diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
index 14e31d0..069c586 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -17,5 +17,28 @@ services:
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 10
 
+  # Optional: TOR daemon for crawler dev. Ports bind to 127.0.0.1 only
+  # — never the LAN — so a native `cargo run` on the host can reach
+  # 127.0.0.1:9050 / 9051. Mirrors the prod tor service (see
+  # docker-compose.yml), just with host-loopback ports and a default
+  # password baked in for friction-free dev.
+  tor:
+    image: dockurr/tor:latest
+    entrypoint: ["/bin/sh", "/usr/local/bin/mangalord-entrypoint.sh"]
+    environment:
+      PASSWORD: ${TOR_CONTROL_PASSWORD:-dev-tor-password}
+    volumes:
+      - ./tor/torrc:/etc/tor/torrc:ro
+      - ./tor/entrypoint.sh:/usr/local/bin/mangalord-entrypoint.sh:ro
+    ports:
+      - "127.0.0.1:9050:9050"
+      - "127.0.0.1:9051:9051"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "nc -z 127.0.0.1 9050 && nc -z 127.0.0.1 9051"]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 20
+      start_period: 30s
+
 volumes:
   mangalord-postgres-dev: