diff --git a/ipython_setup.py b/ipython_setup.py
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+++ b/ipython_setup.py
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+from atst.app import make_config, make_app
+from atst.database import db
+from atst.models import *
+
+app = make_app(make_config())
+ctx = app.app_context()
+ctx.push()
+
+print("\nWelcome to atst. This shell has all models in scope, and a SQLAlchemy session called db.")
diff --git a/script/console b/script/console
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+++ b/script/console
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# If a command fails, exit the script
+set -e
+
+# Ensure we are in the app root directory (not the /script directory)
+cd "$(dirname "${0}")/.."
+
+pipenv run ipython -i ./ipython_setup.py