diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b240aa10ae..c3d009c0a4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -177,3 +177,6 @@ dmypy.json
 # .NET build artifacts
 /tests/**/bin/
 /tests/**/obj/
+
+# Canonical workshop
+/.workshop.lock
diff --git a/.workshop/dev.yaml b/.workshop/dev.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0c63e3294
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.workshop/dev.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+name: dev
+base: ubuntu@24.04
+sdks:
+  - name: uv
+    channel: latest/stable
+  - name: copilot
+    channel: latest/stable
+  - name: project-starcraft
+actions:
+  setup: make setup
+  lint: make lint
+  format: make format
+  test: make test
+  test-fast: make test-fast
+  test-coverage: make test-coverage
+  schema: make schema
+  clean: make clean
+  lock: |
+    uv lock "$@"
+    make setup
+  install-branch: |
+    set -euo pipefail
+    if [[ $# -lt 2 ]]; then
+      echo "Usage: install-branch <PACKAGE|URL> <BRANCH>" >&2
+      echo "" >&2
+      echo "Examples:" >&2
+      echo "  workshop run -- install-branch craft-parts main" >&2
+      echo "  workshop run -- install-branch https://github.com/user/repo.git main" >&2
+      exit 1
+    fi
+
+    REPO_OR_URL=$1
+    BRANCH=$2
+
+    # Check if it's a URL (contains :// or ends with .git)
+    if [[ $REPO_OR_URL =~ "://" ]] || [[ $REPO_OR_URL == *.git ]]; then
+      REPO_URL=$REPO_OR_URL
+    else
+      # Assume it's a package name, use canonical org by default
+      REPO_URL="https://github.com/canonical/${REPO_OR_URL}"
+    fi
+
+    uv pip install "git+${REPO_URL}@${BRANCH}"
diff --git a/.workshop/starcraft/hooks/setup-base b/.workshop/starcraft/hooks/setup-base
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b68d8df4ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.workshop/starcraft/hooks/setup-base
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+apt-get update
+apt-get install make
diff --git a/.workshop/starcraft/hooks/setup-project b/.workshop/starcraft/hooks/setup-project
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5732bef59b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.workshop/starcraft/hooks/setup-project
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+uv tool install ruff
+uv tool install ty
+make setup
diff --git a/.workshop/starcraft/sdk.yaml b/.workshop/starcraft/sdk.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f5248a2fee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.workshop/starcraft/sdk.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# For details: https://canonical-workshop.readthedocs-hosted.com/latest/explanation/sdks/sdks/#sketch-sdk
+name: starcraft
+plugs:
+# Use this configuration to mount a host directory to the workshop
+# models:
+#   interface: mount
+#   workshop-target: /home/workshop/models
+slots:
+# Use this configuration to expose a port, then add a corresponding system SDK plug
+# More details: https://canonical-workshop.readthedocs-hosted.com/latest/how-to/customize-workshops/forward-ports/
+# my-web-server:
+#   interface: tunnel
+#   endpoint: 8080
diff --git a/docs/contribute/development.rst b/docs/contribute/development.rst
index e649d5179d..818d222ee1 100644
--- a/docs/contribute/development.rst
+++ b/docs/contribute/development.rst
@@ -69,6 +69,59 @@ Inside the project directory, set up the development environment:
 If these commands complete without error, your environment is ready.
 
 
+Develop with Workshop
+---------------------
+
+.. admonition:: Work in progress
+    :class: caution
+
+    Workshop integration for Snapcraft is under active development. Some
+    features may be incomplete or subject to change.
+
+Local development environments require periodic maintenance and debugging. You can
+instead develop inside a sandbox, where the required development software
+is pre-installed and immutable. Snapcraft provides a development image that's
+controlled with `Workshop <https://documentation.ubuntu.com/canonical-workshop/>`__.
+
+With the `Workshop Snap <https://snapcraft.io/workshop>`__ installed, start the
+development environment by running ``workshop launch dev`` from within the Snapcraft
+directory. When the workshop starts, it automatically runs ``make setup`` inside the
+container. From there, use the pre-configured actions to carry out common
+development tasks:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    workshop run -- setup          # re-run the virtual environment setup
+    workshop run -- lint           # run all linters
+    workshop run -- format         # run the autoformatters
+    workshop run -- test           # run the full test suite
+    workshop run -- test-fast      # run the fast test suite
+    workshop run -- test-coverage  # run tests with a coverage report
+    workshop run -- schema         # regenerate the JSON schema
+    workshop run -- clean          # remove temporary build artifacts
+
+Two additional actions support dependency work.
+
+The ``lock`` action runs ``uv lock`` with any arguments you pass, then re-runs
+``make setup``:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    workshop run -- lock --upgrade-package craft-parts
+
+The ``install-branch`` action installs a dependency directly from a Git branch. Pass a
+short package name (resolves to the canonical GitHub organization by default)
+or a full repository URL:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    workshop run -- install-branch craft-parts main
+    workshop run -- install-branch https://github.com/user/craft-parts.git feat/my-fix
+
+Workshop provides most of the features needed for developing Snapcraft. Read the
+`Workshop tutorial <https://documentation.ubuntu.com/canonical-workshop/latest/tutorial/>`__
+to learn what else Workshop can do.
+
 Choose a task
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