diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 9cf4dfc..7565c0e 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-allTags := "nvim,xmonad,git"
+allTags := "nvim,xmonad,git,scripts"
 
 default:
     just --list
diff --git a/roles/scripts/files/compiledoc b/roles/scripts/files/compiledoc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd8f453
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/scripts/files/compiledoc
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+# takes a file and compiles it into a pdf file, if possible
+# inspiration from https://github.com/LukeSmithxyz/voidrice/blob/master/.local/bin/compiler
+
+file=$(readlink -f "$1")
+dir=${file%/*}
+base="${file%.*}"
+ext="${file##*.}"
+
+cd "$dir" || exit 1
+
+compile_tex() { \
+	if [ -e "$dir/Tectonic.toml"]; then
+		tectonic -X build
+	else 
+		params=""
+		( grep -q minted $file) && params="$params -Z shell-escape"
+		tectonic -X compile "$params" $file
+	fi
+}
+
+case "$ext" in
+	md) pandoc -t pdf \
+		--pdf-engine tectonic \
+		-f gfm \
+		-V linkcolor:blue \
+		-V geometry:a4paper \
+		-V geometry:margin=2cm \
+		-V mainfont="Liberation Sans" \
+		-V monofont="Liberation Mono" \
+		-o "$base".pdf "$file" ;;
+	tex) textype "$file" ;;
+esac
diff --git a/roles/scripts/tasks/main.yml b/roles/scripts/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eaffae2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/scripts/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---
+- name: Install packages required by scripts
+  ansible.builtin.package:
+    name:
+      - tectonic
+      - pandoc
+      - ttf-liberation
+    state: present
+  tags: pc
+
+- name: Create a local bin directory if it doesn't exist
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: ~/.local/bin
+    state: directory
+    mode: '0755'
+  tags: pc
+
+- name: Copy over all scripts
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    src: "{{ item.src }}"
+    dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
+    mode: '0755'
+  with_items:
+    - { src: compiledoc, dest: ~/.local/bin/compiledoc }
+  tags: pc
diff --git a/site.yml b/site.yml
index f71edb9..22b3f67 100644
--- a/site.yml
+++ b/site.yml
@@ -3,12 +3,22 @@
   connection: local
   hosts: localhost
   tasks:
-    - ansible.builtin.include_role:
+    - name: Nvim role
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
         name: nvim
       tags: nvim
-    - ansible.builtin.include_role:
+
+    - name: Xmonad role
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
         name: xmonad
       tags: xmonad
-    - ansible.builtin.include_role:
+
+    - name: Git role
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
         name: git
       tags: git
+
+    - name: Scripts role
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: scripts
+      tags: scripts