diff --git a/packages/app/src/cli/services/dev/extension/utilities.ts b/packages/app/src/cli/services/dev/extension/utilities.ts
index 6288f770faf..a2b1366a7ed 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/cli/services/dev/extension/utilities.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/cli/services/dev/extension/utilities.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ export async function buildCartURLIfNeeded(extensions: ExtensionInstance[], stor
   const hasUIExtension = extensions.filter((extension) => extension.shouldFetchCartUrl()).length > 0
   if (!hasUIExtension) return undefined
   if (checkoutCartUrl) return checkoutCartUrl
+  
+  // In local development, skip fetching product variant if the flag is set
+  // This allows the CLI to work when local services don't have proper auth set up
+  if (process.env.SHOPIFY_SERVICE_ENV === 'local' && process.env.SHOPIFY_CLI_SKIP_PRODUCT_FETCH === '1') {
+    // Return a mock variant ID for local development
+    return '/cart/123456789:1'
+  }
+  
   const variantId = await fetchProductVariant(store)
   return `/cart/${variantId}:1`
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/api/admin.ts b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/api/admin.ts
index 107d91686fa..9a55b7b99c9 100644
--- a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/api/admin.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/api/admin.ts
@@ -161,6 +161,16 @@ export async function fetchApiVersions(
   session: AdminSession,
   preferredBehaviour?: RequestModeInput,
 ): Promise<ApiVersion[]> {
+  // In local development, skip the API version check and return a hardcoded list
+  // This allows the CLI to work when local services don't have proper auth set up
+  if (serviceEnvironment() === 'local' && process.env.SHOPIFY_CLI_SKIP_VERSION_CHECK === '1') {
+    return [
+      {handle: '2024-10', supported: true},
+      {handle: '2025-01', supported: true},
+      {handle: 'unstable', supported: true},
+    ]
+  }
+
   try {
     const response = await adminRequestDoc({
       query: PublicApiVersions,