diff --git a/plugins/inventory-backend/README.md b/plugins/inventory-backend/README.md
index 53e92cc72b..bc224ee42e 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory-backend/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inventory-backend/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
-# Title
-Welcome to the inventory-backend plugin!
+# Inventory Backend
 
-## Sub-section 1
+WORK IN PROGRESS
 
-## Sub-section 2
+This is the backend part of the default inventory plugin.
+
+It responds to requests from the frontend part, and fulfills them by delegating
+to your existing inventory related services.
+
+## Links
+
+- (Frontend part of the plugin)[https://github.com/spotify/backstage/tree/master/plugins/inventory]
+- (The Backstage homepage)[https://backstage.io]
diff --git a/plugins/inventory-backend/package.json b/plugins/inventory-backend/package.json
index 039b0d6757..37f3f27e78 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/inventory-backend/package.json
@@ -15,5 +15,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "express": "^4.17.1"
-  }
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "dist"
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/plugins/inventory-backend/tsconfig.json b/plugins/inventory-backend/tsconfig.json
index 1b1b7e9003..b463ac102f 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory-backend/tsconfig.json
+++ b/plugins/inventory-backend/tsconfig.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     "strict": true,
     "target": "es5",
     "module": "commonjs",
-    "esModuleInterop": true
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "types": ["node", "jest"]
   }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/inventory/.eslintrc.js b/plugins/inventory/.eslintrc.js
index dd47f29781..13573efa9c 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/plugins/inventory/.eslintrc.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module.exports = {
-  extends: [require.resolve('@backstage/cli/config/eslint.js')],
+  extends: [require.resolve('@backstage/cli/config/eslint')],
 };
diff --git a/plugins/inventory/README.md b/plugins/inventory/README.md
index 81c002f2ea..e77a77148f 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inventory/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
-# Title
-Welcome to the inventory plugin!
+# Inventory Frontend
 
-## Sub-section 1
+WORK IN PROGRESS
 
-## Sub-section 2
+This is the frontend part of the default inventory plugin.
+
+It will implement the core API for handling your inventory of software, and
+supply the base views to show and manage them.
+
+## Links
+
+- (Backend part of the plugin)[https://github.com/spotify/backstage/tree/master/plugins/inventory-backend]
+- (The Backstage homepage)[https://backstage.io]
diff --git a/plugins/inventory/package.json b/plugins/inventory/package.json
index de3f787fb1..8a260d2778 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/package.json
+++ b/plugins/inventory/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "build": "backstage-cli plugin:build",
+    "start": "backstage-cli plugin:serve",
     "lint": "backstage-cli lint",
     "test": "backstage-cli test",
     "clean": "backstage-cli clean"
@@ -30,5 +31,8 @@
     "react": "16.13.1",
     "react-dom": "16.13.1",
     "react-use": "^13.0.0"
-  }
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "dist"
+  ]
 }