# Local development

Tools for the inner development loop. All tools run on your machine and are not part of production operations.

- [Dapr Skills plugin](https://docs.diagrid.io/develop/local-development/dapr-skills) — Scaffold and review Dapr Workflow and agentic applications with the Claude Code plugin.
- [AI assistant (MCP)](https://docs.diagrid.io/develop/local-development/assistant-mcp) — Give Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, or Copilot a curated set of Catalyst tools with diagrid mcp serve.
- [Aspire integration (.NET)](https://docs.diagrid.io/develop/local-development/aspire-integration) — Connect a .NET Aspire app host to Catalyst during local development and testing.
- [Diagrid Dapr Dev Dashboard](https://docs.diagrid.io/develop/local-development/dev-dashboard) — Inspect workflow executions and actor state during development. Language-agnostic.
- [Connect for Dev/Test](https://docs.diagrid.io/develop/local-development/catalyst-cli) — Use diagrid dev run to connect a local app to Catalyst with tunnels, callbacks, and multi-app run files.

If you hit issues with the Diagrid CLI, the dashboard, or the Aspire integration, see [Troubleshooting / FAQ](https://docs.diagrid.io/references/troubleshooting).