diff --git a/scripts/minimodem-bidirectional b/scripts/minimodem-bidirectional
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+#! /usr/bin/env python3
+import argparse
+import sys
+import subprocess
+import time
+
+def main() -> int:
+    # Handle program arguments
+    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        prog="minimodem-bidirectional",
+        description="Spawn a pair of minimodem instances to communicate in full duplex",
+    )
+    ap.add_argument(
+        "modem_args", nargs=argparse.REMAINDER, help="Arguments to pass to minimodem"
+    )
+    args = ap.parse_args()
+
+    # Start by spawning a listener
+    rx_process = subprocess.Popen(
+        ["minimodem", "--rx", *args.modem_args], stdout=sys.stdout
+    )
+
+    # If this process fails, we should exit
+    if rx_process.poll() is not None:
+        return rx_process.returncode
+
+    # Now spawn a sender
+    tx_process = subprocess.Popen(
+        ["minimodem", "--tx", *args.modem_args], stdin=sys.stdin
+    )
+
+    # Again, check if this process fails
+    if tx_process.poll() is not None:
+        return tx_process.returncode
+
+    # Loop, waiting for everything to finish
+    try:
+        while True:
+            time.sleep(1)
+            
+            if rx_process.poll() is not None:
+                break
+            if tx_process.poll() is not None:
+                break
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        pass
+
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/scripts/stdio-tun b/scripts/stdio-tun
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+#! /usr/bin/env python3
+import argparse
+import sys
+import os
+import logging
+import subprocess
+import threading
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# If PYTHONPATH_PASSTHROUGH is set, update our PYTHONPATH
+if "PYTHONPATH_PASSTHROUGH" in os.environ:
+    sys.path.extend(os.environ["PYTHONPATH_PASSTHROUGH"].split(":"))
+
+try:
+    from tuntap import TunTap
+except ImportError:
+    print("tuntap module not found. Please install 'python-pytuntap'", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    # Handle program arguments
+    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog="stdio-tun", description="Creates a Tun interface that reads from stdin and writes to stdout")
+    ap.add_argument("name", help="Name of the tun interface")
+    ap.add_argument(
+        "-v", "--verbose", help="Enable verbose logging", action="store_true"
+    )
+    args = ap.parse_args()
+
+    # Configure logging
+    logging.basicConfig(
+        level=logging.DEBUG if args.verbose else logging.INFO,
+        format="%(levelname)s:	%(message)s",
+    )
+
+    # Determine the path to this script
+    this_script_path = Path(__file__).resolve()
+
+    # Check if we have NET_ADMIN capabilities
+    if os.geteuid() != 0:
+        logger.error("This script must be run as root. Reloading")
+
+        # Re-run this script as root
+        pythonpath = ":".join(sys.path)
+        return subprocess.run(
+            ["sudo", "bash", "-c", f"PYTHONPATH=\"{pythonpath}\" python3 {str(this_script_path)} {" ".join(sys.argv[1:])}"],
+        ).returncode
+    logger.info("Loaded with correct permissions")
+
+    # Set up a tun interface
+    tun_interface = TunTap(nic_type="Tun", nic_name=args.name)
+    logger.info(f"Created tun interface {tun_interface.name}")
+    subprocess.check_call(["ip", "link", "set", "dev", tun_interface.name, "up"])
+    
+    # Spawn two threads
+    # One will read from the tun and write to stdout
+    # The other will read from stdin and write to the tun
+    def read_from_tun():
+        while True:
+            data = tun_interface.read(1500)
+            sys.stdout.buffer.write(data)
+            sys.stdout.buffer.flush()
+            
+    def write_to_tun():
+        while True:
+            data = sys.stdin.buffer.read(1500)
+            tun_interface.write(data)
+            
+    read_thread = threading.Thread(target=read_from_tun)
+    write_thread = threading.Thread(target=write_to_tun)
+    
+    # Start the threads
+    read_thread.start()
+    write_thread.start()
+    
+    # Wait for the threads to finish (or keyboard interrupt)
+    logger.info("Watching child threads..")
+    try:
+        while True:
+            time.sleep(1)
+            
+            # If either thread has died, exit
+            if not read_thread.is_alive() or not write_thread.is_alive():
+                break
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        pass
+
+    # Cleanup
+    tun_interface.close()
+    subprocess.check_call(["ip", "link", "del", tun_interface.name])
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())