diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d9af422..4a9676f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -100,3 +100,5 @@ Thumbs.db
 # Ignore built ts files
 __tests__/runner/*
 lib/**/*
+
+tmp
diff --git a/scripts/create_summary.ts b/scripts/create_summary.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90d391d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/create_summary.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import {Changes, ConfigurationOptions} from '../src/schemas'
+import {createTestChange} from '../__tests__/fixtures/create-test-change'
+import {InvalidLicenseChanges} from '../src/licenses'
+import * as fs from 'fs'
+import * as core from '@actions/core'
+import * as summary from '../src/summary'
+import * as path from 'path'
+
+const defaultConfig: ConfigurationOptions = {
+  vulnerability_check: true,
+  license_check: true,
+  fail_on_severity: 'high',
+  fail_on_scopes: ['runtime'],
+  allow_ghsas: [],
+  allow_licenses: ['MIT'],
+  deny_licenses: [],
+  comment_summary_in_pr: true
+}
+
+const tmpDir = path.resolve(__dirname, '../tmp')
+
+const createExampleSummaries = async (): Promise<void> => {
+  await fs.promises.mkdir(tmpDir, {recursive: true})
+
+  await createNonIssueSummary()
+  await createFullSummary()
+}
+
+const createNonIssueSummary = async (): Promise<void> => {
+  summary.addSummaryToSummary(
+    [],
+    {forbidden: [], unresolved: [], unlicensed: []},
+    defaultConfig
+  )
+  const text = core.summary.stringify()
+
+  await fs.promises.writeFile(path.resolve(tmpDir, 'green-summary.md'), text)
+}
+
+const createFullSummary = async (): Promise<void> => {
+  const changes = [createTestChange()]
+  const licenses: InvalidLicenseChanges = {
+    forbidden: [
+      createTestChange({
+        name: 'underscore',
+        version: '1.12.0',
+        license: 'Apache 2.0'
+      })
+    ],
+    unresolved: [
+      createTestChange({
+        name: 'octoinvader',
+        license: 'Non SPDX License'
+      })
+    ],
+    unlicensed: [
+      createTestChange({
+        name: 'my-other-dependency',
+        license: 'No License'
+      })
+    ]
+  }
+
+  const text = createSummary(changes, licenses, defaultConfig)
+  await fs.promises.writeFile(path.resolve(tmpDir, 'full-summary.md'), text)
+}
+
+function createSummary(
+  vulnerabilities: Changes,
+  licenseIssues: InvalidLicenseChanges,
+  config: ConfigurationOptions
+): string {
+  summary.addSummaryToSummary(vulnerabilities, licenseIssues, config)
+  summary.addChangeVulnerabilitiesToSummary(
+    vulnerabilities,
+    config.fail_on_severity
+  )
+  summary.addLicensesToSummary(licenseIssues, defaultConfig)
+
+  const allChanges = [
+    ...vulnerabilities,
+    ...licenseIssues.forbidden,
+    ...licenseIssues.unresolved,
+    ...licenseIssues.unlicensed
+  ]
+
+  summary.addScannedDependencies(allChanges)
+
+  const text = core.summary.stringify()
+  core.summary.emptyBuffer()
+  return text
+}
+
+createExampleSummaries()