diff --git a/scripts/benchmark.py b/scripts/benchmark.py
index e69de29bb..c91acc9a8 100644
--- a/scripts/benchmark.py
+++ b/scripts/benchmark.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import os
+import shutil
+import sys
+from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
+from git import Repo
+def create_temp_repo(dirname):
+    with TemporaryDirectory() as tempdir:
+        # Copy all files from dirname to tempdir
+        for item in os.listdir(dirname):
+            s = os.path.join(dirname, item)
+            d = os.path.join(tempdir, item)
+            if os.path.isdir(s):
+                shutil.copytree(s, d, False, None)
+            else:
+                shutil.copy2(s, d)
+
+        # Copy .docs subdir to tempdir as 'docs'
+        docs_src = os.path.join(dirname, ".docs")
+        docs_dst = os.path.join(tempdir, "docs")
+        shutil.copytree(docs_src, docs_dst, False, None)
+
+        # Create a new git repo in tempdir
+        repo = Repo.init(tempdir)
+
+        # Add all copied files to the repo
+        repo.git.add(A=True)
+
+        # Commit with message "initial"
+        repo.git.commit(m="initial")
+
+    return tempdir
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+        print("Usage: python benchmark.py <dirname>")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    dirname = sys.argv[1]
+    temp_repo_path = create_temp_repo(dirname)
+    print(f"Temporary repo created at: {temp_repo_path}")