diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 34f0ff72..7631bae6 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -44,6 +44,18 @@
             ],
             "console": "integratedTerminal",
         },
+        {
+            "type": "node",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "name": "Launch API Server (serve-dev)",
+            "skipFiles": ["<node_internals>/**"],
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/src/main.ts",
+            "preLaunchTask": "tsc: build - tsconfig.json",
+            "outFiles": ["${workspaceFolder}/build/**/*.js"],
+            "runtimeExecutable": "yarn",
+            "runtimeArgs": ["run", "serve-dev"],
+            "console": "integratedTerminal"
+          },
         {
             "name": "Debug Jest Tests",
             "type": "node",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a83b795f..ef295901 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
     "build-release": "tsc  -p tsconfig.release.json",
     "clean": "tsc -b --clean && rm -rf build/*",
     "serve": "yarn build && node --experimental-json-modules build/main.js",
+    "serve-dev": "GOD_MODE=true yarn serve",
     "refresh-db": "./refresh-db.sh",
     "seed-usa": "yarn build && node build/db/import/usa/USADay0Seed.js",
     "seed-db": "./seed-db.sh",