# Connect to your store & start developing ### Connect to your store You can add the development theme to any store which your authenticated account has access to. Navigate the directory of a theme & use the following command to add ```bash shopbase-theme connect ``` Note: to test the development theme in your store, that theme need to be built successfully . ### Start developing From the root of your theme project, run: ```bash shopbase-theme serve ``` This command starts a development server. You will be able to see and interact with your new site in a development environment — local (on your computer, not published to the internet). You can also specify a path that point to your theme project: ```bash shopbase-theme serve ~/home/theme/example ``` --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://developers.shopbase.com/build-a-theme/theme-development-resources/connect-to-your-store-and-start-developing.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.