---
title: doctl apps dev
description: |-
    [BETA] Display commands for working with App Platform local development.

      To get started, run `doctl app dev build`.
product: Reference
url: https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/apps/dev/
last_updated: "2026-08-03"
---

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# doctl apps dev

Generated on 3 Aug 2026 from `doctl` version [`v1.166.0`](https://github.com/digitalocean/doctl/releases/tag/v1.166.0)

## Description

\[BETA] Display commands for working with App Platform local development.

To get started, run `doctl app dev build`.

## Flags

| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| `--help`, `-h` | Help for this command |

## Related Commands

| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| [doctl apps](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/apps) | Displays commands for working with apps |
| [doctl apps dev build](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/apps/dev/build) | Build an app component |
| [doctl apps dev config](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/apps/dev/config) | Displays commands for working with App Platform local development configuration settings. |

## Global Flags

Option Description

`--access-token`, `-t` API V2 access token

`--api-url`, `-u` Override default API endpoint

`--config`, `-c` Specify a custom config file, Default:

`--context` Specify a custom authentication context name

`--http-retry-max` Set maximum number of retries for requests that fail with a 429 or 500-level error , Default: `5`

`--http-retry-wait-max` Set the minimum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request , Default: `30`

`--http-retry-wait-min` Set the maximum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request , Default: `1`

`--interactive` Enable interactive behavior. Defaults to true if the terminal supports it (default false) , Default: `false`

`--output`, `-o` Desired output format \[text|json], Default: `text`

`--trace` Show a log of network activity while performing a command, Default: `false`

`--verbose`, `-v` Enable verbose output, Default: `false`