diff --git a/scripts/config-local.js b/scripts/config-local.js
index 89b8919670a2089cfec3a847098fffdb0e28c0c9..debc7d0c73110a13efb133120b360bf9910f2011 100644
--- a/scripts/config-local.js
+++ b/scripts/config-local.js
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@
  * Add local build overrides to compose.override.yml
  * Automatically discovers services with Dockerfiles in the workspace
  * Preserves any existing user customizations
+ * Also adds Verdaccio for local npm package development
  */
 
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
 const {
   OVERRIDE_FILE,
   readYamlFile,
@@ -13,12 +16,59 @@ const {
   discoverLocalBuilds
 } = require('./compose-utils');
 
+/**
+ * Get Verdaccio service configuration for local development
+ */
+function getVerdaccioConfig() {
+  const configPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'verdaccio', 'config.yaml');
+  if (!fs.existsSync(configPath)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    services: {
+      verdaccio: {
+        image: 'verdaccio/verdaccio:5',
+        volumes: [
+          './verdaccio/config.yaml:/verdaccio/conf/config.yaml:ro',
+          'verdaccio-storage:/verdaccio/storage'
+        ],
+        ports: ['4873:4873'],
+        healthcheck: {
+          test: ['CMD', 'wget', '-q', '--spider', 'http://localhost:4873/-/ping'],
+          interval: '10s',
+          timeout: '5s',
+          retries: 3
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    volumes: {
+      'verdaccio-storage': {}
+    }
+  };
+}
+
 function main() {
   console.log('Discovering local build configurations...\n');
 
   const { overrides, discovered, notFound } = discoverLocalBuilds();
 
-  if (discovered.length === 0) {
+  // Read existing config (or empty if file doesn't exist)
+  const config = readYamlFile(OVERRIDE_FILE);
+
+  // Deep merge local overrides into existing config
+  if (discovered.length > 0) {
+    deepMerge(config, overrides);
+  }
+
+  // Add Verdaccio if config exists
+  const verdaccioConfig = getVerdaccioConfig();
+  if (verdaccioConfig) {
+    deepMerge(config, verdaccioConfig);
+    console.log('Verdaccio local npm registry added.\n');
+  }
+
+  if (discovered.length === 0 && !verdaccioConfig) {
     console.log('No local Dockerfiles found for any services.');
     if (notFound.length > 0) {
       console.log('\nServices without local Dockerfiles:');
@@ -29,22 +79,25 @@ function main() {
     return;
   }
 
-  // Read existing config (or empty if file doesn't exist)
-  const config = readYamlFile(OVERRIDE_FILE);
-
-  // Deep merge local overrides into existing config
-  deepMerge(config, overrides);
-
   // Write the result
   writeYamlFile(OVERRIDE_FILE, config);
 
   console.log('Local build configuration applied to compose.override.yml\n');
-  console.log('Services configured for local build:');
-  for (const service of discovered) {
-    const buildConfig = overrides.services[service].build;
-    console.log(`  - ${service}`);
-    console.log(`      context: ${buildConfig.context}`);
-    console.log(`      dockerfile: ${buildConfig.dockerfile}`);
+
+  if (discovered.length > 0) {
+    console.log('Services configured for local build:');
+    for (const service of discovered) {
+      const buildConfig = overrides.services[service].build;
+      console.log(`  - ${service}`);
+      console.log(`      context: ${buildConfig.context}`);
+      console.log(`      dockerfile: ${buildConfig.dockerfile}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (verdaccioConfig) {
+    console.log('\nVerdaccio local npm registry:');
+    console.log('  - Web UI: http://localhost:4873');
+    console.log('  - First time: npm adduser --registry http://localhost:4873');
   }
 
   if (notFound.length > 0) {
diff --git a/scripts/config-upstream.js b/scripts/config-upstream.js
index 5915d0411f925c1e8991fcac34b25b96c1b66eb1..b79d86cd3861b1efe54020be0b85344c3c293fe9 100644
--- a/scripts/config-upstream.js
+++ b/scripts/config-upstream.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * Remove local build overrides from compose.override.yml
  * Automatically discovers which services to clean up
  * Preserves any user customizations that are not part of local overrides
+ * Also removes Verdaccio local npm registry
  */
 
 const fs = require('fs');
@@ -41,6 +42,34 @@ function removeLocalOverrides(config, managedServices) {
   return config;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Remove Verdaccio service from config
+ */
+function removeVerdaccio(config) {
+  let removed = false;
+
+  if (config.services && config.services.verdaccio) {
+    delete config.services.verdaccio;
+    removed = true;
+
+    // If services object is now empty, remove it
+    if (Object.keys(config.services).length === 0) {
+      delete config.services;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (config.volumes && config.volumes['verdaccio-storage']) {
+    delete config.volumes['verdaccio-storage'];
+
+    // If volumes object is now empty, remove it
+    if (Object.keys(config.volumes).length === 0) {
+      delete config.volumes;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return removed;
+}
+
 function main() {
   console.log('Removing local build overrides...\n');
 
@@ -53,17 +82,20 @@ function main() {
   // Discover which services we manage
   const managedServices = getManagedServiceNames();
 
-  if (managedServices.length === 0) {
-    console.log('No manageable services discovered.');
-    return;
-  }
-
   // Read existing config
   let config = readYamlFile(OVERRIDE_FILE);
 
   // Remove local overrides
   config = removeLocalOverrides(config, managedServices);
 
+  // Remove Verdaccio
+  const verdaccioRemoved = removeVerdaccio(config);
+
+  if (managedServices.length === 0 && !verdaccioRemoved) {
+    console.log('No manageable services discovered.');
+    return;
+  }
+
   // Write result (or delete file if empty)
   const wasDeleted = writeYamlFile(OVERRIDE_FILE, config);
 
@@ -76,9 +108,15 @@ function main() {
     console.log('User customizations preserved.');
   }
 
-  console.log('\nServices switched to upstream images:');
-  for (const service of managedServices) {
-    console.log(`  - ${service}`);
+  if (managedServices.length > 0) {
+    console.log('\nServices switched to upstream images:');
+    for (const service of managedServices) {
+      console.log(`  - ${service}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (verdaccioRemoved) {
+    console.log('\nVerdaccio local npm registry removed.');
   }
 
   console.log('\nRun "docker compose pull" to fetch upstream images.');
diff --git a/verdaccio/config.yaml b/verdaccio/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ed563d4c2c1ffa9b477b8cdc539bcf1f95357f98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/verdaccio/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Verdaccio configuration for local npm package development
+storage: /verdaccio/storage/data
+plugins: /verdaccio/plugins
+
+web:
+  title: PeerVerity Local Registry
+
+# Disable authentication requirement for local dev
+auth:
+  htpasswd:
+    file: /verdaccio/storage/htpasswd
+    max_users: -1
+
+uplinks:
+  npmjs:
+    url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
+
+packages:
+  # PeerVerity packages - allow anonymous publish for local dev
+  '@peerverity/*':
+    access: $anonymous
+    publish: $anonymous
+    unpublish: $anonymous
+    proxy: npmjs
+
+  # All other packages - proxy to npmjs
+  '**':
+    access: $all
+    publish: $authenticated
+    proxy: npmjs
+
+log: { type: stdout, format: pretty, level: info }