diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4c28d40..efdd2a6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 CLI_PACKAGES := \
 	bash \
 	flake8 \
+	gdb \
 	git \
 	isort \
 	ranger \
diff --git a/gdb/.gdbinit b/gdb/.gdbinit
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1a9c05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/.gdbinit
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Keep a history of all commands in each directory
+set history save on
+
+# Use the provided C++ containers pretty-printers by reading the ELF file
+set auto-load python-scripts
+
+# Allow autoloading project-local .gdbinit files
+add-auto-load-safe-path ~/git/