diff --git a/.circleci/src/jobs/release-audius-sdk.yml b/.circleci/src/jobs/release-audius-sdk.yml
index ed725793c7a..db403101d55 100644
--- a/.circleci/src/jobs/release-audius-sdk.yml
+++ b/.circleci/src/jobs/release-audius-sdk.yml
@@ -28,5 +28,4 @@ steps:
   - run:
       name: Release
       command: |
-        export PROTOCOL_DIR=$PWD
         packages/libs/scripts/release.sh << parameters.sdk-release-commit >> << parameters.sdk-release-version >> << parameters.sdk-release-preid >>
diff --git a/dev-tools/README.md b/dev-tools/README.md
index 5342ab411b6..060d4f71e05 100644
--- a/dev-tools/README.md
+++ b/dev-tools/README.md
@@ -38,14 +38,12 @@ audius-compose connect
 
 Use these CLI tools for Audius dev. Currently there are 3 tools available:
 
-- `audius-cloud`: create a pre-configured GCP VM for dev
 - `audius-compose`: start, stop, and manage Audius service containers
 - `audius-cmd`: perform user actions, e.g. `create-user`, `upload-track`, `repost-playlist`
 
 View all available commands for any of these tools with `--help`, e.g.
 
 ```bash
-> audius-cloud --help
 > audius-compose --help
 > audius-cmd --help
 ```
diff --git a/dev-tools/audius-cloud b/dev-tools/audius-cloud
deleted file mode 100755
index 07a092674a0..00000000000
--- a/dev-tools/audius-cloud
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,172 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-import subprocess
-import time
-import uuid
-
-import click
-
-
-def wait_for_instance(name):
-    while True:
-        try:
-            subprocess.check_output(
-                ["gcloud", "compute", "ssh", f"audius@{name}", "--", "exit 0"]
-            )
-            break
-        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
-            time.sleep(1)
-
-
-@click.group()
-def cli():
-    pass
-
-
-@cli.command()
-@click.pass_context
-def create_image(ctx):
-    name = f"audius-cloud-{uuid.uuid4()}"
-
-    ctx.invoke(
-        create_raw,
-        name=name,
-        gcloud_args=[
-            "--boot-disk-size=64G",
-            "--no-boot-disk-auto-delete",
-            "--boot-disk-type=pd-ssd",
-        ],
-    )
-
-    ctx.invoke(delete, gcloud_args=[name])
-
-    subprocess.run(
-        [
-            "gcloud",
-            "compute",
-            "images",
-            "create",
-            "audius-protocol-dev",
-            f"--source-disk={name}",
-        ],
-        check=True,
-    )
-
-    subprocess.run(
-        [
-            "gcloud",
-            "compute",
-            "disks",
-            "delete",
-            "--quiet",  # disable prompt
-            name,
-        ],
-        check=True,
-    )
-
-
-@cli.command(context_settings=dict(ignore_unknown_options=True))
-@click.argument("name")
-@click.argument("gcloud-args", nargs=-1, type=click.UNPROCESSED)
-def create(name, gcloud_args):
-    subprocess.run(
-        [
-            "gcloud",
-            "compute",
-            "instances",
-            "create",
-            "--machine-type=n2-custom-6-24576",
-            "--boot-disk-size=256G",
-            "--boot-disk-type=pd-ssd",
-            name,
-            *gcloud_args,
-        ],
-        check=True,
-    )
-
-
-@cli.command(context_settings=dict(ignore_unknown_options=True))
-@click.argument("name")
-@click.argument("gcloud-args", nargs=-1, type=click.UNPROCESSED)
-def create_raw(name, gcloud_args):
-    click.secho(f"Creating instance {name}", fg="green")
-
-    subprocess.run(
-        [
-            "gcloud",
-            "compute",
-            "instances",
-            "create",
-            "--machine-type=n2-custom-6-24576",
-            "--boot-disk-size=256G",
-            "--boot-disk-type=pd-ssd",
-            name,
-            *gcloud_args,
-        ],
-        check=True,
-    )
-
-    click.secho(f"Waiting for instance {name} to be ready", fg="green")
-
-    wait_for_instance(name)
-
-    click.secho("Setting up audius-protocol on instance", fg="green")
-
-    subprocess.run(
-        [
-            "gcloud",
-            "compute",
-            "ssh",
-            f"audius@{name}",
-            "--",
-            "curl 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AudiusProject/audius-protocol/main/dev-tools/setup.sh' | bash",
-        ],
-        check=True,
-    )
-
-    subprocess.run(
-        [
-            "gcloud",
-            "compute",
-            "ssh",
-            f"audius@{name}",
-            "--",
-            "cd ~/audius-protocol && PROTOCOL_DIR=$PWD ~/.local/bin/audius-compose build && docker compose pull",
-        ],
-        check=True,
-    )
-
-
-@cli.command(context_settings=dict(ignore_unknown_options=True))
-@click.argument("gcloud-args", nargs=-1, type=click.UNPROCESSED)
-def delete(gcloud_args):
-    subprocess.run(
-        [
-            "gcloud",
-            "compute",
-            "instances",
-            "delete",
-            "--quiet",  # disable prompt
-            *gcloud_args,
-        ],
-        check=True,
-    )
-
-
-@cli.command(context_settings=dict(ignore_unknown_options=True))
-@click.argument("gcloud-args", nargs=-1, type=click.UNPROCESSED)
-def describe(gcloud_args):
-    subprocess.run(
-        [
-            "gcloud",
-            "compute",
-            "instances",
-            "describe",
-            *gcloud_args,
-        ],
-        check=True,
-    )
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    cli()
diff --git a/dev-tools/audius-cmd b/dev-tools/audius-cmd
index 993dd69b24a..0c461c6f847 100755
--- a/dev-tools/audius-cmd
+++ b/dev-tools/audius-cmd
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -e
 
-if [[ "$PROTOCOL_DIR" != "" ]]; then
-	cd $PROTOCOL_DIR/dev-tools/compose
-fi
-export COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=$(basename $PROTOCOL_DIR)
+cd "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"/compose  # audius-protocol/dev-tools/compose
+export COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME='audius-protocol'
 
 if [[ "$1" == "test" ]]; then
 	docker compose exec audius-cmd npm test
diff --git a/dev-tools/audius-compose b/dev-tools/audius-compose
index d0a7deef8a8..9f66d39b4b0 100755
--- a/dev-tools/audius-compose
+++ b/dev-tools/audius-compose
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ def generate_env(
 @click.group()
 @click.option(
     "--protocol-dir",
-    envvar="PROTOCOL_DIR",
     type=click.Path(
         exists=True, file_okay=False, resolve_path=True, path_type=pathlib.Path
     ),
@@ -178,7 +177,7 @@ def generate_env(
 @click.pass_context
 def cli(ctx, protocol_dir):
     if protocol_dir is None:
-        protocol_dir = pathlib.Path.cwd().resolve()
+        protocol_dir = pathlib.Path(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))).resolve()
         while (
             protocol_dir.name != ""
             and not (protocol_dir / "dev-tools/compose/docker-compose.yml").exists()
@@ -186,7 +185,6 @@ def cli(ctx, protocol_dir):
             protocol_dir = protocol_dir.parent
         if protocol_dir.name == "":
             raise click.ClickException("Unable to find protocol dir")
-        click.confirm(f'Using protocol dir "{protocol_dir}"', default=True, abort=True)
 
     ctx.obj = protocol_dir
 
diff --git a/dev-tools/setup-dev.sh b/dev-tools/setup-dev.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 4567390bacc..00000000000
--- a/dev-tools/setup-dev.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# This script is meant for debian/ubuntu systems; support for other os might be added in the future
-
-# Install nvm and required node versions
-curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.1/install.sh | bash
-source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh
-[ -f "~/.bashrc" ] && source ~/.bashrc
-for dir in contracts eth-contracts packages/identity-service packages/libs; do
-    cd "$PROTOCOL_DIR/$dir"
-    nvm install
-done
diff --git a/dev-tools/setup.sh b/dev-tools/setup.sh
index 08d44a46e22..8b3573ce61e 100755
--- a/dev-tools/setup.sh
+++ b/dev-tools/setup.sh
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ debian | ubuntu)
 
     # Increase file watchers
     echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf && sudo sysctl -p
+
+    # add script directories to path, avoiding duplication
+    grep -q "export PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:" ~/.profile || echo "export PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:\$PATH" >>~/.profile
+
     ;;
 *)
     if ! command -v docker &>/dev/null; then
@@ -72,22 +76,15 @@ debian | ubuntu)
 esac
 
 if [[ "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" == "" ]]; then
-    export PROTOCOL_DIR="${PROTOCOL_DIR:-$HOME/audius-protocol}"
-    git clone https://github.com/AudiusProject/audius-protocol.git "$PROTOCOL_DIR"
+    protocol_dir="$HOME/audius-protocol"
+    git clone https://github.com/AudiusProject/audius-protocol.git "$protocol_dir"
 else
-    export PROTOCOL_DIR="$(dirname "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")")"
+    protocol_dir="$(dirname "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")")"
 fi
 
-python3 -m pip install -r "$PROTOCOL_DIR/dev-tools/requirements.txt"
+python3 -m pip install -r "$protocol_dir/dev-tools/requirements.txt"
 
 mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/bin"
 
-ln -sf "$PROTOCOL_DIR/dev-tools/audius-compose" "$HOME/.local/bin/audius-compose"
-ln -sf "$PROTOCOL_DIR/dev-tools/audius-cloud" "$HOME/.local/bin/audius-cloud"
-ln -sf "$PROTOCOL_DIR/dev-tools/audius-cmd" "$HOME/.local/bin/audius-cmd"
-
-# Add env vars to .profile, avoiding duplication
-grep -q PROTOCOL_DIR ~/.profile || echo "export PROTOCOL_DIR=$PROTOCOL_DIR" >>~/.profile
-grep -q "export PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:" ~/.profile || echo "export PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:\$PATH" >>~/.profile
-
-[[ "$AUDIUS_DEV" != "false" ]] && . "$PROTOCOL_DIR/dev-tools/setup-dev.sh" || true
+ln -sf "$protocol_dir/dev-tools/audius-compose" "$HOME/.local/bin/audius-compose"
+ln -sf "$protocol_dir/dev-tools/audius-cmd" "$HOME/.local/bin/audius-cmd"
diff --git a/packages/libs/scripts/release.sh b/packages/libs/scripts/release.sh
index 24a7a8f0cb0..cfbb3f27ef5 100755
--- a/packages/libs/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/packages/libs/scripts/release.sh
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ function cleanup () {
 
 # configuration
 STUB=@audius/sdk
-cd ${PROTOCOL_DIR}/packages/libs
+cd "$(dirname "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")")"  # audius-protocol/packages/libs
 
 # pull in main
 git-reset
diff --git a/solana-programs/anchor/audius-data/scripts/build-dev.sh b/solana-programs/anchor/audius-data/scripts/build-dev.sh
index 3df43f3ef52..efdbcc6c23b 100755
--- a/solana-programs/anchor/audius-data/scripts/build-dev.sh
+++ b/solana-programs/anchor/audius-data/scripts/build-dev.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euxo pipefail
 
-cd $PROTOCOL_DIR/solana-programs/anchor/audius-data
+cd "$(dirname "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")")"   # audius-protocol/solana-programs/anchor/audius-data
 # Replace program ID with solana pubkey generated from anchor build
 cur_address=$(grep -Po '(?<=declare_id!\(").*(?=")' programs/audius-data/src/lib.rs)
 echo "Building and deploying audius_data program with anchor CLI..."
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ sed -i "s/$cur_address/$AUDIUS_DATA_PROGRAM_ID/g" Anchor.toml
 sed -i "s/$cur_address/$AUDIUS_DATA_PROGRAM_ID/g" programs/audius-data/src/lib.rs
 
 anchor build
-echo "audius-data program built. Start solana test validator and deploy by running, in separate windows, npm run localnet-up and npm run deploy-dev."
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "audius-data program built. Start solana test validator and deploy by running, in separate windows, npm run localnet-up and npm run deploy-dev."
diff --git a/solana-programs/anchor/audius-data/scripts/install-dev-dependencies.sh b/solana-programs/anchor/audius-data/scripts/install-dev-dependencies.sh
index 585c7adb025..d33dc06fd6d 100755
--- a/solana-programs/anchor/audius-data/scripts/install-dev-dependencies.sh
+++ b/solana-programs/anchor/audius-data/scripts/install-dev-dependencies.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ RUST_VERSION=1.59.0 # rustc version 1.59.0 (9d1b2106e 2022-02-23)
 SOLANA_CLI_VERSION=v1.9.13
 ANCHOR_CLI_VERSION=v0.24.1
 
-cd $PROTOCOL_DIR/solana-programs/anchor/audius-data
+cd "$(dirname "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")")"   # audius-protocol/solana-programs/anchor/audius-data
 echo "Installing dev deps for anchor audius-data development..."
 # install rust
 curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ npm install
 # init solana keypair
 solana-keygen new --no-bip39-passphrase --force -o "$HOME/.config/solana/id.json"
 
-echo "Installed deps for anchor development."
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "Installed deps for anchor development."
diff --git a/solana-programs/anchor/audius-data/scripts/parse-tx.sh b/solana-programs/anchor/audius-data/scripts/parse-tx.sh
index 8de755d5351..650ad963572 100755
--- a/solana-programs/anchor/audius-data/scripts/parse-tx.sh
+++ b/solana-programs/anchor/audius-data/scripts/parse-tx.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-TX_PARSER_DIR="$PROTOCOL_DIR/packages/discovery-provider/solana-tx-parser"
+
+protocol_dir="$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" | sed -nr 's/(.*)\/solana-programs\/anchor.*/\1/p')"
+TX_PARSER_DIR="$protocol_dir/packages/discovery-provider/solana-tx-parser"
+
 AUDIUS_DATA_PROGRAM_ID=$(solana-keygen pubkey $PWD/target/deploy/audius_data-keypair.json)
 
 echo "Installing parser deps if needed..."
 cd "$TX_PARSER_DIR" && python3.9 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
 
 echo "Running parser with tx hash "$@"... If no tx hash is provided, parser will default to all tx for program ID $AUDIUS_DATA_PROGRAM_ID"
-TX_HASH="$@" python3.9 tx_parser.py
\ No newline at end of file
+TX_HASH="$@" python3.9 tx_parser.py
diff --git a/solana-programs/anchor/audius-data/scripts/seed-tx.sh b/solana-programs/anchor/audius-data/scripts/seed-tx.sh
index 3ce4786d687..50ab6e50a1c 100755
--- a/solana-programs/anchor/audius-data/scripts/seed-tx.sh
+++ b/solana-programs/anchor/audius-data/scripts/seed-tx.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -x
 
 # TODO - MOVE OUT OF SHELL SCRIPT ASAP
 
-ANCHOR_PROGRAM_DIR="$PROTOCOL_DIR/solana-programs/anchor/audius-data"
+ANCHOR_PROGRAM_DIR="$(dirname "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")")"   # audius-protocol/solana-programs/anchor/audius-data
 OWNER_KEYPAIR_PATH="$HOME/.config/solana/id.json"
 ADMIN_AUTHORITY_KEYPAIR_PATH="$PWD/adminAuthorityKeypair.json"
 ADMIN_ACCOUNT_KEYPAIR_PATH="$PWD/adminAccountKeypair.json"
@@ -106,4 +106,4 @@ yarn run ts-node cli/main.ts -f deletePlaylist \
 
 echo "Successfully seeded tx:"
 
-solana transaction-history "$AUDIUS_DATA_PROGRAM_ID"
\ No newline at end of file
+solana transaction-history "$AUDIUS_DATA_PROGRAM_ID"