diff --git a/config/coold.php b/config/coold.php
index 86a28a91a..2468eac40 100644
--- a/config/coold.php
+++ b/config/coold.php
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ return [
     'corrosion_version' => env('COOLIFY_CORROSION_VERSION', 'v1.0.0'),
     'dev_builder_capacity' => (int) env('COOLIFY_COOLD_VM_BUILDER_CAPACITY', 2),
     'dev_builder_enabled' => (int) env('COOLIFY_COOLD_VM_BUILDER_CAPACITY', 2) > 0,
+    'dev_ssh_user' => env('COOLIFY_CLI_SSH_USER', get_current_user()),
 ];
diff --git a/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php b/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php
index 4f5c4431a..3ec75c4f5 100644
--- a/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php
+++ b/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class DatabaseSeeder extends Seeder
         if (in_array(config('app.env'), ['local', 'development', 'dev'], true)) {
             $this->call([
                 DevelopmentRailpackExamplesSeeder::class,
+                V5DevLimaSeeder::class,
             ]);
         }
     }
diff --git a/database/seeders/V5DevLimaSeeder.php b/database/seeders/V5DevLimaSeeder.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1151f8fb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/seeders/V5DevLimaSeeder.php
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Database\Seeders;
+
+use App\Models\PrivateKey;
+use App\Models\Team;
+use App\Models\User;
+use App\Models\V5\Cluster;
+use App\Models\V5\Server;
+use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
+
+class V5DevLimaSeeder extends Seeder
+{
+    private const CLUSTER_NAME = 'Development-Lima';
+
+    /**
+     * Run the database seeds.
+     */
+    public function run(): void
+    {
+        $team = Team::query()->find(0) ?? Team::query()->orderBy('id')->first();
+        $user = User::query()->find(0) ?? User::query()->orderBy('id')->first();
+
+        if (! $team instanceof Team || ! $user instanceof User) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $cluster = Cluster::query()->updateOrCreate([
+            'team_id' => $team->id,
+            'name' => self::CLUSTER_NAME,
+        ], [
+            'created_by_user_id' => $user->id,
+            'description' => 'Local Lima development cluster managed by scripts/dev.sh.',
+        ]);
+
+        $privateKey = PrivateKey::query()
+            ->where('team_id', $team->id)
+            ->where('is_git_related', false)
+            ->orderBy('id')
+            ->first();
+
+        $builderCapacity = max(0, (int) config('coold.dev_builder_capacity', 2));
+        $builderEnabled = $builderCapacity > 0;
+        $capabilities = $builderEnabled ? ['coold', 'builder'] : ['coold'];
+        $sshUser = (string) config('coold.dev_ssh_user', get_current_user());
+
+        foreach ($this->servers() as $server) {
+            Server::query()->updateOrCreate([
+                'team_id' => $team->id,
+                'host' => $server['host'],
+                'ssh_port' => $server['ssh_port'],
+            ], [
+                'cluster_id' => $cluster->id,
+                'created_by_user_id' => $user->id,
+                'private_key_id' => $privateKey?->id,
+                'name' => $server['name'],
+                'ssh_user' => $sshUser,
+                'status' => 'installed',
+                'capabilities' => $capabilities,
+                'builder_enabled' => $builderEnabled,
+                'builder_capacity' => $builderCapacity,
+                'last_bootstrapped_at' => now(),
+            ]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array<int, array{name: string, host: string, ssh_port: int}>
+     */
+    private function servers(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            [
+                'name' => 'coold-dev',
+                'host' => 'lima-coold-dev',
+                'ssh_port' => 22,
+            ],
+            [
+                'name' => 'coold-dev-2',
+                'host' => 'lima-coold-dev-2',
+                'ssh_port' => 22,
+            ],
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/scripts/dev.sh b/scripts/dev.sh
index e0f6014a4..6b8a600d0 100755
--- a/scripts/dev.sh
+++ b/scripts/dev.sh
@@ -417,29 +417,17 @@ follow_logs() {
 }
 
 sync_v5_dev_lima_servers() {
-  local count
-  local builder_capacity
-  local args=()
-  local instance
-  local node
+  local ssh_user
 
-  count="$(coold_vm_count)"
-  builder_capacity="$(read_coolify_env COOLIFY_COOLD_VM_BUILDER_CAPACITY 2)"
-
-  for index in $(seq 1 "$count"); do
-    instance="$(coold_vm_instance "$index")"
-    node="$(lima_ssh_target "$index")"
-    args+=(--server "${instance}|${node}|$(coolify_ssh_user)|22")
-  done
+  ssh_user="$(coolify_ssh_user)"
 
   echo "==> Running pending migrations before syncing v5 dev Lima state..."
   spin exec -T coolify php artisan migrate --force
 
-  echo "==> Syncing dev Lima VM(s) into v5 clusters/servers..."
-  spin exec -T coolify php artisan v5:sync-dev-lima-servers \
-    --cluster="Development-Lima" \
-    --builder-capacity="$builder_capacity" \
-    "${args[@]}"
+  echo "==> Seeding dev Lima VM(s) into v5 clusters/servers..."
+  spin exec -T \
+    -e COOLIFY_CLI_SSH_USER="$ssh_user" \
+    coolify php artisan db:seed --class=V5DevLimaSeeder --force
 }
 
 configure_flux_dev_for_vm() {
diff --git a/tests/Feature/DevEnvironmentExampleTest.php b/tests/Feature/DevEnvironmentExampleTest.php
index d5f2320cd..2462a113e 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/DevEnvironmentExampleTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/DevEnvironmentExampleTest.php
@@ -29,3 +29,11 @@ it('defaults coold dev VM settings in Laravel config', function () {
         ->and(config('coold.dev_builder_capacity'))->toBe(2)
         ->and(config('coold.dev_builder_enabled'))->toBeTrue();
 });
+
+it('runs the v5 dev Lima seeder with the normal development database seeder', function () {
+    $databaseSeeder = file_get_contents(database_path('seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php'));
+    $developmentSeederBlock = str($databaseSeeder)->after("if (in_array(config('app.env'), ['local', 'development', 'dev'], true)) {")->before('        }')->toString();
+
+    expect($developmentSeederBlock)->toContain('DevelopmentRailpackExamplesSeeder::class')
+        ->and($developmentSeederBlock)->toContain('V5DevLimaSeeder::class');
+});
diff --git a/tests/Feature/DevScriptFirewallDelegationTest.php b/tests/Feature/DevScriptFirewallDelegationTest.php
index f243adc55..b776ef38f 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/DevScriptFirewallDelegationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/DevScriptFirewallDelegationTest.php
@@ -59,13 +59,14 @@ it('retries dev coolify bootstrap because fresh Lima setup can complete across p
         ->and($script)->toContain('fresh Lima hosts can finish setup after partial bootstrap phases');
 });
 
-it('syncs bootstrapped Lima VMs into v5 development server state', function () {
+it('seeds bootstrapped Lima VMs into v5 development server state', function () {
     $script = file_get_contents(base_path('scripts/dev.sh'));
 
     expect($script)->toContain('sync_v5_dev_lima_servers()')
-        ->and($script)->toContain('v5:sync-dev-lima-servers')
-        ->and($script)->toContain('--cluster="Development-Lima"')
-        ->and($script)->toContain('--server "${instance}|${node}|$(coolify_ssh_user)|22"');
+        ->and($script)->toContain('COOLIFY_CLI_SSH_USER="$ssh_user"')
+        ->and($script)->toContain('db:seed --class=V5DevLimaSeeder --force')
+        ->and($script)->not->toContain('v5:sync-dev-lima-servers')
+        ->and($script)->not->toContain('--server "${instance}|${node}|$(coolify_ssh_user)|22"');
 });
 
 it('supports down cleanup as the preferred VM cleanup command', function () {
diff --git a/tests/Feature/V5/HomeTest.php b/tests/Feature/V5/HomeTest.php
index e914f6cef..363efb56e 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/V5/HomeTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/V5/HomeTest.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use App\Models\User;
 use App\Models\V5\Cluster;
 use App\Models\V5\Server as V5Server;
 use App\Services\Flux\FluxHealth;
+use Database\Seeders\V5DevLimaSeeder;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Process;
@@ -465,6 +466,28 @@ it('syncs dev Lima VMs into v5 clusters and servers', function () {
         ->and(V5Server::query()->where('name', 'coold-dev-2')->where('host', 'lima-coold-dev-2')->exists())->toBeTrue();
 });
 
+it('seeds dev Lima VMs into v5 clusters and servers idempotently', function () {
+    createSharedUserAndTeamTables();
+    [$user, $team] = createV5UserWithTeam();
+    createV5PrivateKey($team, 'Dev Lima Key');
+    config()->set('coold.dev_builder_capacity', 2);
+
+    (new V5DevLimaSeeder)->run();
+    (new V5DevLimaSeeder)->run();
+
+    $cluster = Cluster::query()->where('name', 'Development-Lima')->sole();
+
+    expect($cluster->team_id)->toBe($team->id)
+        ->and($cluster->created_by_user_id)->toBe($user->id)
+        ->and($cluster->description)->toBe('Local Lima development cluster managed by scripts/dev.sh.')
+        ->and(V5Server::query()->count())->toBe(2)
+        ->and(V5Server::query()->where('name', 'coold-dev')->where('host', 'lima-coold-dev')->where('ssh_user', get_current_user())->where('ssh_port', 22)->exists())->toBeTrue()
+        ->and(V5Server::query()->where('name', 'coold-dev-2')->where('host', 'lima-coold-dev-2')->where('ssh_user', get_current_user())->where('ssh_port', 22)->exists())->toBeTrue()
+        ->and(V5Server::query()->where('status', 'installed')->count())->toBe(2)
+        ->and(V5Server::query()->where('builder_enabled', true)->where('builder_capacity', 2)->count())->toBe(2)
+        ->and(V5Server::query()->where('cluster_id', $cluster->id)->count())->toBe(2);
+});
+
 function fakeFluxHealth(bool $available = true, string $message = 'Flux is running.'): void
 {
     app()->instance(FluxHealth::class, Mockery::mock(FluxHealth::class, function (MockInterface $mock) use ($available, $message) {