diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c7eba5391..844288d36 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,8 +32,13 @@ tmp/
 temp/
 
 !operate/data
-dist/
 electron/.next
 
+dist/
+build/
+
 cache
 leak_report
+
+*.dist
+*.build
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pearl.py b/pearl.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f56112743
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pearl.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from google.protobuf.descriptor_pb2 import FileDescriptorProto
+from aea.mail.base_pb2 import DESCRIPTOR
+from multiaddr.codecs.idna import to_bytes as _
+from multiaddr.codecs.uint16be import to_bytes as _
+from operate.cli import main
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()