diff --git a/command/agent/command.go b/command/agent/command.go
index c8bf12b90..2320168af 100644
--- a/command/agent/command.go
+++ b/command/agent/command.go
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ type Command struct {
 }
 
 func (c *Command) readConfig() *Config {
-	var dev *devModeConfig
 	var configPath []string
 	var servers string
 	var meta []string
@@ -86,8 +85,12 @@ func (c *Command) readConfig() *Config {
 	// Role options
 	var devMode bool
 	var devConnectMode bool
+	var devConsulMode bool
+	var devVaultMode bool
 	flags.BoolVar(&devMode, "dev", false, "")
 	flags.BoolVar(&devConnectMode, "dev-connect", false, "")
+	flags.BoolVar(&devConsulMode, "dev-consul", false, "")
+	flags.BoolVar(&devVaultMode, "dev-vault", false, "")
 	flags.BoolVar(&cmdConfig.Server.Enabled, "server", false, "")
 	flags.BoolVar(&cmdConfig.Client.Enabled, "client", false, "")
 
@@ -221,14 +224,26 @@ func (c *Command) readConfig() *Config {
 	}
 
 	// Load the configuration
-	dev, err := newDevModeConfig(devMode, devConnectMode)
-	if err != nil {
-		c.Ui.Error(err.Error())
-		return nil
-	}
 	var config *Config
-	if dev != nil {
-		config = DevConfig(dev)
+
+	devConfig := &devModeConfig{
+		defaultMode: devMode,
+		connectMode: devConnectMode,
+		consulMode:  devConsulMode,
+		vaultMode:   devVaultMode,
+	}
+	if devConfig.enabled() {
+		err := devConfig.validate()
+		if err != nil {
+			c.Ui.Error(err.Error())
+			return nil
+		}
+		err = devConfig.networkConfig()
+		if err != nil {
+			c.Ui.Error(err.Error())
+			return nil
+		}
+		config = DevConfig(devConfig)
 	} else {
 		config = DefaultConfig()
 	}
@@ -1402,9 +1417,19 @@ General Options (clients and servers):
 
   -dev-connect
     Start the agent in development mode, but bind to a public network
-    interface rather than localhost for using Consul Connect. This
+    interface rather than localhost for using Consul Connect. It may be used
+    with -dev-consul to configure default workload identities for Consul. This
     mode is supported only on Linux as root.
 
+  -dev-consul
+    Starts the agent in development mode with a default Consul configuration
+    for Nomad workload identity. It may be used with -dev-connect to configure
+    the agent for Consul Service Mesh.
+
+  -dev-vault
+    Starts the agent in development mode with a default Vault configuration
+    for Nomad workload identity.
+
 Server Options:
 
   -server
diff --git a/command/agent/config.go b/command/agent/config.go
index 8fdd7a669..34e58b4ce 100644
--- a/command/agent/config.go
+++ b/command/agent/config.go
@@ -1177,47 +1177,43 @@ type devModeConfig struct {
 	// mode flags are set at the command line via -dev and -dev-connect
 	defaultMode bool
 	connectMode bool
+	consulMode  bool
+	vaultMode   bool
 
 	bindAddr string
 	iface    string
 }
 
-// newDevModeConfig parses the optional string value of the -dev flag
-func newDevModeConfig(devMode, connectMode bool) (*devModeConfig, error) {
-	if !devMode && !connectMode {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-	mode := &devModeConfig{}
-	mode.defaultMode = devMode
-	if connectMode {
+func (mode *devModeConfig) enabled() bool {
+	return mode.defaultMode || mode.connectMode ||
+		mode.consulMode || mode.vaultMode
+}
+
+func (mode *devModeConfig) validate() error {
+	if mode.connectMode {
 		if runtime.GOOS != "linux" {
 			// strictly speaking -dev-connect only binds to the
 			// non-localhost interface, but given its purpose
 			// is to support a feature with network namespaces
 			// we'll return an error here rather than let the agent
 			// come up and fail unexpectedly to run jobs
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("-dev-connect is only supported on linux.")
+			return fmt.Errorf("-dev-connect is only supported on linux.")
 		}
 		u, err := users.Current()
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf(
+			return fmt.Errorf(
 				"-dev-connect uses network namespaces and is only supported for root: %v", err)
 		}
 		if u.Uid != "0" {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf(
+			return fmt.Errorf(
 				"-dev-connect uses network namespaces and is only supported for root.")
 		}
 		// Ensure Consul is on PATH
 		if _, err := exec.LookPath("consul"); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("-dev-connect requires a 'consul' binary in Nomad's $PATH")
+			return fmt.Errorf("-dev-connect requires a 'consul' binary in Nomad's $PATH")
 		}
-		mode.connectMode = true
 	}
-	err := mode.networkConfig()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return mode, nil
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (mode *devModeConfig) networkConfig() error {
@@ -1289,6 +1285,26 @@ func DevConfig(mode *devModeConfig) *Config {
 	conf.Telemetry.PrometheusMetrics = true
 	conf.Telemetry.PublishAllocationMetrics = true
 	conf.Telemetry.PublishNodeMetrics = true
+
+	if mode.consulMode {
+		conf.Consuls[0].ServiceIdentity = &config.WorkloadIdentityConfig{
+			Audience: []string{"consul.io"},
+			TTL:      pointer.Of(time.Hour),
+		}
+		conf.Consuls[0].TaskIdentity = &config.WorkloadIdentityConfig{
+			Audience: []string{"consul.io"},
+			TTL:      pointer.Of(time.Hour),
+		}
+	}
+
+	if mode.vaultMode {
+		conf.Vaults[0].Enabled = pointer.Of(true)
+		conf.Vaults[0].Addr = "http://localhost:8200"
+		conf.Vaults[0].DefaultIdentity = &config.WorkloadIdentityConfig{
+			Audience: []string{"vault.io"},
+			TTL:      pointer.Of(time.Hour),
+		}
+	}
 	return conf
 }
 
diff --git a/command/agent/config_test.go b/command/agent/config_test.go
index eea131598..43c3189aa 100644
--- a/command/agent/config_test.go
+++ b/command/agent/config_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"runtime"
-	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -725,59 +724,61 @@ func TestConfig_Listener(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestConfig_DevModeFlag(t *testing.T) {
+func TestConfig_DevMode_validate(t *testing.T) {
 	ci.Parallel(t)
 
 	cases := []struct {
-		dev         bool
-		connect     bool
-		expected    *devModeConfig
+		devConfig   *devModeConfig
 		expectedErr string
 	}{}
 	if runtime.GOOS != "linux" {
 		cases = []struct {
-			dev         bool
-			connect     bool
-			expected    *devModeConfig
+			devConfig   *devModeConfig
 			expectedErr string
 		}{
-			{false, false, nil, ""},
-			{true, false, &devModeConfig{defaultMode: true, connectMode: false}, ""},
-			{true, true, nil, "-dev-connect is only supported on linux"},
-			{false, true, nil, "-dev-connect is only supported on linux"},
+			{
+				devConfig: &devModeConfig{
+					connectMode: true,
+				},
+				expectedErr: "-dev-connect is only supported on linux",
+			},
+			{
+				devConfig: &devModeConfig{
+					defaultMode: true,
+					connectMode: true,
+				},
+				expectedErr: "-dev-connect is only supported on linux",
+			},
 		}
 	}
 	if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
 		testutil.RequireRoot(t)
 		cases = []struct {
-			dev         bool
-			connect     bool
-			expected    *devModeConfig
+			devConfig   *devModeConfig
 			expectedErr string
 		}{
-			{false, false, nil, ""},
-			{true, false, &devModeConfig{defaultMode: true, connectMode: false}, ""},
-			{true, true, &devModeConfig{defaultMode: true, connectMode: true}, ""},
-			{false, true, &devModeConfig{defaultMode: false, connectMode: true}, ""},
+			{
+				devConfig: &devModeConfig{
+					connectMode: true,
+				},
+				expectedErr: "",
+			},
+			{
+				devConfig: &devModeConfig{
+					defaultMode: true,
+					connectMode: true,
+				},
+				expectedErr: "",
+			},
 		}
 	}
 	for _, c := range cases {
 		t.Run("", func(t *testing.T) {
-			mode, err := newDevModeConfig(c.dev, c.connect)
-			if err != nil && c.expectedErr == "" {
-				t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-			}
-			if err != nil && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), c.expectedErr) {
-				t.Fatalf("expected %s; got %v", c.expectedErr, err)
-			}
-			if mode == nil && c.expected != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("expected %+v but got nil", c.expected)
-			}
-			if mode != nil {
-				if c.expected.defaultMode != mode.defaultMode ||
-					c.expected.connectMode != mode.connectMode {
-					t.Fatalf("expected %+v, got %+v", c.expected, mode)
-				}
+			err := c.devConfig.validate()
+			if c.expectedErr != "" {
+				must.Error(t, err)
+			} else {
+				must.NoError(t, err)
 			}
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/website/content/docs/commands/agent.mdx b/website/content/docs/commands/agent.mdx
index 02c114042..09d054bee 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/commands/agent.mdx
+++ b/website/content/docs/commands/agent.mdx
@@ -98,8 +98,16 @@ via CLI arguments. The `agent` command accepts the following arguments:
   but you may pass an optional comma-separated list of mode configurations:
 
 - `-dev-connect`: Start the agent in development mode, but bind to a public
-  network interface rather than localhost for using Consul Connect. This mode
-  is supported only on Linux as root.
+  network interface rather than localhost for using Consul Connect. It may be
+  used with `-dev-consul` to configure default workload identities for Consul.
+  This mode is supported only on Linux as root.
+
+- `-dev-consul`: Starts the agent in development mode with a default Consul
+  configuration for Nomad workload identity. It may be used with `-dev-connect`
+  to configure the agent for Consul Service Mesh.
+
+- `-dev-vault`: Starts the agent in development mode with a default Vault
+  configuration for Nomad workload identity.
 
 - `-encrypt`: Set the Serf encryption key. See the [Encryption Overview] for
   more details.