diff --git a/scripts/forge.ts b/scripts/forge.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 6563ea6aa..000000000
--- a/scripts/forge.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-import { execSync } from 'child_process'
-import { program } from 'commander'
-import fs from 'fs'
-import path from 'path'
-
-const TOOLS_DIR = path.join(__dirname, '../tools')
-
-const PROCESS_ALLOWED = ['build', 'dev', 'types', 'lint'] as const
-
-const PROJECTS_ALLOWED = Object.assign(
-  {
-    shared: 'shared',
-    ui: 'packages/lifeforge-ui',
-    client: 'client',
-    server: 'server'
-  },
-  Object.fromEntries(
-    fs
-      .readdirSync(TOOLS_DIR)
-      .filter(f => fs.statSync(path.join(TOOLS_DIR, f)).isDirectory())
-      .map(f => [f, `tools/${f}`])
-  )
-)
-
-type ProcessType = (typeof PROCESS_ALLOWED)[number]
-type ProjectType = keyof typeof PROJECTS_ALLOWED
-
-function executeCommand(
-  processType: ProcessType,
-  projects: ProjectType[]
-): void {
-  const isAll = projects.includes('all' as ProjectType)
-
-  const finalProjects = isAll
-    ? (Object.keys(PROJECTS_ALLOWED) as ProjectType[])
-    : projects
-
-  const commands = finalProjects.map(
-    projectType =>
-      `cd ${PROJECTS_ALLOWED[projectType]} && bun run ${processType}`
-  )
-
-  console.log(`Running ${processType} for ${finalProjects.length} projects...`)
-
-  for (const command of commands) {
-    console.log(`Executing command: ${command}`)
-
-    try {
-      execSync(command, { stdio: 'inherit' })
-      console.log(`Command completed: ${command}`)
-    } catch {
-      console.error(`Command failed: ${command}`)
-      process.exit(1)
-    }
-  }
-
-  console.log(`All projects ${processType} completed successfully.`)
-}
-
-program
-  .name('Lifeforge Forge')
-  .description('Build and manage Lifeforge projects')
-  .version('25w41')
-
-// Add individual commands for each process type
-for (const processType of PROCESS_ALLOWED) {
-  program
-    .command(processType)
-    .description(`Run ${processType} for specified projects`)
-    .argument(
-      '<projects...>',
-      `Project names to run ${processType} on. Use 'all' for all projects. Available: all, ${Object.keys(PROJECTS_ALLOWED).join(', ')}`
-    )
-    .action((projects: string[]) => {
-      // Validate projects
-      const validProjects = [...Object.keys(PROJECTS_ALLOWED), 'all']
-
-      const invalidProjects = projects.filter(
-        project => !validProjects.includes(project)
-      )
-
-      if (invalidProjects.length > 0) {
-        console.error(
-          `Invalid project(s): ${invalidProjects.join(', ')}. Allowed projects are: all, ${Object.keys(PROJECTS_ALLOWED).join(', ')}`
-        )
-        process.exit(1)
-      }
-
-      executeCommand(processType, projects as ProjectType[])
-    })
-}
-
-program.parse()
diff --git a/scripts/forge/cli/setup.ts b/scripts/forge/cli/setup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14e63fb3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/forge/cli/setup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { program } from 'commander'
+
+import { devHandler, getAvailableServices } from '../commands/dev-commands'
+import {
+  createCommandHandler,
+  getAvailableCommands
+} from '../commands/project-commands'
+import { PROJECTS_ALLOWED } from '../constants/constants'
+
+/**
+ * Sets up the CLI program with all commands
+ */
+export function setupCLI(): void {
+  program
+    .name('Lifeforge Forge')
+    .description('Build and manage Lifeforge projects')
+    .version('25w41')
+
+  setupProjectCommands()
+  setupDevCommand()
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sets up project commands (build, types, lint)
+ */
+function setupProjectCommands(): void {
+  const availableCommands = getAvailableCommands()
+
+  for (const commandType of availableCommands) {
+    program
+      .command(commandType)
+      .description(`Run ${commandType} for specified projects`)
+      .argument(
+        '<projects...>',
+        `Project names to run ${commandType} on. Use 'all' for all projects. Available: all, ${Object.keys(PROJECTS_ALLOWED).join(', ')}`
+      )
+      .action(createCommandHandler(commandType))
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sets up the dev command
+ */
+function setupDevCommand(): void {
+  const availableServices = getAvailableServices()
+
+  program
+    .command('dev')
+    .description('Start Lifeforge services for development')
+    .argument(
+      '<service>',
+      `Service to start. Use all for starting db, server, and client. Available: ${availableServices.join(', ')}`
+    )
+    .action(devHandler)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parses command line arguments and runs the CLI
+ */
+export function runCLI(): void {
+  program.parse()
+}
diff --git a/scripts/forge/commands/dev-commands.ts b/scripts/forge/commands/dev-commands.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c67d418f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/forge/commands/dev-commands.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+import concurrently from 'concurrently'
+
+import {
+  PROJECTS_ALLOWED,
+  TOOLS_ALLOWED,
+  VALID_SERVICES
+} from '../constants/constants'
+import type { ConcurrentServiceConfig, ServiceType } from '../types'
+import { executeCommand, validateEnvironment } from '../utils/helpers'
+
+/**
+ * Service command configurations
+ */
+interface ServiceConfig {
+  command: string
+  cwd?: () => string | undefined
+  requiresEnv?: string[]
+}
+
+const SERVICE_COMMANDS: Record<string, ServiceConfig> = {
+  db: {
+    command: './pocketbase serve',
+    cwd: () => process.env.PB_DIR,
+    requiresEnv: ['PB_DIR']
+  },
+  server: {
+    command: 'cd server && bun run dev'
+  },
+  client: {
+    command: 'cd client && bun run dev'
+  },
+  ui: {
+    command: 'cd packages/lifeforge-ui && bun run dev'
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates service configurations for concurrent execution
+ */
+const createConcurrentServices = (): ConcurrentServiceConfig[] => [
+  {
+    name: 'db',
+    command: SERVICE_COMMANDS.db.command,
+    cwd: SERVICE_COMMANDS.db.cwd?.()
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'server',
+    command: SERVICE_COMMANDS.server.command
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'client',
+    command: SERVICE_COMMANDS.client.command
+  }
+]
+
+/**
+ * Starts a single service based on its configuration
+ */
+function startSingleService(service: string): void {
+  // Handle core services
+  if (service in SERVICE_COMMANDS) {
+    const config = SERVICE_COMMANDS[service]
+
+    if (config.requiresEnv) {
+      validateEnvironment(config.requiresEnv)
+    }
+
+    executeCommand(config.command, {
+      cwd: config.cwd?.()
+    })
+    return
+  }
+
+  // Handle tool services
+  if (service in TOOLS_ALLOWED) {
+    const projectPath =
+      PROJECTS_ALLOWED[service as keyof typeof PROJECTS_ALLOWED]
+    executeCommand(`cd ${projectPath} && bun run dev`)
+    return
+  }
+
+  throw new Error(`Unknown service: ${service}`)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Starts all development services concurrently
+ */
+function startAllServices(): void {
+  validateEnvironment(['PB_DIR'])
+  console.log('🚀 Starting all services: db, server, client...')
+
+  try {
+    const services = createConcurrentServices()
+
+    concurrently(services, {
+      killOthers: ['failure', 'success'],
+      restartTries: 3,
+      prefix: 'name',
+      prefixColors: ['cyan', 'green', 'magenta']
+    })
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('❌ Failed to start all services.')
+    console.error(error)
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validates if a service is valid
+ */
+function validateService(service: string): void {
+  if (!VALID_SERVICES.includes(service as any)) {
+    console.error(`❌ Invalid service: ${service}`)
+    console.error(`Available services: ${VALID_SERVICES.join(', ')}`)
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Main development command handler
+ */
+export function devHandler(service: string): void {
+  validateService(service)
+
+  if (service === 'all') {
+    startAllServices()
+    return
+  }
+
+  console.log(`🚀 Starting service: ${service}...`)
+
+  try {
+    startSingleService(service)
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`❌ Failed to start service: ${service}`)
+    console.error(error)
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Gets the list of available services
+ */
+export function getAvailableServices(): readonly ServiceType[] {
+  return VALID_SERVICES
+}
diff --git a/scripts/forge/commands/project-commands.ts b/scripts/forge/commands/project-commands.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..235fe95c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/forge/commands/project-commands.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { PROJECTS_ALLOWED, VALID_COMMANDS } from '../constants/constants'
+import type { CommandType, ProjectType } from '../types'
+import {
+  executeCommand,
+  logProcessComplete,
+  logProcessStart,
+  resolveProjects,
+  validateProjects
+} from '../utils/helpers'
+
+/**
+ * Executes a command for multiple projects
+ */
+export function executeProjectCommand(
+  commandType: CommandType,
+  projects: ProjectType[]
+): void {
+  const allProjectKeys = Object.keys(PROJECTS_ALLOWED) as ProjectType[]
+  const finalProjects = resolveProjects(projects, allProjectKeys)
+
+  logProcessStart(commandType, finalProjects)
+
+  for (const projectType of finalProjects) {
+    const projectPath =
+      PROJECTS_ALLOWED[projectType as keyof typeof PROJECTS_ALLOWED]
+    const command = `cd ${projectPath} && bun run ${commandType}`
+    executeCommand(command)
+  }
+
+  logProcessComplete(commandType)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validates project arguments for command execution
+ */
+export function validateProjectArguments(projects: string[]): void {
+  const validProjects = [...Object.keys(PROJECTS_ALLOWED), 'all']
+  const validation = validateProjects(projects, validProjects)
+
+  if (!validation.isValid) {
+    console.error(
+      `❌ Invalid project(s): ${validation.invalidProjects.join(', ')}`
+    )
+    console.error(
+      `Available projects: all, ${Object.keys(PROJECTS_ALLOWED).join(', ')}`
+    )
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates command handlers for build, types, and lint commands
+ */
+export function createCommandHandler(commandType: CommandType) {
+  return (projects: string[]) => {
+    validateProjectArguments(projects)
+    executeProjectCommand(commandType, projects as ProjectType[])
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Gets available commands
+ */
+export function getAvailableCommands(): readonly CommandType[] {
+  return VALID_COMMANDS
+}
diff --git a/scripts/forge/constants/constants.ts b/scripts/forge/constants/constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7b1a14f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/forge/constants/constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import fs from 'fs'
+import path from 'path'
+
+/**
+ * Directory containing all tools
+ */
+export const TOOLS_DIR = path.join(__dirname, '../../../tools')
+
+/**
+ * Dynamically discovered tools from the tools directory
+ */
+export const TOOLS_ALLOWED = Object.fromEntries(
+  fs
+    .readdirSync(TOOLS_DIR)
+    .filter(f => fs.statSync(path.join(TOOLS_DIR, f)).isDirectory())
+    .map(f => [f, `tools/${f}`])
+)
+
+/**
+ * All available projects including core packages and tools
+ */
+export const PROJECTS_ALLOWED = {
+  shared: 'shared',
+  ui: 'packages/lifeforge-ui',
+  client: 'client',
+  server: 'server',
+  ...TOOLS_ALLOWED
+} as const
+
+/**
+ * Valid services that can be started in development mode
+ */
+export const VALID_SERVICES = [
+  'all',
+  'db',
+  'server',
+  'client',
+  'ui',
+  ...Object.keys(TOOLS_ALLOWED)
+] as const
+
+/**
+ * Valid command types for project operations
+ */
+export const VALID_COMMANDS = ['build', 'types', 'lint'] as const
+
+export type ProjectType = keyof typeof PROJECTS_ALLOWED
+export type ServiceType = (typeof VALID_SERVICES)[number]
+export type CommandType = (typeof VALID_COMMANDS)[number]
diff --git a/scripts/forge/index.ts b/scripts/forge/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b3dd4e4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/forge/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+import dotenv from 'dotenv'
+import path from 'path'
+
+import { runCLI, setupCLI } from './cli/setup'
+
+/**
+ * Lifeforge Forge - Build and development tool for Lifeforge projects
+ *
+ * This tool provides commands for:
+ * - Building, type-checking, and linting projects
+ * - Starting development services (database, server, client, tools)
+ * - Managing the entire Lifeforge monorepo ecosystem
+ */
+
+// Load environment variables
+dotenv.config({
+  path: path.resolve(__dirname, '../../env/.env.local')
+})
+
+// Setup and run CLI
+try {
+  setupCLI()
+  runCLI()
+} catch (error) {
+  console.error('❌ Fatal error:', error)
+  process.exit(1)
+}
diff --git a/scripts/forge/types/index.ts b/scripts/forge/types/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a1801837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/forge/types/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+export interface ProjectConfig {
+  path: string
+  displayName?: string
+}
+
+export interface ServiceConfig extends ProjectConfig {
+  command?: string
+  cwd?: string
+}
+
+export interface CommandExecutionOptions {
+  stdio?: 'inherit' | 'pipe'
+  cwd?: string
+  env?: Record<string, string>
+}
+
+export interface ConcurrentServiceConfig {
+  name: string
+  command: string
+  cwd?: string
+  color?: string
+}
+
+// Re-export types from constants
+export type {
+  ProjectType,
+  ServiceType,
+  CommandType
+} from '../constants/constants'
diff --git a/scripts/forge/utils/helpers.ts b/scripts/forge/utils/helpers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bbd148931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/forge/utils/helpers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import { execSync } from 'child_process'
+
+import type { CommandExecutionOptions } from '../types'
+
+/**
+ * Validates if the provided projects are valid
+ */
+export function validateProjects(
+  projects: string[],
+  validProjects: string[]
+): { isValid: boolean; invalidProjects: string[] } {
+  const invalidProjects = projects.filter(
+    project => !validProjects.includes(project)
+  )
+
+  return {
+    isValid: invalidProjects.length === 0,
+    invalidProjects
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resolves project list, handling 'all' keyword
+ */
+export function resolveProjects<T extends string>(
+  projects: string[],
+  allProjects: T[]
+): T[] {
+  const isAll = projects.includes('all')
+  return isAll ? allProjects : (projects as T[])
+}
+
+/**
+ * Executes a shell command with proper error handling
+ */
+export function executeCommand(
+  command: string,
+  options: CommandExecutionOptions = {}
+): void {
+  try {
+    console.log(`📋 Executing: ${command}`)
+    execSync(command, {
+      stdio: 'inherit',
+      ...options
+    })
+    console.log(`✅ Completed: ${command}`)
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`❌ Failed: ${command}`)
+    console.error(error)
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validates environment variables
+ */
+export function validateEnvironment(requiredVars: string[]): void {
+  const missingVars = requiredVars.filter(varName => !process.env[varName])
+
+  if (missingVars.length > 0) {
+    console.error(
+      `❌ Error: Missing required environment variables: ${missingVars.join(', ')}`
+    )
+    console.error('Please set them in your .env file.')
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Formats project list for display
+ */
+export function formatProjectList(projects: string[]): string {
+  return projects.join(', ')
+}
+
+/**
+ * Logs a process start message
+ */
+export function logProcessStart(processType: string, projects: string[]): void {
+  console.log(
+    `🚀 Running ${processType} for ${projects.length} project(s): ${formatProjectList(projects)}`
+  )
+}
+
+/**
+ * Logs a process completion message
+ */
+export function logProcessComplete(processType: string): void {
+  console.log(`🎉 All projects ${processType} completed successfully.`)
+}