diff --git a/.recipes/default/package.json b/.recipes/default/package.json
index af7c826..8ca0c61 100644
--- a/.recipes/default/package.json
+++ b/.recipes/default/package.json
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "yarn workspace {{ tmplr.npm_scope }}/{{ tmplr.extension_name | kebab-case }} build",
     "build:docs": "yarn workspace {{ tmplr.npm_scope }}/{{ tmplr.extension_name | kebab-case }} docs:build",
+    "build:watch": "yarn workspace {{ tmplr.npm_scope }}/{{ tmplr.extension_name | kebab-case }} build:watch",
     "build:fed:packages": "yarn workspace {{ tmplr.npm_scope }}/{{ tmplr.extension_name | kebab-case }} build:fed:packages",
-    "start": "yarn build && concurrently --kill-others \"yarn workspace {{ tmplr.npm_scope }}/{{ tmplr.extension_name | kebab-case }} docs:develop\"",
+    "start": "concurrently --kill-others \"yarn build:watch\" \"yarn workspace {{ tmplr.npm_scope }}/{{ tmplr.extension_name | kebab-case }} docs:develop\"",
     "serve:docs": "yarn workspace {{ tmplr.npm_scope }}/{{ tmplr.extension_name | kebab-case }} docs:serve",
     "clean": "yarn workspace {{ tmplr.npm_scope }}/{{ tmplr.extension_name | kebab-case }} clean",
     "lint:js": "node --max-old-space-size=4096 node_modules/.bin/eslint packages --cache",
diff --git a/.recipes/default/packages/module/package.json b/.recipes/default/packages/module/package.json
index 61dbe0a..7022d7f 100644
--- a/.recipes/default/packages/module/package.json
+++ b/.recipes/default/packages/module/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   "module": "dist/esm/index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc --build --verbose ./tsconfig.json",
+    "build:watch": "tsc --build --verbose ./tsconfig.json --watch",
     "build:fed:packages": "node generate-fed-package-json.js",
     "clean": "rimraf dist",
     "docs:develop": "pf-docs-framework start",