wp-env-local-dev

Run a local WordPress development environment with wp-env (the official @wordpress/env Docker wrapper) — the default choice for plugin and block development. Covers the npx @wordpress/env command (and the trap that bare "npx wp-env" installs an unrelated stub package), the .wp-env.json config (core, phpVersion, plugins, themes, mappings, config constants, ports, multisite, lifecycleScripts, .wp-env.override.json merge rules), the twin instances (dev on 8888, tests on 8889 with separate databases), running wp-cli via "wp-env run cli", the preinstalled PHPUnit + Composer + WP test suite in the tests instance, step debugging with "wp-env start --xdebug", and start/stop/clean/destroy lifecycle. Use when setting up local WP for a plugin or theme, when a .wp-env.json is present or needs writing, when the user asks for a quick WordPress sandbox with Docker, or before reaching for a hand-written docker-compose stack.