diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8fe0a52be..d43af4245 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
 
 [Download](https://github.com/google/web-starter-kit/releases/latest) the kit or clone this repository and build on what is included in the `app` directory.
 
+```bash
+$ npm install
+$ npm start
+```
+
 There are two HTML starting points, from which you can choose:
 
 - `index.html` - the default starting point, containing Material Design layout.
diff --git a/docs/commands.md b/docs/commands.md
index 8e0d93ded..4d8c9082a 100644
--- a/docs/commands.md
+++ b/docs/commands.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ There are many commands available to help you build and test sites. Here are a f
 ## Watch For Changes & Automatically Refresh Across Devices
 
 ```sh
-$ gulp serve
+$ npm start
 ```
 
 This outputs an IP address you can use to locally test and another that can be used on devices
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ caching, so your site will stop being available when the web server stops runnin
 ## Build & Optimize
 
 ```sh
-$ gulp
+$ npm run build
 ```
 
 Build and optimize the current project, ready for deployment.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ no network connectivity.
 ## Serve the Fully Built & Optimized Site
 
 ```sh
-$ gulp serve:dist
+$ npm run serve:dist
 ```
 
 This outputs an IP address you can use to locally test and another that can be used on devices
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Using the `sw-precache`-generated output makes it very difficult to quickly test
 ## Performance Insights
 
 ```sh
-$ gulp pagespeed
+$ npm run pagespeed
 ```
 
 Runs the deployed (public) version of your site against the [PageSpeed Insights](https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/) API to help you stay on top of where you can improve.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5670e1edc..1701e4f2b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,12 @@
   },
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "gulp && git status | grep 'working directory clean' >/dev/null || (echo 'Please commit all changes generated by building'; exit 1)"
+    "start": "gulp serve",
+    "test": "gulp && git status | grep 'working directory clean' >/dev/null || (echo 'Please commit all changes generated by building'; exit 1)",
+    "build": "gulp",
+    "lint": "gulp lint",
+    "serve:dist": "gulp serve:dist",
+    "pagespeed": "gulp pagespeed"
   },
   "eslintConfig": {
     "extends": "google"