/scripts/info.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+import { execSync } from "child_process";
+import { dirname, join } from "path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
+
+import {
+  DEFAULT_CLUSTER_ID,
+  DEFAULT_NODE1_WS_PORT,
+  DEFAULT_NODE2_WS_PORT,
+  NODE1_PEER_ID,
+  NODE2_PEER_ID
+} from "../src/constants.js";
+import { getProjectName, printWakuConfig } from "../src/utils.js";
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
+const packageRoot = __dirname.includes("dist")
+  ? join(__dirname, "..", "..")
+  : join(__dirname, "..");
+
+interface Colors {
+  reset: string;
+  cyan: string;
+  blue: string;
+  gray: string;
+  yellow: string;
+}
+
+// ANSI color codes
+const colors: Colors = {
+  reset: "\x1b[0m",
+  cyan: "\x1b[36m",
+  blue: "\x1b[34m",
+  gray: "\x1b[90m",
+  yellow: "\x1b[33m"
+};
+
+try {
+  // Check if containers are running
+  const projectName = getProjectName(packageRoot);
+  const output: string = execSync(
+    `docker compose --project-name ${projectName} ps --quiet`,
+    {
+      cwd: packageRoot,
+      encoding: "utf-8",
+      env: { ...process.env, COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME: projectName }
+    }
+  ).trim();
+
+  if (!output) {
+    process.stdout.write(
+      `${colors.gray}No nodes running. Start with: ${colors.cyan}npm run start${colors.reset}\n`
+    );
+    process.exit(0);
+  }
+
+  // Get cluster config from env or defaults
+  const clusterId: string = process.env.CLUSTER_ID || DEFAULT_CLUSTER_ID;
+  const node1Port: string = process.env.NODE1_WS_PORT || DEFAULT_NODE1_WS_PORT;
+  const node2Port: string = process.env.NODE2_WS_PORT || DEFAULT_NODE2_WS_PORT;
+
+  // Static peer IDs from --nodekey configuration
+  // cspell:ignore nodekey
+  const peer1: string = NODE1_PEER_ID;
+  const peer2: string = NODE2_PEER_ID;
+
+  // Print TypeScript-style config
+  printWakuConfig(colors, node1Port, node2Port, peer1, peer2, clusterId);
+} catch (error: unknown) {
+  const err = error as { cause?: { code?: string }; message?: string };
+  if (err.cause?.code === "ECONNREFUSED") {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `${colors.yellow}⚠${colors.reset}  Nodes are still starting. Try again in a few seconds.\n`
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  } else {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `${colors.yellow}✗${colors.reset} Error: ${err.message || String(error)}\n`
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/run/scripts/logs.ts b/packages/run/scripts/logs.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..864a8d6422
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/run/scripts/logs.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+import { execSync } from "child_process";
+import { dirname, join } from "path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
+
+import { getProjectName } from "../src/utils.js";
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
+const packageRoot = __dirname.includes("dist")
+  ? join(__dirname, "..", "..")
+  : join(__dirname, "..");
+
+try {
+  const projectName = getProjectName(packageRoot);
+  execSync(`docker compose --project-name ${projectName} logs -f`, {
+    cwd: packageRoot,
+    stdio: "inherit",
+    env: { ...process.env, COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME: projectName }
+  });
+} catch (error: unknown) {
+  const err = error as { message?: string };
+  process.stderr.write(`Error viewing logs: ${err.message || String(error)}\n`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
diff --git a/packages/run/scripts/start.ts b/packages/run/scripts/start.ts
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..38a6945967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/run/scripts/start.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+import { execSync } from "child_process";
+import { dirname, join } from "path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
+
+import {
+  DEFAULT_CLUSTER_ID,
+  DEFAULT_NODE1_WS_PORT,
+  DEFAULT_NODE2_WS_PORT,
+  DEFAULT_NWAKU_IMAGE,
+  NODE1_PEER_ID,
+  NODE2_PEER_ID,
+  POSTGRES_IMAGE,
+  STARTUP_WAIT_MS
+} from "../src/constants.js";
+import { getProjectName, printWakuConfig } from "../src/utils.js";
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
+const packageRoot = __dirname.includes("dist")
+  ? join(__dirname, "..", "..")
+  : join(__dirname, "..");
+
+interface Colors {
+  reset: string;
+  cyan: string;
+  green: string;
+  blue: string;
+  gray: string;
+  yellow: string;
+}
+
+// ANSI color codes
+const colors: Colors = {
+  reset: "\x1b[0m",
+  cyan: "\x1b[36m",
+  green: "\x1b[32m",
+  blue: "\x1b[34m",
+  gray: "\x1b[90m",
+  yellow: "\x1b[33m"
+};
+
+function checkAndPullImages(): void {
+  const nwakuImage = process.env.NWAKU_IMAGE || DEFAULT_NWAKU_IMAGE;
+  const postgresImage = POSTGRES_IMAGE;
+  const images = [
+    { name: nwakuImage, label: "nwaku" },
+    { name: postgresImage, label: "postgres" }
+  ];
+
+  for (const { name, label } of images) {
+    try {
+      // Check if image exists locally
+      const imageId = execSync(`docker images -q ${name}`, {
+        encoding: "utf-8"
+      }).trim();
+
+      if (!imageId) {
+        // Image doesn't exist, pull it
+        process.stdout.write(
+          `${colors.cyan}Pulling ${label} image (${name})...${colors.reset}\n`
+        );
+        execSync(`docker pull ${name}`, { stdio: "inherit" });
+        process.stdout.write(
+          `${colors.green}✓${colors.reset} ${label} image ready\n`
+        );
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      process.stderr.write(
+        `${colors.yellow}⚠${colors.reset}  Failed to check/pull ${label} image. Continuing anyway...\n`
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+async function waitWithProgress(ms: number): Promise<void> {
+  const frames = ["⠋", "⠙", "⠹", "⠸", "⠼", "⠴", "⠦", "⠧", "⠇", "⠏"];
+  const startTime = Date.now();
+  let frameIndex = 0;
+
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    const interval = setInterval(() => {
+      const elapsed = Date.now() - startTime;
+
+      if (elapsed >= ms) {
+        clearInterval(interval);
+        process.stdout.write("\r" + " ".repeat(50) + "\r");
+        resolve();
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const frame = frames[frameIndex % frames.length];
+      process.stdout.write(
+        `\r${colors.cyan}${frame}${colors.reset} Waiting for nodes to start...`
+      );
+      frameIndex++;
+    }, 100);
+  });
+}
+
+process.stdout.write(
+  `${colors.cyan}Starting local Waku development environment...${colors.reset}\n`
+);
+
+try {
+  // Check and pull images if needed
+  checkAndPullImages();
+
+  // Start docker compose from package root
+  const projectName = getProjectName(packageRoot);
+  execSync(`docker compose --project-name ${projectName} up -d`, {
+    cwd: packageRoot,
+    stdio: ["ignore", "ignore", "pipe"],
+    encoding: "utf-8",
+    env: { ...process.env, COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME: projectName }
+  });
+
+  // Wait for nodes to be ready
+  await waitWithProgress(STARTUP_WAIT_MS);
+
+  // Get cluster config from env or defaults
+  const clusterId: string = process.env.CLUSTER_ID || DEFAULT_CLUSTER_ID;
+  const node1Port: string = process.env.NODE1_WS_PORT || DEFAULT_NODE1_WS_PORT;
+  const node2Port: string = process.env.NODE2_WS_PORT || DEFAULT_NODE2_WS_PORT;
+
+  // Static peer IDs from --nodekey configuration
+  // cspell:ignore nodekey
+  const peer1: string = NODE1_PEER_ID;
+  const peer2: string = NODE2_PEER_ID;
+
+  // Print TypeScript-style config
+  process.stdout.write(
+    `${colors.green}✓${colors.reset} Network started successfully!\n\n`
+  );
+  process.stdout.write(
+    `${colors.gray}Copy this into your application:${colors.reset}\n\n`
+  );
+
+  printWakuConfig(colors, node1Port, node2Port, peer1, peer2, clusterId);
+  process.stdout.write(`\n`);
+  process.stdout.write(`${colors.gray}Management:${colors.reset}\n`);
+
+  // Detect if running via npx (published package) or npm run (development)
+  const isPublished = __dirname.includes("dist");
+  const cmdPrefix = isPublished ? "npx @waku/run" : "npm run";
+
+  process.stdout.write(
+    `  ${colors.cyan}${cmdPrefix} test${colors.reset}  - Test network with a message\n`
+  );
+  process.stdout.write(
+    `  ${colors.cyan}${cmdPrefix} logs${colors.reset}  - View logs\n`
+  );
+  process.stdout.write(
+    `  ${colors.cyan}${cmdPrefix} info${colors.reset}  - Show config again\n`
+  );
+  process.stdout.write(
+    `  ${colors.cyan}${cmdPrefix} stop${colors.reset}  - Stop network\n`
+  );
+} catch (error: unknown) {
+  const err = error as { cause?: { code?: string }; message?: string };
+  if (err.cause?.code === "ECONNREFUSED") {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `${colors.yellow}⚠${colors.reset}  Nodes are still starting up. Run ${colors.cyan}npm run info${colors.reset} in a few seconds.\n`
+    );
+  } else {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `${colors.yellow}✗${colors.reset} Error: ${err.message || String(error)}\n`
+    );
+  }
+  process.exit(1);
+}
diff --git a/packages/run/scripts/stop.ts b/packages/run/scripts/stop.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dee6528033
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/run/scripts/stop.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+import { execSync } from "child_process";
+import { dirname, join } from "path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
+
+import { getProjectName } from "../src/utils.js";
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
+const packageRoot = __dirname.includes("dist")
+  ? join(__dirname, "..", "..")
+  : join(__dirname, "..");
+
+try {
+  const projectName = getProjectName(packageRoot);
+  execSync(`docker compose --project-name ${projectName} down`, {
+    cwd: packageRoot,
+    stdio: "inherit",
+    env: { ...process.env, COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME: projectName }
+  });
+} catch (error: unknown) {
+  const err = error as { message?: string };
+  process.stderr.write(
+    `Error stopping network: ${err.message || String(error)}\n`
+  );
+  process.exit(1);
+}
diff --git a/packages/run/scripts/test.ts b/packages/run/scripts/test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15809f8928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/run/scripts/test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+import { execSync } from "child_process";
+import { dirname, join } from "path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
+
+import { Protocols } from "@waku/sdk";
+
+import { WakuTestClient } from "../src/test-client.js";
+import { getProjectName } from "../src/utils.js";
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
+const packageRoot = __dirname.includes("dist")
+  ? join(__dirname, "..", "..")
+  : join(__dirname, "..");
+
+interface Colors {
+  reset: string;
+  cyan: string;
+  green: string;
+  red: string;
+  yellow: string;
+}
+
+// ANSI color codes
+const colors: Colors = {
+  reset: "\x1b[0m",
+  cyan: "\x1b[36m",
+  green: "\x1b[32m",
+  red: "\x1b[31m",
+  yellow: "\x1b[33m"
+};
+
+async function main(): Promise<void> {
+  let client: WakuTestClient | null = null;
+
+  try {
+    // Check if containers are running
+    const projectName = getProjectName(packageRoot);
+    const output: string = execSync(
+      `docker compose --project-name ${projectName} ps --quiet`,
+      {
+        cwd: packageRoot,
+        encoding: "utf-8",
+        env: { ...process.env, COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME: projectName }
+      }
+    ).trim();
+
+    if (!output) {
+      process.stderr.write(
+        `${colors.red}✗${colors.reset} No nodes running. Start with: ${colors.cyan}npx @waku/run start${colors.reset}\n`
+      );
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+
+    process.stdout.write(
+      `${colors.cyan}Testing local Waku network...${colors.reset}\n\n`
+    );
+
+    // Step 1: Create client
+    process.stdout.write(
+      `${colors.cyan}→${colors.reset} Creating Waku light node...\n`
+    );
+    client = new WakuTestClient();
+
+    // Step 2: Start and connect
+    process.stdout.write(`${colors.cyan}→${colors.reset} Starting node...\n`);
+    await client.start();
+
+    // Step 3: Wait for peers
+    process.stdout.write(
+      `${colors.cyan}→${colors.reset} Waiting for peers...\n`
+    );
+    await client.waku!.waitForPeers([Protocols.LightPush]);
+    const connectedPeers = client.waku!.libp2p.getPeers().length;
+    process.stdout.write(
+      `${colors.green}✓${colors.reset} Connected to ${connectedPeers} peer(s)\n`
+    );
+
+    // Step 4: Send test message
+    process.stdout.write(
+      `${colors.cyan}→${colors.reset} Sending lightpush message...\n`
+    );
+    const result = await client.sendTestMessage("Test from @waku/run");
+
+    if (result.success) {
+      process.stdout.write(
+        `${colors.green}✓${colors.reset} Message sent successfully to ${result.messagesSent} peer(s)\n`
+      );
+      process.stdout.write(
+        `\n${colors.green}✓ All tests passed!${colors.reset}\n`
+      );
+      process.stdout.write(
+        `${colors.cyan}The local Waku network is working correctly.${colors.reset}\n`
+      );
+    } else {
+      process.stderr.write(
+        `${colors.red}✗${colors.reset} Failed to send message: ${result.error || "Unknown error"}\n`
+      );
+      process.stderr.write(
+        `  Sent: ${result.messagesSent}, Failed: ${result.failures}\n`
+      );
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+  } catch (error: unknown) {
+    const err = error as { message?: string };
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `${colors.red}✗${colors.reset} Test failed: ${err.message || String(error)}\n`
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  } finally {
+    if (client) {
+      await client.stop();
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+main().catch((error) => {
+  process.stderr.write(`Unexpected error: ${String(error)}\n`);
+  process.exit(1);
+});
diff --git a/packages/run/src/cli.ts b/packages/run/src/cli.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55fe2161c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/run/src/cli.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+import { spawn } from "child_process";
+import { dirname, join } from "path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
+
+const command = process.argv[2];
+
+const scriptMap: Record<string, string> = {
+  start: join(__dirname, "..", "scripts", "start.js"),
+  stop: join(__dirname, "..", "scripts", "stop.js"),
+  info: join(__dirname, "..", "scripts", "info.js"),
+  logs: join(__dirname, "..", "scripts", "logs.js"),
+  test: join(__dirname, "..", "scripts", "test.js")
+};
+
+if (!command || !scriptMap[command]) {
+  process.stderr.write("Usage: @waku/run <command>\n");
+  process.stderr.write("\n");
+  process.stderr.write("Commands:\n");
+  process.stderr.write("  start    Start the local Waku network\n");
+  process.stderr.write("  stop     Stop the local Waku network\n");
+  process.stderr.write("  info     Show connection info for running network\n");
+  process.stderr.write("  logs     View logs from running network\n");
+  process.stderr.write("  test     Test the network by sending a message\n");
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+const scriptPath = scriptMap[command];
+const child = spawn("node", [scriptPath], {
+  stdio: "inherit",
+  env: process.env
+});
+
+child.on("exit", (code) => {
+  process.exit(code || 0);
+});
diff --git a/packages/run/src/constants.ts b/packages/run/src/constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b9721d959
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/run/src/constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/**
+ * Static configuration constants for the local Waku development environment.
+ * These values are derived from the --nodekey configuration in docker-compose.yml
+ * cspell:ignore nodekey
+ */
+
+// Node private keys (from docker-compose.yml --nodekey)
+export const NODE1_PRIVATE_KEY =
+  "e419c3cf4f09ac3babdf61856e6faa0e0c6a7d97674d5401a0114616549c7632";
+export const NODE2_PRIVATE_KEY =
+  "50632ab0efd313bfb4aa842de716f03dacd181c863770abd145e3409290fdaa7";
+
+// Derived peer IDs (libp2p identities from the private keys)
+export const NODE1_PEER_ID =
+  "16Uiu2HAmF6oAsd23RMAnZb3NJgxXrExxBTPMdEoih232iAZkviU2";
+export const NODE2_PEER_ID =
+  "16Uiu2HAm5aZU47YkiUoARqivbCXwuFPzFFXXiURAorySqAQbL6EQ";
+
+// Static IP addresses (from docker-compose.yml network configuration)
+export const NODE1_IP = "172.20.0.10";
+export const NODE2_IP = "172.20.0.11";
+
+// Default WebSocket ports for local nodes
+export const DEFAULT_NODE1_WS_PORT = "60000";
+export const DEFAULT_NODE2_WS_PORT = "60001";
+
+// Default REST API ports for local nodes
+export const DEFAULT_NODE1_REST_PORT = "8646";
+export const DEFAULT_NODE2_REST_PORT = "8647";
+
+// Docker images
+export const DEFAULT_NWAKU_IMAGE = "wakuorg/nwaku:v0.36.0";
+export const POSTGRES_IMAGE = "postgres:15.4-alpine3.18";
+
+// Timing configuration
+export const STARTUP_WAIT_MS = 20000; // Time to wait for nodes to start
+
+// Network configuration
+export const DEFAULT_CLUSTER_ID = "0";
+export const DEFAULT_NUM_SHARDS_IN_CLUSTER = 8;
diff --git a/packages/run/src/run-tests.js b/packages/run/src/run-tests.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c4ff82c6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/run/src/run-tests.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+import { spawn } from "child_process";
+
+const mochaArgs = [
+  "mocha",
+  "--require",
+  "ts-node/register",
+  "--project",
+  "./tsconfig.json",
+  ...process.argv.slice(2)
+];
+
+// Run mocha tests
+const mocha = spawn("npx", mochaArgs, {
+  stdio: "inherit",
+  env: {
+    ...process.env,
+    NODE_ENV: "test"
+  }
+});
+
+mocha.on("error", (error) => {
+  console.log(`Error running mocha tests: ${error.message}`); // eslint-disable-line no-console
+  process.exit(1);
+});
+
+mocha.on("exit", (code) => {
+  process.exit(code || 0);
+});
diff --git a/packages/run/src/test-client.ts b/packages/run/src/test-client.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47880fcf93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/run/src/test-client.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+import { createEncoder } from "@waku/core";
+import type { LightNode } from "@waku/interfaces";
+import { createLightNode } from "@waku/sdk";
+import { createRoutingInfo } from "@waku/utils";
+
+import {
+  DEFAULT_CLUSTER_ID,
+  DEFAULT_NODE1_WS_PORT,
+  DEFAULT_NODE2_WS_PORT,
+  DEFAULT_NUM_SHARDS_IN_CLUSTER,
+  NODE1_PEER_ID,
+  NODE2_PEER_ID
+} from "./constants.js";
+
+export interface WakuTestClientOptions {
+  node1Port?: string;
+  node2Port?: string;
+  clusterId?: number;
+  numShardsInCluster?: number;
+  contentTopic?: string;
+}
+
+export interface TestResult {
+  success: boolean;
+  connectedPeers: number;
+  messagesSent: number;
+  failures: number;
+  error?: string;
+}
+
+export class WakuTestClient {
+  public waku: LightNode | null = null;
+  private options: Required<WakuTestClientOptions>;
+
+  public constructor(options: WakuTestClientOptions = {}) {
+    this.options = {
+      node1Port:
+        options.node1Port || process.env.NODE1_WS_PORT || DEFAULT_NODE1_WS_PORT,
+      node2Port:
+        options.node2Port || process.env.NODE2_WS_PORT || DEFAULT_NODE2_WS_PORT,
+      clusterId: options.clusterId ?? parseInt(DEFAULT_CLUSTER_ID),
+      numShardsInCluster:
+        options.numShardsInCluster ?? DEFAULT_NUM_SHARDS_IN_CLUSTER,
+      contentTopic: options.contentTopic || "/waku-run/1/test/proto"
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create and start the Waku light node
+   */
+  public async start(): Promise<void> {
+    const { node1Port, node2Port, clusterId, numShardsInCluster } =
+      this.options;
+
+    const networkConfig = {
+      clusterId,
+      numShardsInCluster
+    };
+
+    this.waku = await createLightNode({
+      defaultBootstrap: false,
+      bootstrapPeers: [
+        `/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/${node1Port}/ws/p2p/${NODE1_PEER_ID}`,
+        `/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/${node2Port}/ws/p2p/${NODE2_PEER_ID}`
+      ],
+      networkConfig,
+      numPeersToUse: 2,
+      libp2p: {
+        filterMultiaddrs: false
+      }
+    });
+
+    await this.waku.start();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Send a test message via lightpush
+   */
+  public async sendTestMessage(
+    payload: string = "Hello Waku!"
+  ): Promise<TestResult> {
+    if (!this.waku) {
+      throw new Error("Waku node not started. Call start() first.");
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const { contentTopic, clusterId, numShardsInCluster } = this.options;
+      const networkConfig = { clusterId, numShardsInCluster };
+
+      const routingInfo = createRoutingInfo(networkConfig, { contentTopic });
+      const encoder = createEncoder({ contentTopic, routingInfo });
+
+      const result = await this.waku.lightPush.send(encoder, {
+        payload: new TextEncoder().encode(payload)
+      });
+
+      const connectedPeers = this.waku.libp2p.getPeers().length;
+
+      return {
+        success:
+          result.successes.length > 0 && (result.failures?.length || 0) === 0,
+        connectedPeers,
+        messagesSent: result.successes.length,
+        failures: result.failures?.length || 0
+      };
+    } catch (error) {
+      return {
+        success: false,
+        connectedPeers: this.waku.libp2p.getPeers().length,
+        messagesSent: 0,
+        failures: 0,
+        error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
+      };
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Stop the Waku node
+   */
+  public async stop(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.waku) {
+      await this.waku.stop();
+      this.waku = null;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/run/src/utils.ts b/packages/run/src/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a5da9e052a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/run/src/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { readFileSync } from "fs";
+import { join } from "path";
+
+import { DEFAULT_NUM_SHARDS_IN_CLUSTER } from "./constants.js";
+
+export function getProjectName(packageRoot: string): string {
+  const packageJsonPath = join(packageRoot, "package.json");
+  const packageJson = JSON.parse(readFileSync(packageJsonPath, "utf-8"));
+  // Docker Compose project names must consist only of lowercase alphanumeric characters, hyphens, and underscores
+  const name = packageJson.name.replace("@", "").replace("/", "-");
+  const version = packageJson.version.replace(/\./g, "-");
+  return `${name}-${version}`;
+}
+
+interface Colors {
+  reset: string;
+  cyan: string;
+  blue: string;
+  yellow: string;
+}
+
+export function printWakuConfig(
+  colors: Colors,
+  node1Port: string,
+  node2Port: string,
+  peer1: string,
+  peer2: string,
+  clusterId: string
+): void {
+  process.stdout.write(
+    `${colors.blue}import${colors.reset} { createLightNode } ${colors.blue}from${colors.reset} ${colors.yellow}"@waku/sdk"${colors.reset};\n`
+  );
+  process.stdout.write(`\n`);
+  process.stdout.write(
+    `${colors.blue}const${colors.reset} waku = ${colors.blue}await${colors.reset} createLightNode({\n`
+  );
+  process.stdout.write(
+    `  defaultBootstrap: ${colors.cyan}false${colors.reset},\n`
+  );
+  process.stdout.write(`  bootstrapPeers: [\n`);
+  process.stdout.write(
+    `    ${colors.yellow}"/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/${node1Port}/ws/p2p/${peer1}"${colors.reset},\n`
+  );
+  process.stdout.write(
+    `    ${colors.yellow}"/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/${node2Port}/ws/p2p/${peer2}"${colors.reset}\n`
+  );
+  process.stdout.write(`  ],\n`);
+  process.stdout.write(`  numPeersToUse: ${colors.cyan}2${colors.reset},\n`);
+  process.stdout.write(`  libp2p: {\n`);
+  process.stdout.write(
+    `    filterMultiaddrs: ${colors.cyan}false${colors.reset}\n`
+  );
+  process.stdout.write(`  },\n`);
+  process.stdout.write(`  networkConfig: {\n`);
+  process.stdout.write(
+    `    clusterId: ${colors.cyan}${clusterId}${colors.reset},\n`
+  );
+  process.stdout.write(
+    `    numShardsInCluster: ${colors.cyan}${DEFAULT_NUM_SHARDS_IN_CLUSTER}${colors.reset}\n`
+  );
+  process.stdout.write(`  }\n`);
+  process.stdout.write(`});\n`);
+}
diff --git a/packages/run/tests/basic.spec.ts b/packages/run/tests/basic.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ec9fc0441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/run/tests/basic.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+import { execSync } from "child_process";
+import { dirname, join } from "path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
+
+import { Protocols } from "@waku/sdk";
+import { expect } from "chai";
+
+import {
+  DEFAULT_NODE1_REST_PORT,
+  DEFAULT_NODE2_REST_PORT
+} from "../src/constants.js";
+import { WakuTestClient } from "../src/test-client.js";
+import { getProjectName } from "../src/utils.js";
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
+const packageRoot = join(__dirname, "..");
+
+describe("Waku Run - Basic Test", function () {
+  this.timeout(90000);
+
+  let client: WakuTestClient;
+
+  before(async function () {
+    // Step 1: Start the nodes
+    const projectName = getProjectName(packageRoot);
+    execSync(`docker compose --project-name ${projectName} up -d`, {
+      cwd: packageRoot,
+      stdio: "inherit",
+      env: { ...process.env, COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME: projectName }
+    });
+
+    // Wait for nodes to be ready
+    const maxRetries = 30;
+    const retryDelay = 2000;
+    let ready = false;
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < maxRetries; i++) {
+      try {
+        await fetch(
+          `http://127.0.0.1:${DEFAULT_NODE1_REST_PORT}/debug/v1/info`
+        );
+        await fetch(
+          `http://127.0.0.1:${DEFAULT_NODE2_REST_PORT}/debug/v1/info`
+        );
+        ready = true;
+        break;
+      } catch {
+        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, retryDelay));
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (!ready) {
+      throw new Error("Nodes failed to start within expected time");
+    }
+
+    // Nodes automatically connect via --staticnode configuration
+    // cspell:ignore staticnode
+    // Wait for nwaku nodes to connect to each other
+    let connected = false;
+    for (let i = 0; i < 15; i++) {
+      try {
+        const peers = await fetch(
+          `http://127.0.0.1:${DEFAULT_NODE1_REST_PORT}/admin/v1/peers`
+        ).then((r) => r.json());
+        if (peers.length > 0 && peers[0].connected === "Connected") {
+          connected = true;
+          break;
+        }
+      } catch {
+        // Ignore errors
+      }
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
+    }
+
+    if (!connected) {
+      throw new Error("Nwaku nodes failed to connect to each other");
+    }
+  });
+
+  after(async function () {
+    // Step 4: Stop the nodes
+    if (client) {
+      await client.stop();
+    }
+    const projectName = getProjectName(packageRoot);
+    execSync(`docker compose --project-name ${projectName} down`, {
+      cwd: packageRoot,
+      stdio: "inherit",
+      env: { ...process.env, COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME: projectName }
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should connect to both nodes and send lightpush message to both peers", async function () {
+    // Step 2: Connect to nodes via js-waku using WakuTestClient
+    client = new WakuTestClient({
+      contentTopic: "/test/1/basic/proto"
+    });
+
+    await client.start();
+
+    // Wait for both peers to be connected
+    await client.waku!.waitForPeers([Protocols.LightPush]);
+    const connectedPeers = client.waku!.libp2p.getPeers().length;
+    expect(connectedPeers).to.equal(
+      2,
+      "Should be connected to both nwaku nodes"
+    );
+
+    // Step 3: Send lightpush message - it should be sent to both peers
+    const result = await client.sendTestMessage("Hello Waku!");
+
+    expect(result.success).to.be.true;
+    expect(result.messagesSent).to.equal(
+      2,
+      "Message should be sent to both peers"
+    );
+    expect(result.failures).to.equal(0, "Should have no failures");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/run/tsconfig.dev.json b/packages/run/tsconfig.dev.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e8879a53e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/run/tsconfig.dev.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.dev",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "rootDir": "."
+  },
+  "include": ["src", "scripts", "tests"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/run/tsconfig.json b/packages/run/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84417ad4b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/run/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "dist/",
+    "rootDir": ".",
+    "tsBuildInfoFile": "dist/.tsbuildinfo"
+  },
+  "include": ["src", "scripts"],
+  "exclude": ["tests", "dist", "node_modules"]
+}
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 622f9b6933..b07c32ed39 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     "packages/discovery": {},
     "packages/sds": {},
     "packages/rln": {},
-    "packages/react": {}
+    "packages/react": {},
+    "packages/run": {}
   }
 }
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