diff --git a/apps/dotcom-asset-upload/package.json b/apps/dotcom-asset-upload/package.json
index 8df3486b9..a93d37566 100644
--- a/apps/dotcom-asset-upload/package.json
+++ b/apps/dotcom-asset-upload/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 	"scripts": {
 		"dev": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development wrangler dev --log-level info --persist-to tmp-assets",
 		"test": "lazy inherit --passWithNoTests",
+		"test-dev": "yarn run -T jest --watch",
 		"test-coverage": "lazy inherit --passWithNoTests",
 		"lint": "yarn run -T tsx ../../scripts/lint.ts"
 	},
diff --git a/apps/dotcom-worker/package.json b/apps/dotcom-worker/package.json
index 680153f85..effe9d8e3 100644
--- a/apps/dotcom-worker/package.json
+++ b/apps/dotcom-worker/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 		"dev-wrangler": "yarn run -T tsx ./scripts/dev-wrap.ts",
 		"report-size": "node scripts/report-size.js",
 		"test": "lazy inherit",
+		"test-dev": "yarn run -T jest --watch",
 		"test-coverage": "lazy inherit",
 		"lint": "yarn run -T tsx ../../scripts/lint.ts"
 	},
diff --git a/apps/dotcom/package.json b/apps/dotcom/package.json
index fa32dcd4b..73ecb021b 100644
--- a/apps/dotcom/package.json
+++ b/apps/dotcom/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 		"build": "yarn run -T tsx scripts/build.ts",
 		"start": "VITE_PREVIEW=1 yarn run -T tsx scripts/dev-app.ts",
 		"lint": "yarn run -T tsx ../../scripts/lint.ts",
-		"test": "lazy inherit"
+		"test": "lazy inherit",
+		"test-dev": "yarn run -T jest --watch"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@radix-ui/react-popover": "^1.0.7",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e209b9cd7..e0e205fbd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 		"check-scripts": "tsx scripts/check-scripts.ts",
 		"api-check": "lazy api-check",
 		"test": "lazy test",
+		"test-dev": "yarn run -T jest --watch",
 		"test-coverage": "lazy test-coverage && node scripts/offer-coverage.mjs",
 		"e2e": "lazy e2e --filter='apps/examples'"
 	},
diff --git a/packages/editor/package.json b/packages/editor/package.json
index b2e577bf5..722059856 100644
--- a/packages/editor/package.json
+++ b/packages/editor/package.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 	],
 	"scripts": {
 		"test": "lazy inherit",
+		"test-dev": "yarn run -T jest --watch",
 		"benchmark": "yarn run -T tsx ./scripts/benchmark.ts",
 		"test-coverage": "lazy inherit",
 		"build": "yarn run -T tsx ../../scripts/build-package.ts",
diff --git a/packages/state/package.json b/packages/state/package.json
index f16cfecce..d2713287f 100644
--- a/packages/state/package.json
+++ b/packages/state/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 	"files": [],
 	"scripts": {
 		"test": "lazy inherit",
+		"test-dev": "yarn run -T jest --watch",
 		"test-coverage": "lazy inherit",
 		"build": "yarn run -T tsx ../../scripts/build-package.ts",
 		"build-api": "yarn run -T tsx ../../scripts/build-api.ts",
diff --git a/packages/store/package.json b/packages/store/package.json
index 4889fe9fb..9321fb78c 100644
--- a/packages/store/package.json
+++ b/packages/store/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 	"files": [],
 	"scripts": {
 		"test": "lazy inherit",
+		"test-dev": "yarn run -T jest --watch",
 		"test-coverage": "lazy inherit",
 		"build": "yarn run -T tsx ../../scripts/build-package.ts",
 		"build-api": "yarn run -T tsx ../../scripts/build-api.ts",
diff --git a/packages/tldraw/package.json b/packages/tldraw/package.json
index 7433ac71c..ce757eeb5 100644
--- a/packages/tldraw/package.json
+++ b/packages/tldraw/package.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 	"types": "./.tsbuild/index.d.ts",
 	"scripts": {
 		"test": "lazy inherit",
+		"test-dev": "yarn run -T jest --watch",
 		"test-coverage": "lazy inherit",
 		"predev": "node ./scripts/copy-css-files.mjs",
 		"dev": "chokidar '../{editor/editor,tldraw/src/lib/ui}.css' -c 'node ./scripts/copy-css-files.mjs'",
diff --git a/packages/tlschema/package.json b/packages/tlschema/package.json
index c452b17de..625e9bed6 100644
--- a/packages/tlschema/package.json
+++ b/packages/tlschema/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 	"files": [],
 	"scripts": {
 		"test": "lazy inherit",
+		"test-dev": "yarn run -T jest --watch",
 		"test-coverage": "lazy inherit",
 		"index": "node ./scripts/build-index.js && yarn format",
 		"format": "yarn run -T prettier --write --cache \"src/**/*.{ts,tsx,js,jsx,json,md}\"",
diff --git a/packages/tlsync/package.json b/packages/tlsync/package.json
index 88a50c62d..e0dc36480 100644
--- a/packages/tlsync/package.json
+++ b/packages/tlsync/package.json
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 	"files": [],
 	"scripts": {
 		"test": "lazy inherit",
+		"test-dev": "yarn run -T jest --watch",
 		"test-coverage": "lazy inherit",
 		"lint": "yarn run -T tsx ../../scripts/lint.ts"
 	},
diff --git a/packages/utils/package.json b/packages/utils/package.json
index badf7bba7..e744a987a 100644
--- a/packages/utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/utils/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 	"files": [],
 	"scripts": {
 		"test": "lazy inherit",
+		"test-dev": "yarn run -T jest --watch",
 		"test-coverage": "lazy inherit",
 		"build": "yarn run -T tsx ../../scripts/build-package.ts",
 		"build-api": "yarn run -T tsx ../../scripts/build-api.ts",
diff --git a/packages/validate/package.json b/packages/validate/package.json
index ca58770de..912fc9906 100644
--- a/packages/validate/package.json
+++ b/packages/validate/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 	"files": [],
 	"scripts": {
 		"test": "lazy inherit",
+		"test-dev": "yarn run -T jest --watch",
 		"test-coverage": "lazy inherit",
 		"build": "yarn run -T tsx ../../scripts/build-package.ts",
 		"build-api": "yarn run -T tsx ../../scripts/build-api.ts",