diff --git a/bin/run-coatjava b/bin/run-coatjava
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..ad2c8322d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/run-coatjava
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+. `dirname $0`/../libexec/env.sh
+
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo """
+Run the \`main\` method of any Java class, with the coatjava classpath
+
+  USAGE: $(basename $0) [CLASS_NAME] [CLASS_ARGS] -- [JVM_ARGS]
+
+    CLASS_NAME     the full class name
+    CLASS_ARGS     arguments for its \`main\` method
+    JVM_ARGS       arguments for the JVM, overriding defaults
+
+  EXAMPLE - run coatjava's \`DaqScalersSequence\`:
+    $(basename $0) org.jlab.detector.scalers.DaqScalersSequence \\
+      skim_file.hipo -- -XshowSettings
+  """
+  exit 2
+fi
+
+class_name=$1
+shift
+
+split_cli $@
+
+exec java -Xmx1536m -Xms1024m -XX:+UseSerialGC ${jvm_options[@]} \
+  -cp ${COATJAVA_CLASSPATH:-''} \
+  $class_name \
+  ${class_options[@]}