> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.prefect.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# dev

# `prefect.cli.dev`

Dev command — native cyclopts implementation.

Internal Prefect development commands.

## Functions

### `build_docs` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/prefect/cli/dev.py#L61" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python theme={null}
build_docs(schema_path: Optional[str] = None)
```

Builds REST API reference documentation for static display.

### `build_ui` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/prefect/cli/dev.py#L87" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python theme={null}
build_ui(no_install: Annotated[bool, cyclopts.Parameter('--no-install', negative='', help='Skip installing npm dependencies before building.')] = False, include_v2: Annotated[bool, cyclopts.Parameter('--include-v2', negative='', help='Also build the React UI v2 bundle into the Prefect package.')] = False)
```

Installs dependencies and builds UI locally. Requires npm.

### `ui` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/prefect/cli/dev.py#L164" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python theme={null}
ui()
```

Starts a hot-reloading development UI.

### `api` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/prefect/cli/dev.py#L180" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python theme={null}
api()
```

Starts a hot-reloading development API.

### `start` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/prefect/cli/dev.py#L263" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python theme={null}
start()
```

Starts a hot-reloading development server with API, UI, and agent processes.

### `build_image` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/prefect/cli/dev.py#L297" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python theme={null}
build_image()
```

Build a docker image for development.

### `container` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/prefect/cli/dev.py#L393" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python theme={null}
container()
```

Run a docker container with local code mounted and installed.