diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad35aa391f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Makefile for running typical developer workflow actions.
+# To run actions in a subdirectory of the repo:
+#   make lint build dir=translate/snippets
+
+INTERFACE_ACTIONS="build test lint"
+
+.ONESHELL: #ease subdirectory work by using the same subshell for all commands
+.-PHONY: *
+
+# Default to current dir if not specified.
+dir ?= $(shell pwd)
+
+export GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT = ${GOOGLE_SAMPLES_PROJECT}
+
+build:
+	cd ${dir}
+	npm install
+	npm run build --if-present
+
+test: check-env build
+	cd ${dir}
+	npm test
+
+lint:
+	cd ${dir}
+	npx gts fix
+	npx gts lint
+
+check-env:
+ifndef GOOGLE_SAMPLES_PROJECT
+	$(error GOOGLE_SAMPLES_PROJECT environment variable is required to perform this action)
+endif
+
+list-actions:
+	@ echo ${INTERFACE_ACTIONS}
+
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 91806d064b..650ce33f60 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@
     "gts": "^5.0.1",
     "mocha": "^10.2.0",
     "nunjucks": "^3.2.4",
-    "prettier": "^3.0.0",
+    "prettier": "^3.0.3",
     "typescript": "^5.0.4"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "commander": "^11.0.0"
+    "commander": "^11.0.0",
+    "eslint": "^8.53.0"
   }
 }