diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 1680989a0..6b45e4fbf 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ conda activate retrolab
 # Install package in development mode
 pip install -e .
 
-# Link the RetroLab JupyterLab extension
-jupyter labextension develop . --overwrite
+# Link the RetroLab JupyterLab extension and RetroLab schemas
+jlpm develop
 
 # Enable the server extension
 jupyter server extension enable retrolab
diff --git a/binder/postBuild b/binder/postBuild
index 9fa663335..82203ae5c 100644
--- a/binder/postBuild
+++ b/binder/postBuild
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-python -m pip install .
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+jlpm && jlpm run build
+python -m pip install -e .
+jlpm run develop
+jupyter server extension enable retrolab
+jupyter serverextension enable retrolab
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diff --git a/buildutils/src/develop.ts b/buildutils/src/develop.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b464fea21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildutils/src/develop.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+| Copyright (c) Jupyter Development Team.
+| Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
+|----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+import commander from 'commander';
+
+import fs from 'fs-extra';
+
+import path from 'path';
+
+import process from 'process';
+
+import { run } from '@jupyterlab/buildutils';
+
+commander
+  .description('Setup the repository for develop mode')
+  .option('--overwrite', 'Force linking the RetroLab schemas')
+  .option('--source', 'The path to the retrolab package')
+  .action((options: any) => {
+    const { overwrite } = options;
+    const prefix = run(
+      'python -c "import sys; print(sys.prefix)"',
+      {
+        stdio: 'pipe'
+      },
+      true
+    );
+    const source = path.resolve(options.source ?? process.cwd());
+    const sourceDir = path.join(source, 'retrolab', 'schemas', '@retrolab');
+    const destDir = path.join(
+      prefix,
+      'share',
+      'jupyter',
+      'lab',
+      'schemas',
+      '@retrolab'
+    );
+    if (overwrite) {
+      try {
+        fs.unlinkSync(destDir);
+        console.log('Removed previous symlink:', destDir);
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.info('Skip unlinkink', destDir);
+      }
+    }
+    console.log('Symlinking:', sourceDir, destDir);
+    fs.symlinkSync(sourceDir, destDir, 'dir');
+  });
+
+commander.parse(process.argv);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d8c7a55ac..b77bd7ec1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     "clean": "lerna run clean",
     "eslint": "eslint . --ext .ts,.tsx --fix",
     "eslint:check": "eslint . --ext .ts,.tsx",
+    "develop": "jupyter labextension develop . --overwrite && node ./buildutils/lib/develop.js --overwrite",
     "install": "lerna bootstrap",
     "integrity": "node buildutils/lib/ensure-repo.js",
     "prettier": "prettier --write \"**/*{.ts,.tsx,.js,.jsx,.css,.json,.md}\"",