diff --git a/tools/resources/bake_tools.sh b/tools/resources/bake_tools.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3541866f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/resources/bake_tools.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# @file merge common helpers and script into a single script without dependencies
+#
+#
+#
+
+set -e
+ 
+# find script resources directory
+if [ -z "$TBD_PROJECT_DIR" ]; then
+  scripts_srcs_dir="$(realpath -- $(dirname -- ${BASH_SOURCE[0]}))"
+else
+  scripts_srcs_dir="$TBD_PROJECT_DIR/tools/resources"
+fi
+
+source "$scripts_srcs_dir/common_header.sh"
+
+# @brief parameter defaults
+#
+#
+tbd_logging_tag="bake_tools"
+script_files="$scripts_srcs_dir"/src/*.sh 
+process_only=false
+header_file=$scripts_srcs_dir/common_header.sh
+
+# @brief parse command line options
+#
+#
+parse_args() {
+    while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+        arg=$1
+
+        case $arg in
+            -o|--out-dir)
+                out_dir=$2
+                shift
+                ;;
+            -p|--process-ony)
+                process_only=true
+                ;;
+            *)
+                break
+                ;;
+        esac
+        shift
+    done
+
+    if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+        script_files=$@
+    fi
+
+
+    if [ -z "$out_dir" ]; then
+        out_dir=$(dirname -- "$scripts_srcs_dir")/bin
+    fi
+}
+
+
+parse_args $@
+
+tbd_logi "writing baked script files to $out_dir"
+
+if ! [ -d "$out_dir" ]; then
+    mkdir -p "$out_dir"
+fi
+
+for script_file in $script_files; do
+    if ! [ -f "$script_file" ]; then
+        tbd_loge "$script_file: input file not found"
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    # remove .sh extension from final tool name    
+    out_file=$out_dir/$(basename -- ${script_file%.sh})
+
+    num_header_lines=$(awk '/-- END OF HEADER --/{ print NR; exit }' "$script_file")
+    if [ -z "$num_header_lines" ]; then
+        if $process_only; then
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        if cp "$script_file" "$out_file"; then
+            tbd_logi "$script_file: copied"
+        else
+            tbd_loge "$script_file: failed to copy"
+        fi
+    else
+        if cat "$header_file" >  "$out_file" \
+           && tail -n +$num_header_lines "$script_file" >> $out_file
+        then
+            tbd_logi "$script_file: baked"
+        else
+            tbd_loge "$script_file: failed to bake"
+        fi
+    fi
+done
diff --git a/tools/resources/helpers.sh b/tools/resources/common_header.sh
similarity index 82%
rename from tools/resources/helpers.sh
rename to tools/resources/common_header.sh
index 7bbecdc5..d85f4e0d 100644
--- a/tools/resources/helpers.sh
+++ b/tools/resources/common_header.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+#### logging utils ####
+
 c_none="0"
 c_black="0;30"
 c_red="0;31"
@@ -55,6 +61,8 @@ tbd_abort() {
     exit 1
 }
 
+#### script execution utils ####
+
 # @brief run a bash command with output
 #
 # @arg 1 [enum]    display or hide stdout of command (SILENT/VERBOSE)
@@ -72,6 +80,8 @@ tbd_run() {
   fi
 }
 
+#### TBD project utils ####
+
 # @brief quick check if the given directory looks like a TBD project root
 #
 # A tbd, ports and apps folder and CMakeLists.txt file should be present.
@@ -126,3 +136,21 @@ tbd_project_root() {
 
   return 1
 }
+
+tbd_get_platforms() {
+  local project_dir=$1
+  if [ -z "$project_dir" ]; then
+    project_dir=$(tbd_project_root)
+  fi
+
+  if [ -z "$project_dir" ]; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  for platform_file in "$project_dir"/config/platforms/platform.*.json; do
+    platform=$(basename -- ${platform_file%.json})
+    platform=${platform#platform.}
+    echo $platform
+  done
+
+}
diff --git a/tools/resources/src/gdb-device.sh b/tools/resources/src/gdb-device.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..5297ec90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/resources/src/gdb-device.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+tbd_logging_tag="tbd_gbd_emu"
+
+resource_path=$(dirname -- $(dirname -- ${BASH_SOURCE[0]}))/resources
+source "$resource_path/helpers.sh"
+
+project_dir=$(tbd_project_root)
+if [ -z "$project_dir" ]; then
+    tbd_abort "could not find TBD project in path"
+fi
+
+if ! which xtensa-esp32s3-elf-gdb; then
+  tbd_abort "debugger 'xtensa-esp32s3-elf-gdb' not in PATH, please activate ESP IDF using '. <idf-path>/export.sh'"
+fi
+
+symbols_file=${project_dir}/build/$1/ctag-tbd.elf
+if ! [ -f "$symbols_file" ]; then
+  tbd_abort "symbols file does not exist, no file ${symbols_file}"
+fi
+
+exec xtensa-esp32s3-elf-gdb \
+  -x "$resource_path/device.gdb" \
+  "$symbols_file" \
+  $@
diff --git a/tools/resources/src/gdb-emu.sh b/tools/resources/src/gdb-emu.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..70588a39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/resources/src/gdb-emu.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+tbd_logging_tag="tbd_gbd_emu"
+
+resource_path=$(dirname -- $(dirname -- ${BASH_SOURCE[0]}))/resources
+source "$resource_path/helpers.sh"
+
+project_dir=$(tbd_project_root)
+if [ -z "$project_dir" ]; then
+    tbd_abort "could not find TBD project in path"
+fi
+
+if ! which xtensa-esp32s3-elf-gdb; then
+  tbd_abort "debugger 'xtensa-esp32s3-elf-gdb' not in PATH, please activate ESP IDF using '. <idf-path>/export.sh'"
+fi
+
+symbols_file=$project_dir/build/emu/ctag-tbd.elf
+if ! [ -f "$symbols_file" ]; then
+  tbd_abort "symbols file does not exist, no file ${symbols_file}"
+fi
+
+exec xtensa-esp32s3-elf-gdb \
+  -x "$resource_path/emu.gdb" \
+  "$symbols_file" \
+  $@
diff --git a/tools/resources/src/tbb.sh b/tools/resources/src/tbb.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ae942480
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/resources/src/tbb.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+resource_path=$(dirname -- $(dirname -- ${BASH_SOURCE[0]}))
+source "$resource_path/common_header.sh" 
+
+# -- END OF HEADER --
+
+tbd_logging_tag="tbd build"
+
+project_dir=$(tbd_project_root)
+if [ -z "$project_dir" ]; then
+    tbd_abort "could not find TBD project in path"
+fi
+
+cmake_args=
+
+# @brief parse command line options
+#
+# All options unknown to tbb are passed on to CMake
+#
+parse_args() {
+    while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+        arg=$1
+        case $arg in
+            --refresh)
+                refresh=true
+                ;;
+            --silent)
+                tbd_cmd_verbosity="SILENT"
+                ;;
+            *)
+                break
+                ;;
+        esac
+        shift
+    done
+
+    if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then 
+      tbd_abort "no platform specified"
+    fi
+    platform=$1
+    shift
+
+    cmake_args=$@
+}
+
+parse_args $@
+tbd_get_platforms "$project_dir"
+
+
+
+# if [ -z "$ESP_IDF_VERSION" ] && [ $TBD_IN_CONTAINER -eq 1 ]; then
+#   source "$TBD_IDF_ACTIVATE"
+# fi
+
+# if [ -z "$TBD_PROJECT_DIR" ]; then
+#   TBD_TOOL_MAIN="$(dirname -- $(dirname -- ${BASH_SOURCE[0]}))/tbdtools/__main__.py"
+# else
+#   cd "$TBD_PROJECT_DIR"
+#   TBD_TOOL_MAIN="$TBD_PROJECT_DIR/tools/tbdtools/__main__.py"
+# fi
+
+# export
+
+# export LOGURU_LEVEL=DEBUG
+# platform="$1"
+# shift
+
+# exec python "$TBD_TOOL_MAIN" -p "${platform}" firmware $@
diff --git a/tools/resources/src/tbd.sh b/tools/resources/src/tbd.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..63b1df3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/resources/src/tbd.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+TBD_TOOL_MAIN="$(dirname -- $(dirname -- ${BASH_SOURCE[0]}))/tbdtools/__main__.py"
+export LOGURU_LEVEL=WARNING
+exec python "$TBD_TOOL_MAIN" $@
diff --git a/tools/resources/src/tbd_deps.sh b/tools/resources/src/tbd_deps.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..071fdfd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/resources/src/tbd_deps.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+if [ -z "$ESP_IDF_VERSION" ] || [ -z "$IDF_PYTHON_ENV_PATH" ]; then
+    echo "no esp idf python env seems to be active, make sure to source export.sh from idf dir before running this script"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! echo pip install \
+    sphinx \
+    pydata-sphinx-theme \
+    sphinxcontrib-youtube \
+    breathe \
+    typer \
+    cxxheaderparser \
+    jinja2 \
+    GitPython \
+    loguru \
+    pyhumps \
+    pydantic \
+    pyyaml
+then
+    echo "an error occurred during installation of TBD python dependencies"
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/resources/src/tbe.sh b/tools/resources/src/tbe.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..de671da1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/resources/src/tbe.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+resource_path=$(dirname -- $(dirname -- ${BASH_SOURCE[0]}))
+source "$resource_path/common_header.sh" 
+
+# -- END OF HEADER --
+
+tbd_logging_tag="tbd emu"
+
+project_dir=$(tbd_project_root)
+if [ -z "$project_dir" ]; then
+    tbd_abort "could not find TBD project in path"
+fi
+
+bin_dir=${project_dir}/build/emu
+qemu_dir=/opt/qemu/build
+
+build_only=false
+qemu_args=()
+qemu_extra_args=()
+refresh=false
+tbd_cmd_verbosity="VERBOSE"
+
+
+# @brief parse command line options
+#
+# All options unknown to tbe are passed on to qemu
+#
+parse_args() {
+    for arg in "$@"; do
+        case $arg in
+            --refresh)
+                refresh=true
+                ;;
+            --silent)
+                tbd_cmd_verbosity="SILENT"
+                ;;
+            --debug)
+                qemu_extra_args+=(-s)
+                qemu_extra_args+=(-S)
+                ;;
+            --build-only)
+                refresh=true
+                build_only=true
+                ;;
+            *)
+                qemu_args+=("$arg")
+                ;;
+        esac
+    done
+}
+
+
+refresh_build() {
+    tbd_run pushd ${project_dir}
+
+    tbd_logi "refreshing target build"
+    #  -drive file="${bin_dir}/qemu_efuse.bin,if=none,format=raw,id=efuse" \
+
+    if ! [ -f "${bin_dir}/project_description.json" ]; then
+        tbd_logi "updating build config"
+        cmake -Bbuild/emu -G Ninja -DTBD_PLATFORM=emu
+    fi
+
+    tbd_logi "rebuilding executable"
+    tbd_run cmake --build "${bin_dir}" -j $(nproc --all)
+
+    tbd_run pushd ${bin_dir}
+
+    tbd_logi "creating firmware binary"
+    tbd_run esptool.py --chip=esp32s3 merge_bin \
+      --output=${bin_dir}/qemu_flash.bin \
+      --fill-flash-size=16MB --flash_mode dio --flash_freq 80m --flash_size 16MB \
+      @flash_args
+
+    if ! [ -f qemu_efuse.bin ]; then
+        tbd_logi "creating efuse binary"
+        tbd_run dd if=/dev/zero bs=1KiB count=1 of=qemu_efuse.bin
+    fi
+
+    tbd_run popd
+    tbd_run popd
+}
+
+
+run_emulator() {
+    tbd_logi "starting emulator"
+
+    exec "${qemu_dir}/qemu-system-xtensa" -M esp32s3 \
+          -m 8M \
+          -drive file="${bin_dir}/qemu_flash.bin,if=mtd,format=raw" \
+          -drive file="${bin_dir}/qemu_efuse.bin,if=none,format=raw,id=efuse" \
+          -global driver=nvram.esp32s3.efuse,property=drive,value=efuse \
+          -global driver=timer.esp32c3.timg,property=wdt_disable,value=true \
+          -nic user,model=open_eth \
+          -nographic \
+          -serial mon:stdio \
+          ${qemu_extra_args[@]} \
+          ${qemu_args[@]}
+}
+
+parse_args $@
+
+if $refresh; then
+    refresh_build
+fi
+
+if ! $build_only; then
+  run_emulator
+fi
+
diff --git a/tools/resources/src/tbr.sh b/tools/resources/src/tbr.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..18e3db37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/resources/src/tbr.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+docs_makefile=$PWD/docs/config/Makefile
+
+make -f "$docs_makefile"
diff --git a/tools/resources/src/tbx.sh b/tools/resources/src/tbx.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d0e48c59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/resources/src/tbx.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set +e
+
+tbd_logging_tag=tbx
+
+load_includes() {
+  resource_path=$(dirname -- $(dirname -- ${BASH_SOURCE[0]}))/resources
+  source "$resource_path/helpers.sh"
+}
+
+load_includes
+
+var=$(tbd_project_root)
+echo $var