diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 068c13c54..2e47e2a20 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
       "webRoot": "/",
       "url": "http://localhost:3000/index.dev.html"
     },
+    {
+      "name": "Attach to Running Main",
+      "type": "node",
+      "request": "attach",
+      "port": 9229
+    },
     {
       "type": "node",
       "request": "launch",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ef96cd61c..11919880f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@
     "rm-modules": "rimraf node_modules static/node_modules",
     "rm-temp": "rimraf $TMPDIR/jest* $TMPDIR/react-native-packager*",
     "reset": "yarn rm-dist && yarn rm-temp && yarn cache clean && yarn rm-modules",
-    "start": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development node scripts/start-dev-server.js",
+    "start": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development node scripts/start-dev-server.js --inspect=9229",
+    "start:break": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development node scripts/start-dev-server.js --inspect-brk=9229",
     "start:no-embedded-plugins": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development cross-env FLIPPER_NO_EMBEDDED_PLUGINS=true node scripts/start-dev-server.js",
     "build": "yarn rm-dist && cross-env NODE_ENV=production node scripts/build-release.js $@",
     "build-headless": "yarn rm-dist && mkdir dist && cross-env NODE_ENV=production node scripts/build-headless.js $@",