diff --git a/crates/desktop/artcraft/capabilities/default.json b/crates/desktop/artcraft/capabilities/default.json
index 7e62e230b6..3192e556c2 100644
--- a/crates/desktop/artcraft/capabilities/default.json
+++ b/crates/desktop/artcraft/capabilities/default.json
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
       "allow": [
         {
           "url": "https://*"
+        },
+        {
+          "url": "http://localhost:12345"
         }
       ]
     },
diff --git a/frontend/libs/api/src/lib/enums/Api.ts b/frontend/libs/api/src/lib/enums/Api.ts
index 302021939d..bee0c5cefb 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/api/src/lib/enums/Api.ts
+++ b/frontend/libs/api/src/lib/enums/Api.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 export enum API_TARGETS {
+  // NB: Comment this out for quick testing in development
+  //BASE_API = "http://localhost:12345",
   BASE_API = "https://api.storyteller.ai",
   GOOGLE_API = "https://storage.googleapis.com",
   FUNNEL_API = "https://style.storyteller.ai",