diff --git a/bin/clear-port b/bin/clear-port
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..837079a880
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/clear-port
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Kills the process running on the provided port
+#
+# clear-port 3000
+
+if [ -n "$1" ]; then
+  port_num="$(lsof -ti4TCP:"$1")"
+  if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    kill "$port_num"
+  fi
+else
+  echo >&2 Usage: clear_port port-number
+  exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/bin/whats-in-port b/bin/whats-in-port
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..476f77fd25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/whats-in-port
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# List process running on provided port
+#
+# whats-in-port 3000
+#
+# output:
+# COMMAND   PID   USER   FD   TYPE             DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME
+# ruby    25583   root   11u  IPv4 0xee20607697a79bf7      0t0  TCP *:irdmi (LISTEN)
+
+if [ -n "$1" ]; then
+  lsof -ni4TCP:"$1"
+else
+  echo >&2 Usage: whats_in_port port-number
+  exit 1
+fi