Use Theme Development Kit with the `finqu-theme-dev` command.

Before you begin, complete [installation](./installation).

## 1. Authenticate

Run the `auth` command and follow the prompts to enter your store URL and channel API key:

```bash
finqu-theme-dev auth
```

Credentials are stored locally in `~/.finqu-theme-dev/credentials.json`. You only need to do this once.

## 2. Start developing

Navigate to your theme directory and start the development server:

```bash
cd my-theme
finqu-theme-dev serve
```

Open [http://127.0.0.1:3000](http://127.0.0.1:3000) in your browser. The server renders your theme with real store data - products, collections, pages, and more from your live Finqu store.

Edit any theme file and the browser will automatically reload to reflect your changes.

## Serve options

| Flag     | Short | Default | Description          |
| -------- | ----- | ------- | -------------------- |
| `--port` | `-p`  | `3000`  | Port to listen on    |
| `--dir`  | `-d`  | `.`     | Theme directory path |

Example - serve a theme on a different port:

```bash
finqu-theme-dev serve --port 8080
```