diff --git a/config/sst_core_check_install.m4 b/config/sst_core_check_install.m4
index a1300e250a..21e5f9a317 100644
--- a/config/sst_core_check_install.m4
+++ b/config/sst_core_check_install.m4
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([SST_CORE_CHECK_INSTALL], [
 
   SST_CONFIG_TOOL=""
   SST_REGISTER_TOOL=""
+  SST_SNIPPETS_TOOL=""
 
   AS_IF( [test x"$with_sst_core" = "x/bin"],
 	 [AC_MSG_ERROR([User undefined path while using --with-sst-core], [1])],
@@ -31,6 +32,13 @@ AC_DEFUN([SST_CORE_CHECK_INSTALL], [
 	[AC_MSG_RESULT([found $SST_REGISTER_TOOL])],
 	[AC_MSG_ERROR([Unable to find sst-register in $with_sst_core], [1])])
 
+  AC_PATH_PROG([SST_SNIPPETS_TOOL], [sst-snippets.py], [], [$with_sst_core])
+
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([for sst-snippets.py tool available])
+  AS_IF([test -x "$SST_SNIPPETS_TOOL"],
+        [AC_MSG_RESULT([found $SST_SNIPPETS_TOOL])],
+        [AC_MSG_ERROR([Unable to find sst-snippets.py in $with_sst_core], [1])])
+
   SST_CC=`$SST_CONFIG_TOOL --CC`
   SST_CXX=`$SST_CONFIG_TOOL --CXX`
   SST_MPICC=`$SST_CONFIG_TOOL --MPICC`
@@ -65,6 +73,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([SST_CORE_CHECK_INSTALL], [
 
   AC_SUBST([SST_CONFIG_TOOL])
   AC_SUBST([SST_REGISTER_TOOL])
+  AC_SUBST([SST_SNIPPETS_TOOL])
   AC_SUBST([SST_PREFIX])
 
   AM_CONDITIONAL([SST_ENABLE_PREVIEW_BUILD], [test "x$SST_PREVIEW_BUILD" = "xyes"])
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 017a19672f..485106ac1e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ AS_IF([test "x$use_picky" = "xyes"],
 AM_CFLAGS="$AM_CFLAGS $WARNFLAGS"
 AM_CXXFLAGS="$AM_CXXFLAGS $WARNFLAGS"
 
+AM_EXTRA_RECURSIVE_TARGETS([snippets])
+
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for SST-Elements Git Branch, Head SHA and Commit Count])
 if test -d ".git" ; then
     SSTELEMENTS_GIT_BRANCH=`git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`
diff --git a/src/sst/elements/simpleElementExample/Makefile.am b/src/sst/elements/simpleElementExample/Makefile.am
index 928e40105a..07a5f61453 100644
--- a/src/sst/elements/simpleElementExample/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/sst/elements/simpleElementExample/Makefile.am
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ install-exec-hook:
 	$(SST_REGISTER_TOOL) SST_ELEMENT_SOURCE     simpleElementExample=$(abs_srcdir)
 	$(SST_REGISTER_TOOL) SST_ELEMENT_TESTS      simpleElementExample=$(abs_srcdir)/tests
 
+.PHONY: snippets
+snippets:
+	$(SST_SNIPPETS_TOOL) $(abs_srcdir)/sst-snippets.json
 
-
-
+clean-local:
+	-rm -rf snippets
diff --git a/src/sst/elements/simpleElementExample/basicSimLifeCycle.h b/src/sst/elements/simpleElementExample/basicSimLifeCycle.h
index cc2af213e5..07fba128e3 100644
--- a/src/sst/elements/simpleElementExample/basicSimLifeCycle.h
+++ b/src/sst/elements/simpleElementExample/basicSimLifeCycle.h
@@ -57,18 +57,21 @@
  *  - Use of printStatus() and emergencyShutdown()
  */
 
+// SSTSnippet::component-header::start
 #include <sst/core/component.h>
 #include <sst/core/link.h>
 
-
+// SSTSnippet::component-header::pause
 namespace SST {
 namespace simpleElementExample {
 
 
 // Components inherit from SST::Component
+// SSTSnippet::component-header::start
 class basicSimLifeCycle : public SST::Component
 {
 public:
+// SSTSnippet::component-header::pause
 
 /*
  *  SST Registration macros register Components with the SST Core and 
@@ -105,11 +108,15 @@ class basicSimLifeCycle : public SST::Component
 // Class members
 
     // Constructor. Components receive a unique ID and the set of parameters that were assigned in the Python input.
+// SSTSnippet::component-header::start
     basicSimLifeCycle(SST::ComponentId_t id, SST::Params& params);
+// SSTSnippet::component-header::pause
     
     // Destructor
+// SSTSnippet::component-header::start
     virtual ~basicSimLifeCycle();
 
+// SSTSnippet::component-header::pause
     // Called by SST during SST's init() lifecycle phase
     virtual void init(unsigned phase) override;
 
@@ -132,10 +139,13 @@ class basicSimLifeCycle : public SST::Component
     void handleEvent(SST::Event *ev);
 
 
+// SSTSnippet::component-header::start
 private:
     // Parameters
     unsigned eventsToSend;
+// SSTSnippet::component-header::pause
     bool verbose;
+// SSTSnippet::component-header::start
 
     // Component state
     unsigned eventsReceived;                // Number of events we've received
@@ -154,6 +164,7 @@ class basicSimLifeCycle : public SST::Component
     SST::Link* leftLink;
     SST::Link* rightLink;
 };
+// SSTSnippet::component-header::end
 
 } // namespace simpleElementExample
 } // namespace SST
diff --git a/src/sst/elements/simpleElementExample/sst-snippets.json b/src/sst/elements/simpleElementExample/sst-snippets.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9a03f51e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sst/elements/simpleElementExample/sst-snippets.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{ "snippets" : {
+  "component-header" : {
+    "file" : "basicSimLifeCycle.h"
+    }
+  }
+}