diff --git a/projects/amdsmi/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/amdsmi/CMakeLists.txt
index 18b11617fd..f94195ae7f 100755
--- a/projects/amdsmi/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/amdsmi/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
 option(BUILD_TESTS "Build test suite" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_ASAN_PACKAGING "" OFF)
-option(ENABLE_ESMI_LIB "" ON)
+option(ENABLE_ESMI_LIB "Build ESMI Library" ON)
 
 include(CMakeDependentOption)
 # these options don't work without BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
diff --git a/projects/amdsmi/amdsmi_cli/amdsmi_init.py b/projects/amdsmi/amdsmi_cli/amdsmi_init.py
index e5b7484422..a5852293a4 100644
--- a/projects/amdsmi/amdsmi_cli/amdsmi_init.py
+++ b/projects/amdsmi/amdsmi_cli/amdsmi_init.py
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ def check_amd_hsmp_driver():
     return False
 
 
-def init_amdsmi():
-    """ Initializes AMDSMI
+def amdsmi_cli_init():
+    """ Initializes AMDSMI Library for the CLI
 
     Checks for the presence of the amdgpu and amd_hsmp drivers and initializes the
     AMD SMI library based on the live drivers found.
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def init_amdsmi():
 
     return init_flag
 
-def shut_down_amdsmi():
+def amdsmi_cli_shutdown():
     """Shutdown AMDSMI instance
 
     Raises:
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ def signal_handler(sig, frame):
 
 
 if not AMDSMI_INITIALIZED:
-    AMDSMI_INIT_FLAG = init_amdsmi()
+    AMDSMI_INIT_FLAG = amdsmi_cli_init()
     AMDSMI_INITIALIZED = True
     signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal_handler)
     signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, signal_handler)
-    atexit.register(shut_down_amdsmi)
+    atexit.register(amdsmi_cli_shutdown)
diff --git a/projects/amdsmi/src/amd_smi/amd_smi_system.cc b/projects/amdsmi/src/amd_smi/amd_smi_system.cc
index efdb698329..3a1149b810 100644
--- a/projects/amdsmi/src/amd_smi/amd_smi_system.cc
+++ b/projects/amdsmi/src/amd_smi/amd_smi_system.cc
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ namespace smi {
 
 #define  AMD_SMI_INIT_FLAG_RESRV_TEST1 0x800000000000000  //!< Reserved for test
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_ESMI_LIB
 amdsmi_status_t AMDSmiSystem::get_cpu_family(uint32_t *cpu_family) {
     amdsmi_status_t ret;
     ret = static_cast<amdsmi_status_t>(esmi_cpu_family_get(cpu_family));
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ static amdsmi_status_t get_nr_cpu_sockets(uint32_t *num_socks) {
     }
     return AMDSMI_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
+#endif
 
 amdsmi_status_t AMDSmiSystem::init(uint64_t flags) {
     init_flag_ = flags;
@@ -120,9 +122,8 @@ amdsmi_status_t AMDSmiSystem::init(uint64_t flags) {
         amd_smi_status = populate_amd_gpu_devices();
         if (amd_smi_status != AMDSMI_STATUS_SUCCESS)
             return amd_smi_status;
-#ifdef ENABLE_ESMI_LIB
     }
-
+#ifdef ENABLE_ESMI_LIB
     if (flags & AMDSMI_INIT_AMD_CPUS) {
         amd_smi_status = populate_amd_cpus();
         if (amd_smi_status != AMDSMI_STATUS_SUCCESS)
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ amdsmi_status_t AMDSmiSystem::init(uint64_t flags) {
     }
 #endif
     return AMDSMI_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+
 }
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_ESMI_LIB
@@ -175,8 +177,6 @@ amdsmi_status_t AMDSmiSystem::populate_amd_cpus() {
 
     return AMDSMI_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
-
-
 #endif
 
 amdsmi_status_t AMDSmiSystem::populate_amd_gpu_devices() {
diff --git a/projects/amdsmi/tools/amdsmi_quick_start.py b/projects/amdsmi/tools/amdsmi_quick_start.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2108e29f91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/amdsmi/tools/amdsmi_quick_start.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2024 Advanced Micro Devices. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+# this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+# the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+# use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+# the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+# subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+# copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+# COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+# IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+# CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+#
+
+# This script is used to quickly debug and check amdsmi Python APIs.
+# This is not meant to serve best practices for development.
+# Run this post install with python3 -i quick_start.py
+
+
+from amdsmi import *
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import atexit
+import logging
+import signal
+import sys
+
+
+# Make exit & quit work without parens because it's annoying
+type(exit).__repr__ = sys.exit
+
+def signal_handler(sig, frame):
+    logging.debug(f"Handling signal: {sig}")
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+amdsmi_init()
+signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal_handler)
+signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, signal_handler)
+atexit.register(amdsmi_shut_down)
+
+devices = amdsmi_get_processor_handles()
+
+print(f"devices variable populated with:{devices}")