Local Dev Server
SkillWeb & browsingStart the local Jekyll dev server and open a post in the browser
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
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Then ask your AI: use the Local Dev Server skill
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by microsoft/mcscatblog in .claude/skills/mcscatblog-local-server/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Start the Jekyll development server for the blog.
Steps
- Check if the server is already running at
http://127.0.0.1:4000/mcscatblog/ - If not running:
- Check if dependencies are installed by running
bundle check. If that fails, run the platform-appropriate setup script:- Mac:
bash tools/setup/mac/install.sh - Windows:
powershell tools/setup/win/install.ps1
- Mac:
- Run
./tools/run.shin the background
- Check if dependencies are installed by running
- Wait for the server to be ready (poll until HTTP 200)
- If an argument is provided (a post slug or filename), open that post's URL. Otherwise, open the homepage.
The server runs at http://127.0.0.1:4000/mcscatblog/ with LiveReload enabled.
Posts are at http://127.0.0.1:4000/mcscatblog/posts/<slug>/ where <slug> is the filename without the date prefix and .md extension.
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 20
- Forks
- 15
- Last commit
- Sep 2026
Advanced
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- skill
- Gateway key
mcscatblog-local-server- Source
- github.com/microsoft/mcscatblog