diff --git a/docs/cli/SUMMARY.md b/docs/cli/SUMMARY.md
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--- a/docs/cli/SUMMARY.md
+++ b/docs/cli/SUMMARY.md
@@ -17,4 +17,7 @@
     - [Troubleshooting](guides/ms-troubleshooting.md)
 - Beam CLI Commands
     - [Commands Overview](commands/cli-command-reference.md)
-    - [Commands Reference](commands/cli-command-reference/)
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+    - [Commands Reference](commands/cli-command-reference/)
+- Local Backend Development
+    - [Getting Started](local/getting-started.md)
+    - [Local Commands](local/local-commands.md)
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diff --git a/docs/cli/commands/cli-command-reference.md b/docs/cli/commands/cli-command-reference.md
index 1ef0679f3..83974c2bb 100644
--- a/docs/cli/commands/cli-command-reference.md
+++ b/docs/cli/commands/cli-command-reference.md
@@ -8,3 +8,17 @@ All of the Beam CLI commands are available in the left navigation bar. This tabl
 | [Config](cli-command-reference/config/config.md)     | `beam config` helps you verify your current Beamable project in the CLI |
 | [Login](cli-command-reference/login.md)       | `beam login` helps you manage access tokens for use in the CLI          |
 | [Project](cli-command-reference/project/project.md)   | `beam project` helps you create and use Standalone Microservices        |
+| [Local](cli-command-reference/local/local.md)         | `beam local` manages local backend development environment               |
+
+## Local Backend Development
+
+The `beam local` command suite provides tools for running and managing the Beamable backend locally. This enables faster development cycles by running backend services on your development machine.
+
+Key local development commands:
+- `beam local run` - Start local backend services  
+- `beam local ps` - View running service status
+- `beam local stop` - Stop running services
+- `beam local logs` - View service logs
+- `beam local validate` - Check system dependencies
+
+See the [Local Commands Reference](cli-command-reference/local/) for complete details.
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diff --git a/docs/cli/commands/cli-command-reference/SUMMARY.md b/docs/cli/commands/cli-command-reference/SUMMARY.md
index 4b5e4dbf0..9dbf3b068 100644
--- a/docs/cli/commands/cli-command-reference/SUMMARY.md
+++ b/docs/cli/commands/cli-command-reference/SUMMARY.md
@@ -55,6 +55,17 @@
 - listen
 	- [player](listen/player.md)
 	- [server](listen/server.md)
+- local
+	- [audit-realm-config](local/audit-realm-config.md)
+	- [compile](local/compile.md)
+	- [inspect](local/inspect.md)
+	- [list-tools](local/list-tools.md)
+	- [logs](local/logs.md)
+	- [ps](local/ps.md)
+	- [run](local/run.md)
+	- [set-local-vars](local/set-local-vars.md)
+	- [stop](local/stop.md)
+	- [validate](local/validate.md)
 - [login](login.md)
 - [logout](logout.md)
 - [me](me.md)
@@ -123,4 +134,4 @@
 		- [logs](temp/clear/logs.md)
 - [version](version/version.md)
 	- [install](version/install.md)
-	- [list](version/list.md)
+	- [list](version/list.md)
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