diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8026304b..7b16e8eb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -98,6 +98,16 @@ Use this mode if you are making code changes to CKAN and either creating new ext
 
 To develop local extensions use the `docker-compose.dev.yml` file with help from the scripts under `bin`:
 
+dev script | description
+--- | ---
+`bin/ckan …` | exec `ckan` cli within the ckan-dev container
+`bin/compose …` | dev docker compose commands
+`bin/generate_extension` | generate extension in `src` directory
+`bin/install_src` | install all extensions from `src` directory (ckan-dev does not need to be running)
+`bin/reload` | reload ckan within the ckan-dev container without restarting
+`bin/restart` | shut down and restart the whole ckan-dev container (loads new values from .env)
+`bin/shell` | exec bash prompt within the ckan-dev container
+
 To build the images:
 
 	bin/compose build
diff --git a/bin/reload b/bin/reload
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..4cc066c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/reload
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+ROOT="$(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})/.."
+
+docker compose -f "${ROOT}/docker-compose.dev.yml" exec ckan-dev \
+	bash -c 'kill $(ls -l /proc/*/exe | grep bin/python | grep -Po '"'"'/proc/\K[^/]*'"'"')'