diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4ed6400..e930acf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,9 +8,21 @@ Create a local playbook `local_playbook.yml`:
 - hosts: localhost
   user: $MY_USER_NAME
   roles:
-    - { role: ansible-nodejs, node_version_family: "4.x", local_development: { user: "$MY_USER_NAME", enabled: true  },
-        globally_installed_tools: ["browserify", "coffeescript", "less"]
-     }
+    - { role: "ansible-nodejs",
+              node_version_family: "4.x",
+              local_development: {
+                user: "$MY_USER_NAME",
+                enabled: true
+              },
+              globally_installed_tools: [
+                "browserify",
+                "coffee-script",
+                "less",
+                "npmrc",
+                "grunt-cli",
+                "karma-cli"
+              ]
+             }
 ```
 
 Create local inventory `localhost_inventory`:
diff --git a/tasks/development.yml b/tasks/development.yml
index 8148afc..d259e0e 100644
--- a/tasks/development.yml
+++ b/tasks/development.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 ---
 - name: setup a user local node folder for development
-  file: path="{{ local_dev_setup.user_home }}/.local/nodejs" state=directory owner={{ local_development.user }}
+  file: path="{{ local_dev_setup.npm_home }}" state=directory
+        owner={{ local_development.user }} group={{ local_development.user }}
 
 - name: setup a npmrc setting for local development
-  template: src=npmrc.tmpl dest="{{ local_dev_setup.user_home }}/.npmrc" owner={{ local_development.user }}
+  template: src=npmrc.tmpl dest="{{ local_dev_setup.user_home }}/.npmrc"
+            owner={{ local_development.user }}
+            group={{ local_development.user }}
 
 - name: install globally required tools
-  npm: name={{ item }} state=present registry=http://registry.npmjs.org/ path="{{ local_dev_setup.npm_home }}"
-  become_user: "{{ local_development.user }}"
+  npm: name={{ item }} state=present registry=http://registry.npmjs.org/
+       path="{{ local_dev_setup.npm_home }}" global=yes
   with_items: globally_installed_tools
+
+- name: add binaries to local path
+  lineinfile: state=present dest="{{ local_dev_setup.user_home }}/.bash_profile"
+              line="export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/share/node_modules/bin:$HOME/.local/share/node_modules/.bin"
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index f7965c8..267aa59 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ---
 - { include: nodejs.yml, become_user: root, become_method: sudo }
-- { include: development.yml, when: local_development.enabled == true }
+- { include: development.yml, when: local_development.enabled == true, become_user: "{{ local_development.user }}" }