diff --git a/pkg/cmd/dev/dev.go b/pkg/cmd/dev/dev.go
index 00349a08..c7283a88 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/dev/dev.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/dev/dev.go
@@ -85,6 +85,28 @@ func runDev(ctx context.Context, options *DevStartOptions) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// Detect and collect lora-adapter parts
+	var loraPaths []string
+	for _, part := range kitfile.Model.Parts {
+		if strings.EqualFold(part.Type, "lora-adapter") {
+			if part.Path == "" {
+				continue
+			}
+			partAbsPath, _, err := filesystem.VerifySubpath(options.contextDir, part.Path)
+			if err != nil {
+				output.Debugf("Skipping lora-adapter: %v", err)
+				continue
+			}
+			loraPath, err := findLoraAdapterFile(partAbsPath)
+			if err != nil {
+				output.Debugf("Skipping lora-adapter: %v", err)
+				continue
+			}
+			output.Infof("Found lora-adapter: %s", loraPath)
+			loraPaths = append(loraPaths, loraPath)
+		}
+	}
+
 	llmHarness := &harness.LLMHarness{}
 	llmHarness.Host = options.host
 	llmHarness.Port = options.port
@@ -93,7 +115,7 @@ func runDev(ctx context.Context, options *DevStartOptions) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := llmHarness.Start(modelPath); err != nil {
+	if err := llmHarness.Start(modelPath, loraPaths); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -170,6 +192,26 @@ func findModelFile(absPath string) (string, error) {
 	return modelPath, nil
 }
 
+// findLoraAdapterFile validates a lora adapter path.
+// The path must point to a regular file.
+func findLoraAdapterFile(absPath string) (string, error) {
+	stat, err := os.Lstat(absPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	if !stat.Mode().IsRegular() {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("lora adapter path must be a regular .gguf file: %s", absPath)
+	}
+
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(strings.ToLower(absPath), ".gguf") {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("lora adapter file must be a .gguf file: %s", absPath)
+	}
+
+	output.Debugf("Found lora adapter path at %s", absPath)
+	return absPath, nil
+}
+
 // extractModelKitToCache extracts a ModelKit reference to a cache directory
 // using the unpack library with model filter
 func extractModelKitToCache(ctx context.Context, options *DevStartOptions) error {
diff --git a/pkg/lib/harness/llm-harness.go b/pkg/lib/harness/llm-harness.go
index ea8f313d..4df40047 100644
--- a/pkg/lib/harness/llm-harness.go
+++ b/pkg/lib/harness/llm-harness.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (harness *LLMHarness) Init() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (harness *LLMHarness) Start(modelPath string) (err error) {
+func (harness *LLMHarness) Start(modelPath string, loraPaths []string) (err error) {
 
 	harnessPath := constants.HarnessPath(harness.ConfigHome)
 	pidFile := filepath.Join(harnessPath, constants.HarnessProcessFile)
@@ -85,24 +85,31 @@ func (harness *LLMHarness) Start(modelPath string) (err error) {
 
 	uiHome := filepath.Join(harnessPath, "ui")
 	output.Debugf("model path is %s", modelPath)
+	for _, loraPath := range loraPaths {
+		output.Debugf("lora adapter path is %s", loraPath)
+	}
 	var cmd *exec.Cmd
+	args := []string{
+		"--server",
+		"--model", modelPath,
+		"--host", harness.Host,
+		"--port", fmt.Sprintf("%d", harness.Port),
+		"--path", uiHome,
+		"--gpu", "AUTO",
+		"--nobrowser",
+		"--unsecure",
+	}
+	for _, loraPath := range loraPaths {
+		args = append(args, "--lora", loraPath)
+	}
+
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		cmd = exec.Command(
-			"./llamafile.exe",
-			"--server",
-			"--model", modelPath,
-			"--host", harness.Host,
-			"--port", fmt.Sprintf("%d", harness.Port),
-			"--path", uiHome,
-			"--gpu", "AUTO",
-			"--nobrowser",
-			"--unsecure",
-		)
+		cmd = exec.Command("./llamafile.exe", args...)
 	} else {
-		cmd = exec.Command("sh", "-c",
-			fmt.Sprintf("./llamafile --server --model %s --host %s --port %d --path %s --gpu AUTO --nobrowser --unsecure",
-				modelPath, harness.Host, harness.Port, uiHome),
-		)
+		// Run through sh -c for APE compatibility, while passing all user-controlled
+		// values as positional args to avoid shell interpolation and injection.
+		shellArgs := append([]string{"-c", "exec ./llamafile \"$@\"", "llamafile"}, args...)
+		cmd = exec.Command("sh", shellArgs...)
 	}
 
 	cmd.Dir = harnessPath