diff --git a/scripts/apiconventions.py b/scripts/apiconventions.py
index 4d27d04f..f16dcd47 100644
--- a/scripts/apiconventions.py
+++ b/scripts/apiconventions.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3 -i
+#!/usr/bin/env python3 -i
 #
 # Copyright 2021-2024 The Khronos Group Inc.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/scripts/cgenerator.py b/scripts/cgenerator.py
index f86658ee..713113c0 100644
--- a/scripts/cgenerator.py
+++ b/scripts/cgenerator.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3 -i
+#!/usr/bin/env python3 -i
 #
 # Copyright 2013-2024 The Khronos Group Inc.
 #
diff --git a/scripts/checklinks.py b/scripts/checklinks.py
index 816f601a..5d79a676 100755
--- a/scripts/checklinks.py
+++ b/scripts/checklinks.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Copyright 2013-2024 The Khronos Group Inc.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/scripts/clconventions.py b/scripts/clconventions.py
index c561eb73..734041ae 100644
--- a/scripts/clconventions.py
+++ b/scripts/clconventions.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3 -i
+#!/usr/bin/env python3 -i
 #
 # Copyright 2013-2024 The Khronos Group Inc.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/scripts/docgenerator.py b/scripts/docgenerator.py
index b714ef7c..b8c2afd0 100644
--- a/scripts/docgenerator.py
+++ b/scripts/docgenerator.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3 -i
+#!/usr/bin/env python3 -i
 #
 # Copyright 2013-2024 The Khronos Group Inc.
 #
diff --git a/scripts/extensionmetadocgenerator.py b/scripts/extensionmetadocgenerator.py
index a200bab9..9f93a29e 100644
--- a/scripts/extensionmetadocgenerator.py
+++ b/scripts/extensionmetadocgenerator.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3 -i
+#!/usr/bin/env python3 -i
 #
 # Copyright 2013-2024 The Khronos Group Inc.
 #
diff --git a/scripts/genRef.py b/scripts/genRef.py
index 9b78fd0d..2eabd231 100755
--- a/scripts/genRef.py
+++ b/scripts/genRef.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Copyright 2016-2024 The Khronos Group Inc.
 #
diff --git a/scripts/gen_dictionaries.py b/scripts/gen_dictionaries.py
index 4f220aa1..e513385f 100755
--- a/scripts/gen_dictionaries.py
+++ b/scripts/gen_dictionaries.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # Copyright 2019-2024 The Khronos Group Inc.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/scripts/gen_version_notes.py b/scripts/gen_version_notes.py
index 21271643..d5cd81ff 100755
--- a/scripts/gen_version_notes.py
+++ b/scripts/gen_version_notes.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # Copyright 2019-2024 The Khronos Group Inc.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/scripts/gencl.py b/scripts/gencl.py
index 04f821ce..9cc8a1d2 100755
--- a/scripts/gencl.py
+++ b/scripts/gencl.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Copyright 2013-2024 The Khronos Group Inc.
 #
diff --git a/scripts/generator.py b/scripts/generator.py
index dea2ffa3..c534faf8 100644
--- a/scripts/generator.py
+++ b/scripts/generator.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3 -i
+#!/usr/bin/env python3 -i
 #
 # Copyright 2013-2024 The Khronos Group Inc.
 #
diff --git a/scripts/parse_dependency.py b/scripts/parse_dependency.py
index 5d204959..071d7b3c 100755
--- a/scripts/parse_dependency.py
+++ b/scripts/parse_dependency.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # Copyright 2022-2024 The Khronos Group Inc.
 # Copyright 2003-2019 Paul McGuire
diff --git a/scripts/pygenerator.py b/scripts/pygenerator.py
index 6656b460..8656587e 100644
--- a/scripts/pygenerator.py
+++ b/scripts/pygenerator.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3 -i
+#!/usr/bin/env python3 -i
 #
 # Copyright 2013-2024 The Khronos Group Inc.
 #
diff --git a/scripts/realign.py b/scripts/realign.py
index 495cb74b..71f9f85e 100755
--- a/scripts/realign.py
+++ b/scripts/realign.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Copyright 2013-2024 The Khronos Group Inc.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/scripts/reflib.py b/scripts/reflib.py
index 41fec492..bd873a36 100644
--- a/scripts/reflib.py
+++ b/scripts/reflib.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Copyright 2016-2024 The Khronos Group Inc.
 #
diff --git a/scripts/reg.py b/scripts/reg.py
index b8f8af7c..d5495212 100755
--- a/scripts/reg.py
+++ b/scripts/reg.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3 -i
+#!/usr/bin/env python3 -i
 #
 # Copyright 2013-2024 The Khronos Group Inc.
 #
diff --git a/scripts/runDocker b/scripts/runDocker
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..19bf0058
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/runDocker
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright 2022-2024 The Khronos Group Inc.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# runDocker - run the Khronos `asciidoctor-spec` Docker image with a local
+# clone of the specification repository.
+# The following command-line tools are required to run this script:
+#   awk dirname docker grep id realpath
+# These are all normal Linux developer tools except for 'docker' itself.
+
+# Determine path to repository root directory
+scriptpath=`dirname $0`
+repopath=`realpath $scriptpath/..`
+
+# Get SHA256 of the asciidoctor-spec image build used by CI.
+image=`grep -m 1 khronosgroup/docker-images@sha256: $repopath/.github/workflows/presubmit.yml | \
+    awk '{print $2}'`
+
+uid=`id -u`
+gid=`id -g`
+echo "Executing Docker with spec build image and mounted spec repository root:"
+
+# --user causes Docker to run as the specified UID:GID instead of as root
+# -it runs interactively and uses a pseudotty
+# --rm removes the container on exit
+# -v mounts the repository clone as /vulkan in the container
+# $image is image to run
+# /bin/bash drops into a shell in the container
+set -x
+docker run --network=host --user ${uid}:${gid} -it --rm -v ${repopath}:/opencl $image /bin/bash
diff --git a/scripts/scriptgenerator.py b/scripts/scriptgenerator.py
index f5ed14d0..27339b26 100644
--- a/scripts/scriptgenerator.py
+++ b/scripts/scriptgenerator.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3 -i
+#!/usr/bin/env python3 -i
 #
 # Copyright 2013-2024 The Khronos Group Inc.
 #
diff --git a/scripts/spec_tools/conventions.py b/scripts/spec_tools/conventions.py
index 50ca75d4..190bd3b8 100644
--- a/scripts/spec_tools/conventions.py
+++ b/scripts/spec_tools/conventions.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3 -i
+#!/usr/bin/env python3 -i
 #
 # Copyright 2013-2024 The Khronos Group Inc.
 #