diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bc3e989..850254c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ logs*/
 
 Thumbs.db
 
-npm-debug.log
\ No newline at end of file
+npm-debug.logGruntfile.js
diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44125d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = function(grunt) {
+
+  // Project configuration.
+  grunt.initConfig({
+    jshint: {
+      options: {
+        jshintrc: '.jshintrc'
+      },
+      gruntfile: {
+        src: ['scribe.js', 'Gruntfile.js']
+      },
+      lib: {
+        src: ['lib/**/*.js', 'examples/**/*.js', 'static/js/**/*.js']
+      },
+      test: {
+        src: ['test/**/*.js']
+      },
+    },
+    watch: {
+      gruntfile: {
+        files: '<%= jshint.gruntfile.src %>',
+        tasks: ['jshint:gruntfile']
+      },
+      lib: {
+        files: '<%= jshint.lib.src %>',
+        tasks: ['jshint:lib']
+      },
+      test: {
+        files: '<%= jshint.test.src %>',
+        tasks: ['jshint:test']
+      },
+    },
+  });
+
+  // These plugins provide necessary tasks.
+  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-jshint');
+  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-watch');
+
+  // Default task.
+  grunt.registerTask('default', ['jshint']);
+
+};