diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 98b092a9..4bf4869f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 *~
 *.kate-swp
 .*.swp
+node_modules/
diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db51cc94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*!
+ * Grunt file
+ *
+ * @package CategoryTree
+ */
+
+/*jshint node:true */
+module.exports = function ( grunt ) {
+	grunt.loadNpmTasks( 'grunt-banana-checker' );
+	grunt.initConfig( {
+		banana: {
+			all: ['i18n/']
+		}
+	} );
+
+	grunt.registerTask( 'test', [ 'banana' ] );
+	grunt.registerTask( 'default', 'test' );
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8b086d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "name": "categorytree",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "private": true,
+  "description": "Build tools for the CategoryTree extension.",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "grunt test"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "grunt": "0.4.5",
+    "grunt-cli": "0.1.13",
+    "grunt-banana-checker": "0.2.1"
+  }
+}