diff --git a/scripts/interpreter b/scripts/interpreter
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index e69de29..7064968
--- a/scripts/interpreter
+++ b/scripts/interpreter
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""isort:skip_file
+"""
+import os
+import sys; sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)), ".."))  # noqa
+
+import readline
+from code import InteractiveConsole
+
+from molten.contrib.sqlalchemy import Session
+
+from index import create_app
+
+app = create_app()
+resolver = app.injector.get_resolver()
+
+
+@resolver.resolve
+def get_session(session: Session):
+    return session
+
+
+helpers = {
+    "app": app,
+    "resolver": resolver,
+    "session": get_session(),
+}
+
+readline.parse_and_bind("tab: complete")
+interpreter = InteractiveConsole(helpers)
+interpreter.interact(f"""\
+Instances in scope: {", ".join(helpers)}.
+""", "")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
index d699cd1..c0a3728 100644
--- a/tasks.py
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -8,11 +8,17 @@ def test(c, cov=False, verbose=False):
         pytest_command += ' --cov=api'
     if verbose:
         pytest_command += ' -s '
-    c.run(pytest_command)
+    c.run(pytest_command, pty=True)
 
 
 @task
-def start(c, log_level='info'):
-    gunicorn_command = 'export ENVIRONMENT=common && gunicorn --reload app:app'
+def start(c, log_level='info', port=5000):
+    gunicorn_command = 'export ENVIRONMENT=common && export PORT={} && gunicorn --reload app:app'.format(port)
     gunicorn_command += ' --log-level={}'.format(log_level)
-    c.run(gunicorn_command)
+    c.run(gunicorn_command, pty=True)
+
+
+@task
+def shell(c):
+    command = 'export ENVIRONMENT="common" && ./scripts/interpreter'
+    c.run(command, pty=True)