diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 35e8d910a4..d9a68bfe38 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ gulp.task('help', taskListing.withFilters(function(taskName) {
 gulp.task('serve-and-sync', ['build-docs'], function (cb) {
 
   // execCommands(['harp server'], {}, cb);
-  execCommands(['npm run harp'], {}, cb);
+  execCommands(['npm run harp -- server .'], {}, cb);
 
   var browserSync = require('browser-sync').create();
   browserSync.init({
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ gulp.task('serve-and-sync', ['build-docs'], function (cb) {
 });
 
 gulp.task('serve-and-watch', function (cb) {
-  execCommands(['harp server'], {}, cb);
+  execCommands(['npm run harp -- server .'], {}, cb);
   devGuideExamplesWatch(_devguideShredOptions);
 });
 
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ gulp.task('git-changed-examples', ['_shred-devguide-examples'], function(){
 });
 
 gulp.task('check-deploy', function() {
-  return execPromise(['harp compile . ./deploy'], {}).then(function() {
-    execPromise('live-server', {cwd: './deploy'});
+  return execPromise(['npm run harp -- compile . ./deploy'], {}).then(function() {
+    execPromise('npm run live-server ./deploy');
     return askDeploy();
   }).then(function(shouldDeploy) {
     if (shouldDeploy) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e3d82398fa..4e94a60606 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
-    "harp": "harp server .",
+    "harp": "harp",
+    "live-server": "live-server",
     "test-api-builder": "jasmine-node public/api-builder"
   },
   "repository": {
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
     "karma": "^0.13.9",
     "karma-chrome-launcher": "^0.2.0",
     "karma-jasmine": "^0.3.6",
+    "live-server": "^0.8.1",
     "lodash": "^3.10.1",
     "marked": "^0.3.5",
     "minimatch": "^2.0.10",