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title: Preview & Dev Servers
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description: Open a running dev server inside OpenChamber.
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---
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# Preview & Dev Servers
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When you start a dev server, OpenChamber can open it right inside the app instead of a separate browser tab — so you can see your site next to the chat, capture its console, and point at elements to ask about them.
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## Open a preview
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OpenChamber watches terminal output for a local address (the `Local:` line that tools like Vite, Next.js, or Astro print). When it spots one:
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- in the terminal, an **Open preview** button appears
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- a [project action](/project-actions/) with auto-open turned on opens it for you
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- a local link in a chat message can open it too
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The site loads in the side panel. Only local addresses (on your own machine) can be previewed.
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## Console and inspect
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In the preview panel you can:
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- watch the page's **console** — errors, warnings, and logs, filtered however you like
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- turn on **inspect**, click any element, and send a note about it — selector, styles, position, and a screenshot — straight into chat
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This is the fastest way to tell the agent "this button, here" without describing it.
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## Related
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- [Project Actions](/project-actions/) — auto-open a server when you start it
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- [Desktop Browser](/desktop-browser/) — the same tools for any page, on desktop
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