diff --git a/src/bundle/get-temp-path-in-app.ts b/src/bundle/get-temp-path-in-app.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4567aef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bundle/get-temp-path-in-app.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import path from "node:path"
+import fs from "node:fs/promises"
+
+export const getTempPathInApp = async (appDirectory: string) => {
+  const tempDir = path.resolve(path.join(appDirectory, "..", ".edgespec"))
+  await fs.mkdir(tempDir, { recursive: true })
+  return tempDir
+}
diff --git a/src/bundle/watch.ts b/src/bundle/watch.ts
index 488a50c..5b1593f 100644
--- a/src/bundle/watch.ts
+++ b/src/bundle/watch.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import fs from "node:fs/promises"
 import path from "node:path"
 import { constructManifest } from "./construct-manifest"
 import { BundleOptions } from "./types"
+import { getTempPathInApp } from "./get-temp-path-in-app"
 
 /**
  * This does not directly provide a way to retrive the contents or path of the bundle. You should provide a plugin in the `esbuild` option to do so.
@@ -15,8 +16,8 @@ export const bundleAndWatch = async (options: BundleOptions) => {
     ignoreInitial: true,
   })
 
-  await fs.mkdir(".edgespec", { recursive: true })
-  const manifestPath = path.resolve(".edgespec/dev-manifest.ts")
+  const tempDir = await getTempPathInApp(options.directoryPath)
+  const manifestPath = path.join(tempDir, "dev-manifest.ts")
 
   const invalidateManifest = async () => {
     await fs.writeFile(manifestPath, await constructManifest(options), "utf-8")
diff --git a/src/cli/commands/dev.ts b/src/cli/commands/dev.ts
index bd86f1c..1d135d6 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/dev.ts
+++ b/src/cli/commands/dev.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import ora from "ora"
 import { handleRequestWithEdgeSpec } from "src"
 import path from "node:path"
 import chalk from "chalk"
+import { getTempPathInApp } from "src/bundle/get-temp-path-in-app"
 
 export class DevCommand extends Command {
   static paths = [[`dev`]]
@@ -80,12 +81,15 @@ export class DevCommand extends Command {
     })
 
     const command = this
+    const tempDir = await getTempPathInApp(this.appDirectory)
+    const devBundlePathForNode = path.join(tempDir, "dev-bundle.js")
+
     await bundleAndWatch({
       directoryPath: this.appDirectory,
       bundledAdapter: this.emulateWinterCG ? "wintercg-minimal" : undefined,
       esbuild: {
         platform: this.emulateWinterCG ? "browser" : "node",
-        outfile: this.emulateWinterCG ? undefined : ".edgespec/dev-bundle.js",
+        outfile: this.emulateWinterCG ? undefined : devBundlePathForNode,
         write: this.emulateWinterCG ? false : true,
         plugins: [
           {
@@ -117,11 +121,9 @@ export class DevCommand extends Command {
                     initialCode: result.outputFiles[0].text,
                   })
                 } else {
+                  // We append the timestamp to the path to bust the cache
                   const edgeSpecModule = await import(
-                    `file:${path.resolve(
-                      ".edgespec/dev-bundle.js"
-                      // We append the timestamp to the path to bust the cache
-                    )}#${Date.now()}`
+                    `file:${devBundlePathForNode}#${Date.now()}`
                   )
                   nonWinterCGHandler = handleRequestWithEdgeSpec(
                     edgeSpecModule.default