diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6f060b8..82bfeb4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -143,3 +143,5 @@ dmypy.json
 cython_debug/
 
 *.csv
+
+local_scripts/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 71f937a..6db417f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ The DiPole DiaGnostic tool.
 
 Commit using [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/), and when commits are on master, release with `doo release`.
 
-
+### local scripts
+`local_scripts` folder allows for scripts to be run using this code