diff --git a/packages/cli/README.md b/packages/cli/README.md
index a048574f..1663701d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/README.md
+++ b/packages/cli/README.md
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Options:
   -k, --token <string>  the authentication token to use (or set env FLATFILE_API_KEY or FLATFILE_BEARER_TOKEN)
   -h, --api-url <url>   (optional) the API URL to use (or set env FLATFILE_API_URL)
   -e, --env <string>    (optional) the Environment to use (or set env FLATFILE_ENVIRONMENT_ID)
+  --skip-deployed-check (optional) skip check for deployed agents
   --help                display help for command
 ```
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
index 5cd8a601..a7537d48 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ import { writeErrorToFile } from './shared/utils/error'
 import { switchInit } from './switch.init'
 import { switchVersion } from './switch.version'
 import { createEnvironmentAction } from './x/actions/create.environment.action'
-import { deployAction } from './x/actions/deploy.action'
 import { deleteAction } from './x/actions/delete.action'
+import { deployAction } from './x/actions/deploy.action'
 import { developAction } from './x/actions/develop.action'
+import { listAgentsAction } from './x/actions/list-agents.action'
 import { publishAction } from './x/actions/publish.action'
 import { publishPubSub } from './x/actions/publish.pubsub'
 import { quickstartAction } from './x/actions/quickstart.action'
-import { listAgentsAction } from './x/actions/list-agents.action'
 
 dotenv.config()
 
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ program
     '-e, --env <env-id>',
     '(optional) the Environment to use (or set env FLATFILE_ENVIRONMENT_ID)'
   )
+  .option(
+    '--skip-deployed-check',
+    '(optional) bypass check for deployed agents'
+  )
   .action(developAction)
 
 program
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/x/actions/develop.action.ts b/packages/cli/src/x/actions/develop.action.ts
index 22ae5dec..94ed8692 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/x/actions/develop.action.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/x/actions/develop.action.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Client } from '@flatfile/listener'
-import { program } from 'commander'
 import { PubSubDriver } from '@flatfile/listener-driver-pubsub'
+import { program } from 'commander'
 import fs from 'fs'
 // @ts-expect-error
 import ncc from '@vercel/ncc'
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ import ora from 'ora'
 import path from 'path'
 import prompts from 'prompts'
 
-import { apiKeyClient } from './auth.action'
 import { getAuth } from '../../shared/get-auth'
 import { getEntryFile } from '../../shared/get-entry-file'
 import { messages } from '../../shared/messages'
+import { apiKeyClient } from './auth.action'
 
 export async function developAction(
   file?: string | null | undefined,
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export async function developAction(
     apiUrl: string
     token: string
     env: string
+    skipDeployedCheck: boolean
   }>
 ): Promise<void> {
   const outDir = path.join(process.cwd(), '.flatfile')
@@ -54,25 +55,30 @@ export async function developAction(
     // Check if any agents are listed for environment
     const apiClient = apiKeyClient({ apiUrl, apiKey: apiKey! })
 
+    const skipDeployedCheck =
+      options?.skipDeployedCheck ??
+      (process.env.FLATFILE_SKIP_DEPLOYED_CHECK ?? '').trim().toLowerCase() ===
+        'true'
+
     const agents = await apiClient.agents.list({
       environmentId: environment.id,
     })
     if (agents?.data && agents?.data?.length > 0) {
       console.error(messages.warnDeployedAgents(agents.data))
-  
-      const { developLocally } = await prompts({
-        type: 'confirm',
-        name: 'developLocally',
-        message: 'Would you like to proceed listening locally? (y/n)',
-      })
-
-      if (!developLocally) {
-        ora({
-          text: `Local development aborted`,
-        }).fail()
-        process.exit(1)
+      if (!skipDeployedCheck) {
+        const { developLocally } = await prompts({
+          type: 'confirm',
+          name: 'developLocally',
+          message: 'Would you like to proceed listening locally? (y/n)',
+        })
+
+        if (!developLocally) {
+          ora({
+            text: `Local development aborted`,
+          }).fail()
+          process.exit(1)
+        }
       }
-
     }
 
     const driver = new PubSubDriver(environment.id)