diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a0e50111..000000000
--- a/.env.example
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-# Nx 18 enables using plugins to infer targets by default
-# This is disabled for existing workspaces to maintain compatibility
-# For more info, see: https://nx.dev/concepts/inferred-tasks
-NX_ADD_PLUGINS=false
-
-# Set to true to enable development mode features in Vite
-VITE_DEV="true"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8590658a5..4020ad129 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,15 +8,7 @@ on designers and developers alike throughout the development process.
 
 ## Development environment
 
-Create .env file from .env.example
-
-```bash
-if [ ! -f .env ]; then cp ./.env.example ./.env; fi
-```
-
-### Playground setup
-
-Run the `pg-setup` file.
+Run the `pg-setup` script.
 
 ```bash
 npm run pg:setup
@@ -28,31 +20,12 @@ You can then test the playground apps at `localhost:4200` by running:
 # build the web components
 npm run dev:watch
 
-# add one of the following
+# and one of the following
 npm run serve:angular
 npm run serve:react
 npm run serve:web
 ```
 
-### Multiple playgrounds
-
-Since the playground is not included in the CVS it is common to have playground
-comment/uncomment code the `npm run pg:switch` script can automate this by switching
-code that is out of sync with library code. To prevent having to continually
-between playgrounds that are specific to the branch.
-
-To switch to a branch that doesn't yet exist, run the following
-
-```bash
-npm run pg:switch new [branch-name]
-```
-
-To switch to an existing branch run the following
-
-```bash
-npm run pg:switch [branch-name]
-```
-
 ---
 
 ## Contribution Guidelines
diff --git a/scripts/pg-setup b/scripts/pg-setup
index c601f022d..ad1574f3e 100755
--- a/scripts/pg-setup
+++ b/scripts/pg-setup
@@ -1,9 +1,28 @@
-#!/usr/bin/bash
+#!/bin/bash
 
-if [ -d playground ]; then
-  echo "Playground folder already exists!"
-  exit 1
+if [ ! -f .env ]; then
+  echo "VITE_DEV="true"" >.env
 fi
 
-mkdir ./playground
-cp -r ./_templates/* ./playground
+if [ ! -d playground ]; then
+  mkdir ./playground
+  cp -r ./.templates/* ./playground
+fi
+
+while true; do
+  read -p "Do you want to automate playground swapping? (yes/no) " yn
+  case $yn in
+  [Yy]*) break ;;
+  [Nn]*)
+    echo "Done!"
+    exit
+    ;;
+  *) echo "Invalid input. Please answer yes or no." ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+if [ ! -e ".git/hooks/post-checkout" ]; then
+  cp "./scripts/post-checkout" ".git/hooks"
+  chmod +x ".git/hooks/post-checkout"
+  echo "[post-checkout] file has been added to .git/hooks"
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/pg-switch b/scripts/pg-switch
deleted file mode 100755
index 7fde9b75d..000000000
--- a/scripts/pg-switch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-if [ "$1" = "new" ]; then
-  target=$2
-  option=$1
-else
-  target=$1
-  option=""
-fi
-
-# Ensure local repo is in sync with remote ()
-git fetch upstream
-
-if [ ! -n "$target" ]; then
-  echo "pg-switch [target] => Target repository is required"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-if [ -n "$(git status -s -uno)" ]; then
-  echo "Uncommitted changes exist, commit or stash changes before proceeding"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-# Create new branch if specified
-if [ "$option" = "new" ]; then
-  git branch "$target"
-elif [ -z "$(git branch | grep "$target")" ]; then
-  echo "[$target] is an invalid target branch name"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-# Get the current git branch name
-branch=$(git branch --show-current)
-
-# Check if branch equals target
-if [ "$branch" = "$target" ]; then
-  echo "Already on target branch: $target"
-  exit 0
-fi
-
-# Check if .playgrounds directory exists, create it if it doesn't
-if [ ! -d ".playgrounds/$branch" ]; then
-  mkdir -p .playgrounds/"$branch"
-fi
-
-# Move the existing playground to the .playgrounds dir
-if [ -d "playground" ]; then
-  mv playground/* .playgrounds/"$branch"
-fi
-
-# Move the target playground to the `playground` dir to allow it to tested
-targetdir=".playgrounds/$target"
-if [ -n "$target" ] && [ -d "$targetdir" ]; then
-  cp -r "$targetdir"/* playground
-  rm -rf "$targetdir"
-else
-  cp -r .templates/* playground
-fi
-
-# Checkout the defined target repo
-git checkout "$target"
diff --git a/scripts/post-checkout b/scripts/post-checkout
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d454d7484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/post-checkout
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+prev_branch=$(git rev-parse --symbolic-full-name --abbrev-ref=loose @{-1})
+current_branch=$(git branch --show-current)
+
+if [ ! -n "$prev_branch" ]; then
+  echo "No previous branch exists to swap"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+# Move the existing playground to the .playgrounds dir
+if [ -d "./playground" ]; then
+  rm -rf .playgrounds/"$prev_branch"
+  mv playground .playgrounds/"$prev_branch"
+fi
+
+src_dir=".playgrounds/$current_branch"
+
+# Init a playground if it is a new branch
+if [ ! -d "$src_dir" ]; then
+  mkdir -p "$src_dir"
+  cp -r .templates/* "$src_dir"
+fi
+
+# ensure the playground dir exists
+if [ ! -d "./playground" ]; then
+  mkdir "./playground"
+fi
+
+# move by copying the new test playground
+# mv is used as it is less destructive in the event something happens
+cp -r "$src_dir"/* playground
+
+echo "Switched playgrounds => ["$current_branch"]"