diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 10af235..1e57811 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -340,6 +340,11 @@ Supported blockchains (independent of wallet type):
 
 9. **You're inside!** See [How do I use it?](#how-do-i-use-it) for next steps.
 
+10. (Optional) **Developers: on your client (host), build and setup the `dev-tools` platform**:
+     ```bash
+     dfi dev-tools/${USER}:default build type=default && dfi dev-tools/${USER}:default gen
+     ```
+
 ### Environment Generation
 
 `docker-finance`'s environment consists of two scopes: `client` and `container`. The client (host) view is confined to the host while the container view confined to the container (though the client *can*, at times, view from *within* the container's perspective).