diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8e807c6c..adcb398f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "dls-dodal>=2.2.0",
     "ophyd-async[sim]",
     "scanspec",
+    "blueapi",
 ]
 dynamic = ["version"]
 license.file = "LICENSE"
@@ -52,7 +53,6 @@ dev = [
     "matplotlib",
     "numpy",
     "pyepics",
-    "blueapi",
 ]
 
 [project.scripts]
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ data_file = "/tmp/sm_bluesky.coverage"
 # Tests are run from installed location, map back to the src directory
 source = ["src", "**/site-packages/"]
 
+[tool.coverage.report]
+# Exclude blueapi client startup scripts from code coverage report
+omit = ["*/sm_bluesky/scripts/clients/*"]
+
 [tool.tox]
 skipsdist = true
 # envs to runs automatically with tox -p
diff --git a/src/sm_bluesky/scripts/__init__.py b/src/sm_bluesky/scripts/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/src/sm_bluesky/scripts/clients/__init__.py b/src/sm_bluesky/scripts/clients/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/src/sm_bluesky/scripts/clients/blueapi_client.py b/src/sm_bluesky/scripts/clients/blueapi_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2c66c068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sm_bluesky/scripts/clients/blueapi_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+"""
+Start this script by running:
+$ python -i src/sm_bluesky/scripts/clients/blueapi_client.py
+"""
+
+from os import environ
+
+from blueapi.client import BlueapiClient
+from blueapi.config import ApplicationConfig, HttpUrl, RestConfig, StompConfig, TcpUrl
+from blueapi.core.bluesky_types import DataEvent
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    BEAMLINE = environ.get("BEAMLINE")
+    if BEAMLINE is None:
+        raise RuntimeError("BEAMLINE environment variable not set.")
+
+    print(f"Starting BlueAPI client for {BEAMLINE}.")
+    bc = BlueapiClient.from_config(
+        ApplicationConfig(
+            api=RestConfig(url=HttpUrl(f"https://{BEAMLINE}-blueapi.diamond.ac.uk")),
+            stomp=StompConfig(
+                enabled=True,
+                url=TcpUrl(f"tcp://{BEAMLINE}-rabbitmq-daq.diamond.ac.uk:61613"),
+            ),
+        )
+    )
+    print('Created BlueapiClient "bc" object.')
+    print("Logging in...")
+    bc.login()
+
+    def _feedback(evt):
+        match evt:
+            case DataEvent(name="start"):
+                print("Run started")
+            case DataEvent(name="stop", doc={"exit_status": status}):
+                print("Run complete: ", status)
+            case DataEvent(name="event", doc={"seq_num": point, "data": data}):
+                print(f"    Point {point}: {data}")
+
+    feedback_id = bc.add_callback(_feedback)
+    print("Installed feedback.")
+
+    print("\nGetting devices and plans...")
+    devs = bc.devices
+    plans = bc.plans
+    print(devs)
+    print(plans)
+
+    print("Please remember to configure the correct instrument session for bc.")
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 2fbacf60..c8aa5183 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -5482,6 +5482,7 @@ wheels = [
 name = "sm-bluesky"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
+    { name = "blueapi" },
     { name = "bluesky" },
     { name = "dls-dodal" },
     { name = "ophyd-async", extra = ["sim"] },
@@ -5490,7 +5491,6 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [package.dev-dependencies]
 dev = [
-    { name = "blueapi" },
     { name = "chardet" },
     { name = "copier" },
     { name = "ipython", version = "9.10.1", source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }, marker = "python_full_version < '3.12'" },
@@ -5516,6 +5516,7 @@ dev = [
 
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [
+    { name = "blueapi" },
     { name = "bluesky" },
     { name = "dls-dodal", specifier = ">=2.2.0" },
     { name = "ophyd-async", extras = ["sim"] },
@@ -5524,7 +5525,6 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [package.metadata.requires-dev]
 dev = [
-    { name = "blueapi" },
     { name = "chardet", specifier = "==7.4.3" },
     { name = "copier" },
     { name = "ipython" },