diff --git a/setup_local.yml b/setup_local.yml
index 76946f0d3ba35a5ab07a3d1cc620e43711702cad..9f4d6418da17ea2cc86a70cd759fb6cc1854d701 100644
--- a/setup_local.yml
+++ b/setup_local.yml
@@ -74,3 +74,17 @@
         - option: "pipelining"
           value: "False"
           section: "ssh_connection"
+    - name: "Shortcuts for Ansible"
+      file:
+        src="{{ lookup('env','PWD') }}/{{ item.script }}"
+        path="/usr/local/bin/{{ item.short }}"
+        state="link"
+      with_items:
+        - short: "a"
+          script: "ansible.py"
+        - short: "apb"
+          script: "ansible-playbook.py"
+        - short: "asanity"
+          script: "sanity.py"
+        - short: "arole"
+          script: "role.py"