diff --git a/docker-compose.jobs.yml b/docker-compose.jobs.yml
index 907f08a9c..d900f0ba3 100644
--- a/docker-compose.jobs.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.jobs.yml
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ services:
       MAILGUN_DOMAIN: "mg.constructive.io"
       MAILGUN_FROM: "no-reply@mg.constructive.io"
       MAILGUN_REPLY: "info@mg.constructive.io"
+      # Local dashboard port for generated links, used only for
+      # localhost-style hosts in DRY RUN mode:
+      # http://localhost:LOCAL_APP_PORT/...
+      LOCAL_APP_PORT: "3000"
       SEND_EMAIL_LINK_DRY_RUN: "${SEND_EMAIL_LINK_DRY_RUN:-true}"
     ports:
       # Expose function locally (optional)
diff --git a/functions/send-email-link/README.md b/functions/send-email-link/README.md
index 2ad727da4..13f7d9e8f 100644
--- a/functions/send-email-link/README.md
+++ b/functions/send-email-link/README.md
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ Recommended / optional:
   Bearer token to send as `Authorization` header for GraphQL requests.
 - `DEFAULT_DATABASE_ID`  
   Used if `X-Database-Id` is not provided by the worker. In normal jobs usage, `X-Database-Id` should always be present.
+- `LOCAL_APP_PORT`  
+  Optional port suffix for localhost-style hosts (e.g. `3000`). When the resolved hostname is `localhost` / `*.localhost` and `SEND_EMAIL_LINK_DRY_RUN=true`, links are generated as `http://localhost:LOCAL_APP_PORT/...`. Ignored for non-local hostnames and in production.
 
 Email delivery (used by `@launchql/postmaster`):
 
diff --git a/functions/send-email-link/src/index.ts b/functions/send-email-link/src/index.ts
index 2b09a6545..47c35c1ec 100644
--- a/functions/send-email-link/src/index.ts
+++ b/functions/send-email-link/src/index.ts
@@ -157,8 +157,28 @@ export const sendEmailLink = async (
   const name = company.name;
   const primary = theme.primary;
 
-  const baseUrl = 'https://' + (subdomain ? [subdomain, domain].join('.') : domain);
-  const url = new URL(baseUrl);
+  const hostname = subdomain ? [subdomain, domain].join('.') : domain;
+
+  // Treat localhost-style hosts specially so we can generate
+  // http://localhost[:port]/... links for local dev without
+  // breaking production URLs.
+  const isLocalHost =
+    hostname.startsWith('localhost') ||
+    hostname.startsWith('0.0.0.0') ||
+    hostname.endsWith('.localhost');
+
+  // Optional: LOCAL_APP_PORT lets you attach a port for local dashboards
+  // e.g. LOCAL_APP_PORT=3000 -> http://localhost:3000
+  // It is ignored for non-local hostnames. Only allow on DRY RUNs
+  const localPort =
+    isLocalHost && isDryRun && process.env.LOCAL_APP_PORT
+      ? `:${process.env.LOCAL_APP_PORT}`
+      : '';
+
+  // Use http only for local dry-run to avoid browser TLS warnings
+  // in dev; production stays https.
+  const protocol = isLocalHost && isDryRun ? 'http' : 'https';
+  const url = new URL(`${protocol}://${hostname}${localPort}`);
 
   let subject: string;
   let subMessage: string;
diff --git a/jobs/DEVELOPMENT_JOBS.md b/jobs/DEVELOPMENT_JOBS.md
index 308e489f2..068b7e4ab 100644
--- a/jobs/DEVELOPMENT_JOBS.md
+++ b/jobs/DEVELOPMENT_JOBS.md
@@ -229,6 +229,10 @@ You should then see the job picked up by `knative-job-service` and the email pay
 - The app/meta packages deployed in step 3 (`app-svc-local`, `db-meta`)
 - A real `database_id` (use `$DBID` above)
 - A GraphQL hostname that matches a seeded domain route (step 5)
+- For localhost development, the site/domain metadata usually resolves to `localhost`.
+  In that case, the function will honor the `LOCAL_APP_PORT` env (default `3000` in
+  `docker-compose.jobs.yml`) and generate links like `http://localhost:3000/...`
+  when `SEND_EMAIL_LINK_DRY_RUN=true`.
 
 With `SEND_EMAIL_LINK_DRY_RUN=true` (default in `docker-compose.jobs.yml`), enqueue a job:
 
diff --git a/jobs/knative-job-fn/src/index.ts b/jobs/knative-job-fn/src/index.ts
index c6da061d9..77befd2b1 100644
--- a/jobs/knative-job-fn/src/index.ts
+++ b/jobs/knative-job-fn/src/index.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ type JobContext = {
   databaseId: string | undefined;
 };
 
+function getHeaders(req: any) {
+  return {
+    'x-worker-id': req.get('X-Worker-Id'),
+    'x-job-id': req.get('X-Job-Id'),
+    'x-database-id': req.get('X-Database-Id'),
+    'x-callback-url': req.get('X-Callback-Url')
+  };
+}
+
 const app: any = express();
 
 app.use(bodyParser.json());
@@ -21,12 +30,7 @@ app.use(bodyParser.json());
 app.use((req: any, res: any, next: any) => {
   try {
     // Log only the headers we care about plus a shallow body snapshot
-    const headers = {
-      'x-worker-id': req.get('X-Worker-Id'),
-      'x-job-id': req.get('X-Job-Id'),
-      'x-database-id': req.get('X-Database-Id'),
-      'x-callback-url': req.get('X-Callback-Url')
-    };
+    const headers = getHeaders(req);
 
     let body: any;
     if (req.body && typeof req.body === 'object') {
@@ -229,12 +233,7 @@ export default {
 
       // Log the full error context for debugging.
       try {
-        const headers = {
-          'x-worker-id': req.get('X-Worker-Id'),
-          'x-job-id': req.get('X-Job-Id'),
-          'x-database-id': req.get('X-Database-Id'),
-          'x-callback-url': req.get('X-Callback-Url')
-        };
+        const headers = getHeaders(req);
 
         // Some error types (e.g. GraphQL ClientError) expose response info.
         const errorDetails: any = {