diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ To get started clone and set up this project:
 ```sh
 git clone https://github.com/element-hq/element-call.git
 cd element-call
+corepack enable
 yarn
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
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--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 ## Element Call Docs
 
-This folder contains documentation for Element Call setup and usage.
+This folder contains documentation for setup, usage, and development of Element Call.
 
 - [Embedded vs standalone mode](./embedded-standalone.md)
 - [Url format and parameters](./url-params.md)
 - [Global JS controls](./controls.md)
 - [Self-Hosting](./self-hosting.md)
+- [Developing with linked packages](./linking.md)
diff --git a/docs/linking.md b/docs/linking.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dd2baa87
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Developing with linked packages
+
+If you want to make changes to a package that Element Call depends on and see those changes applied in real time, you can create a link to a local copy of the package. Yarn has a command for this (`yarn link`), but it's not recommended to use it as it ends up modifying package.json with details specific to your development environment.
+
+Instead, you can use our little 'linker' plugin. Create a file named `.links.yaml` in the Element Call project directory, listing the names and paths of any dependencies you want to link. For example:
+
+```yaml
+matrix-js-sdk: ../path/to/matrix-js-sdk
+"@vector-im/compound-web": /home/alice/path/to/compound-web
+```
+
+Then run `yarn install`.
diff --git a/docs/self-hosting.md b/docs/self-hosting.md
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--- a/docs/self-hosting.md
+++ b/docs/self-hosting.md
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ source. First, clone and install the package:
 ```sh
 git clone https://github.com/element-hq/element-call.git
 cd element-call
+corepack enable
 yarn
 yarn build
 ```