diff --git a/.ghcid b/.ghcid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee086a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ghcid
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+--command "stack ghci --main-is bowtie:spec --test"
+--directory "bowtie"
+--test "Main.main"
+--warnings
+--restart package.yaml
+--restart example-app
+--restart example-lib
+
+# See ./bowtie/misc/ghcid-comment.txt for details
diff --git a/bowtie/misc/ghcid-comment.txt b/bowtie/misc/ghcid-comment.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12012cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bowtie/misc/ghcid-comment.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+The .ghcid file is configuration for https://github.com/ndmitchell/ghcid
+
+Comments in .ghcid files work strangely. I can't figure out how to keep them from showing up in ghcid's output, so I'm keeping the real comments here instead.
+
+The config instructs ghcid to compile the main bowtie package and runs its non-doctest tests.
+
+--dirctory "bowtie" refers to the bowtie subdirectory, this is necessary for the tests to work.
+--warnings allows tests to run even if there are warnings.
+
+NOTE: Is there a way to provide test arguments (eg for when you only want to rerun a specific test)?
diff --git a/dev b/dev
index 5c10d3a..acef7c3 100755
--- a/dev
+++ b/dev
@@ -11,23 +11,6 @@ case $1 in
     stack build --fast --file-watch --test --copy-bins
     ;;
 
-  "ghcid")
-    # Only compiles the main bowtie package, and only runs its non-doctest tests.
-    #
-    # Have to cd into `./bowtie` and run `../dev ghcid` for it to work.
-    #
-    # --warnings allows tests to run even if there are warnings.
-    #
-    # NOTE: No way to provide test arguments?
-    ghcid \
-      --command "stack ghci --main-is bowtie:spec --test" \
-      --test "Main.main" \
-      --warnings \
-      --restart package.yaml \
-      --restart ../example-app \
-      --restart ../example-lib \
-    ;;
-
   "lunar")
     watchexec --restart './.bin/bowtie example-app/lunar-lander.bowtie' --watch .bin/bowtie --watch example-app --watch example-lib
     ;;