diff --git a/catalog/justfile b/catalog/justfile
index 1f0f713d93d..f1054d56f54 100644
--- a/catalog/justfile
+++ b/catalog/justfile
@@ -172,3 +172,7 @@ generate-docs doc="dag" fail_on_diff="false":
 # Generate files for a new provider
 add-provider provider_name endpoint +media_types="image":
     python3 templates/create_provider_ingester.py "{{ provider_name }}" "{{ endpoint }}" -m {{ media_types }}
+
+# Run bash in the container set in the SERVICE env-var
+run:
+    just ../run {{ SERVICE }} bash
diff --git a/documentation/catalog/guides/adding_a_new_provider.md b/documentation/catalog/guides/adding_a_new_provider.md
index 3dc22390aa2..d3e8a04b83c 100644
--- a/documentation/catalog/guides/adding_a_new_provider.md
+++ b/documentation/catalog/guides/adding_a_new_provider.md
@@ -97,6 +97,19 @@ in the
 as well as a corresponding test file. Complete the TODOs detailed in the
 generated files to implement behavior specific to your API.
 
+You can run the provider script directly from the command line via a just
+recipe. This will open a bash shell inside the docker stack of the catalog.
+
+```
+just catalog/run
+```
+
+Now you can just run the script like so:
+
+```
+python catalog/dags/providers/provider_api_scripts/<script_you_want_to_run>.py
+```
+
 Some APIs may not fit perfectly into the established `ProviderDataIngester`
 pattern. For advanced use cases and examples of how to modify the ingestion
 flow, see the