diff --git a/runner/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/runner/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 902d66cac..674572242 100644
--- a/runner/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/runner/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -1,34 +1,35 @@
 // For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the
 // README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/ubuntu
 {
-	"name": "ai-runner",
-	// Image to use for the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/guide/dockerfile.
-	"build": {
-		"dockerfile": "../Dockerfile",
-		// "dockerfile": "../docker/Dockerfile.text_to_speech",
-		"context": ".."
-	},
-	"runArgs": [
-		"--gpus=all"
-	],
-	// Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
-	// Configure tool-specific properties.
-	"customizations": {
-		"vscode": {
-			"settings": {},
-			"extensions": [
-				"ms-python.python",
-				"ms-python.black-formatter"
-			]
-		}
-	},
-	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
-	"forwardPorts": [
-		8000
-	],
-	// Use 'mounts' to make a list of local folders available inside the container.
-	"mounts": [
-		// "source=${localWorkspaceFolder}/models,target=/models,type=bind"
-		"source=${localEnv:HOME}/.lpData/models,target=/models,type=bind"
-	]
+  "name": "ai-runner",
+  // Image to use for the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/guide/dockerfile.
+  "build": {
+    "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile",
+    // "dockerfile": "../docker/Dockerfile.text_to_speech",
+    "context": ".."
+  },
+  "runArgs": [
+    "--gpus=all"
+    // "--shm-size=1g" // Increase shared memory size to 1GB for GPU parallelism.
+  ],
+  // Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
+  // Configure tool-specific properties.
+  "customizations": {
+    "vscode": {
+      "settings": {},
+      "extensions": [
+        "ms-python.python",
+        "ms-python.black-formatter"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  // Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
+  "forwardPorts": [
+    8000
+  ],
+  // Use 'mounts' to make a list of local folders available inside the container.
+  "mounts": [
+    // "source=${localWorkspaceFolder}/models,target=/models,type=bind"
+    "source=${localEnv:HOME}/.lpData/models,target=/models,type=bind"
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/runner/dev/README.md b/runner/dev/README.md
index 6823b669b..1e4ca4f49 100644
--- a/runner/dev/README.md
+++ b/runner/dev/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,42 @@ Leverage the [VSCode DevContainer](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/con
 
 For more, see the [VSCode documentation on DevContainers](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/devcontainers/containers).
 
+### Debugging Locally
+
+To debug the AI runner locally, follow these steps:
+
+1. **Configure launch.json**: Add the following configuration to your `launch.json` file:
+
+   ```json
+   {
+     "version": "0.2.0",
+     "configurations": [
+       {
+         "name": "Python Debugger: LLM",
+         "type": "debugpy",
+         "request": "launch",
+         "module": "uvicorn",
+         "args": [
+           "app.main:app",
+           "--log-config",
+           "app/cfg/uvicorn_logging_config.json",
+           "--host",
+           "0.0.0.0",
+           "--port",
+           "8000"
+         ],
+         "env": {
+           "PIPELINE": "text-to-image",
+           "MODEL_ID": "SG161222/RealVisXL_V4.0_Lightning"
+         }
+       }
+     ]
+   }
+   ```
+
+2. **Set Breakpoints**: Add breakpoints to the code where you wish to pause execution.
+3. **Launch Debugger**: Press `F5` to start the debugger.
+
 ### Debugging with External Services
 
 To debug the AI runner when it operates within a container orchestrated by external services, such as [go-livepeer](https://github.com/livepeer/go-livepeer/tree/ai-video), follow these steps to attach to the container:
@@ -80,17 +116,19 @@ To debug the AI runner when it operates within a container orchestrated by exter
    }
    ```
 
-7. **Revert Changes**: After debugging, undo the debug patch.
+7. **Set Breakpoints**: Add breakpoints to the code where you wish to pause execution.
+8. **Launch Debugger**: Press `F5` to start the debugger.
+9. **Revert Changes**: After debugging, undo the debug patch.
 
    ```bash
    cd .. && git apply -R ./runner/dev/patches/debug.patch && cd runner
    ```
 
-8. **Rebuild the Image**: Execute a rebuild of the image, ensuring to exclude the debug changes.
+10. **Rebuild the Image**: Execute a rebuild of the image, ensuring to exclude the debug changes.
 
-   ```bash
-   docker build -t livepeer/ai-runner:latest .
-   ```
+```bash
+docker build -t livepeer/ai-runner:latest .
+```
 
 ### Mocking the Pipelines