Start Astro Development Server

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Launch the Astro development server with hot reload enabled for rapid web development.

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406/2/2026
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Our review

Starts the Astro development server for local web development.

Strengths

  • Simple to run with a single command
  • Hot reload for real-time changes
  • Uses npm, the standard package manager

Limitations

  • Requires Node.js and npm to be installed
  • May need an available port; default is 4321
When to use it

Use this skill when you need to start a local development environment for an Astro project.

When not to use it

Do not use this for production deployment; use a dedicated build command instead.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score60/100

The skill only instructs to run 'npm run dev', a common development command. It does not download or execute external scripts, nor does it perform destructive actions. There is no risk of data exfiltration or system compromise beyond what a standard development server entails.

No concerns found

Examples

Start Astro dev server
Start the Astro development server with hot reload on localhost.

name: dev description: Start the Astro development server for web development

Start the development server.

Run this command:

npm run dev

The site will be available at http://localhost:4321 (or next available port).

Hot reload is enabled for rapid development.

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