Start Astro Development Server

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Starts the Astro development server using `npm run dev`. The site becomes available at http://localhost:4321 with hot reload enabled for rapid development.

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906/2/2026
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Our review

Starts the Astro development server for web development with hot reload.

Strengths

  • Quick startup with a single command
  • Hot reload for real-time feedback on changes
  • Automatically finds an available port if 4321 is busy

Limitations

  • Requires Node.js and npm to be installed
  • Only works within an existing Astro project
  • Not suitable for production environments
When to use it

When actively developing an Astro site and need instant feedback.

When not to use it

When deploying the site to production or for non-Astro projects.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score85/100

The skill only instructs running a standard 'npm run dev' command to start an Astro development server. There is no indication of destructive, exfiltrating, or obfuscated actions. The command is typical and safe in a development context.

No concerns found

Examples

Start Astro dev server
Run the Astro development server to start working on my site.
Restart dev server
I need to restart the Astro dev server, please run npm run dev.

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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