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 You need to run `utils/build_externals.py` to set up the dependencies
 for pre-upload hook tests.
+
+## Setting up Lucifer
+
+[Setting up Lucifer](docs/lucifer-setup.md)
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+# Setting up Lucifer
+
+Install [depot_tools].
+
+[depot_tools]: https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/chrome-infra-docs/flat/depot_tools/docs/html/depot_tools_tutorial.html#_setting_up
+
+Get the Lucifer binaries:
+
+    binary_dir=~/lucifer
+    mkdir -p "$binary_dir"
+    cipd install -root "$binary_dir" chromiumos/infra/lucifer prod
+
+Add the path to `shadow_config.ini`:
+
+    cat <<EOF >>/usr/local/autotest/shadow_config.ini
+    [LUCIFER]
+    binaries_path: $binary_dir/usr/bin
+    EOF