diff --git a/src/build.ts b/src/build.ts
index 421808d95c..fb8f1dc9cf 100644
--- a/src/build.ts
+++ b/src/build.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   parseNodeModulePath,
   resolvePath,
 } from "mlly";
+import { version as nitroVersion } from "../package.json";
 import { generateFSTree } from "./utils/tree";
 import { getRollupConfig, RollupConfig } from "./rollup/config";
 import {
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ import {
   resolvePath as resolveNitroPath,
 } from "./utils";
 import { GLOB_SCAN_PATTERN, scanHandlers } from "./scan";
-import type { Nitro } from "./types";
+import type { Nitro, NitroBuildInfo } from "./types";
 import { runtimeDir } from "./dirs";
 import { snapshotStorage } from "./storage";
 import { compressPublicAssets } from "./compress";
@@ -405,17 +406,21 @@ async function _build(nitro: Nitro, rollupConfig: RollupConfig) {
     await build.write(rollupConfig.output);
   }
 
-  // Write build info
-  const nitroConfigPath = resolve(nitro.options.output.dir, "nitro.json");
-  const buildInfo = {
-    date: new Date(),
+  // Write .output/nitro.json
+  const buildInfoPath = resolve(nitro.options.output.dir, "nitro.json");
+  const buildInfo: NitroBuildInfo = {
+    date: new Date().toJSON(),
     preset: nitro.options.preset,
+    framework: nitro.options.framework,
+    versions: {
+      nitro: nitroVersion,
+    },
     commands: {
       preview: nitro.options.commands.preview,
       deploy: nitro.options.commands.deploy,
     },
   };
-  await writeFile(nitroConfigPath, JSON.stringify(buildInfo, null, 2));
+  await writeFile(buildInfoPath, JSON.stringify(buildInfo, null, 2));
 
   if (!nitro.options.static) {
     nitro.logger.success("Nitro server built");
diff --git a/src/dev/server.ts b/src/dev/server.ts
index 5755c1e128..3c2fc9d64e 100644
--- a/src/dev/server.ts
+++ b/src/dev/server.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Worker } from "node:worker_threads";
 import { existsSync, accessSync, promises as fsp } from "node:fs";
+import { writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { debounce } from "perfect-debounce";
 import {
   App,
@@ -17,13 +18,14 @@ import serveStatic from "serve-static";
 import { resolve } from "pathe";
 import { joinURL } from "ufo";
 import { FSWatcher, watch } from "chokidar";
-import type { Nitro } from "../types";
+import type { Nitro, NitroBuildInfo } from "../types";
+import { version as nitroVersion } from "../../package.json";
 import { createVFSHandler } from "./vfs";
 import defaultErrorHandler from "./error";
 
 export interface NitroWorker {
   worker: Worker;
-  address: { host: string; port: number; socketPath?: string };
+  address: { host: string; port: number } | { socketPath: string };
 }
 
 export interface NitroDevServer {
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ async function killWorker(worker: NitroWorker, nitro: Nitro) {
     await worker.worker.terminate();
     worker.worker = null;
   }
-  if (worker.address.socketPath && existsSync(worker.address.socketPath)) {
+  if ("socketPath" in worker.address && existsSync(worker.address.socketPath)) {
     await fsp.rm(worker.address.socketPath).catch(() => {});
   }
 }
@@ -122,6 +124,21 @@ export function createDevServer(nitro: Nitro): NitroDevServer {
     await killWorker(oldWorker, nitro);
     // Create a new worker
     currentWorker = await initWorker(workerEntry);
+    // Write nitro.json
+    const buildInfoPath = resolve(nitro.options.buildDir, "nitro.json");
+    const buildInfo: NitroBuildInfo = {
+      date: new Date().toJSON(),
+      preset: nitro.options.preset,
+      framework: nitro.options.framework,
+      versions: {
+        nitro: nitroVersion,
+      },
+      dev: {
+        pid: process.pid,
+        workerAddress: currentWorker.address,
+      },
+    };
+    await writeFile(buildInfoPath, JSON.stringify(buildInfo, null, 2));
   }
   const reload = debounce(() => {
     reloadPromise = _reload()
@@ -193,7 +210,7 @@ export function createDevServer(nitro: Nitro): NitroDevServer {
     if (!address) {
       return;
     }
-    if (address.socketPath) {
+    if ("socketPath" in address) {
       try {
         accessSync(address.socketPath);
       } catch (err) {
@@ -213,7 +230,7 @@ export function createDevServer(nitro: Nitro): NitroDevServer {
       if (!address) {
         return errorHandler(lastError, event);
       }
-      await proxy.handle(event, { target: address }).catch((err) => {
+      await proxy.handle(event, { target: address as any }).catch((err) => {
         lastError = err;
         throw err;
       });
diff --git a/src/types/nitro.ts b/src/types/nitro.ts
index af12366316..5f15ea261a 100644
--- a/src/types/nitro.ts
+++ b/src/types/nitro.ts
@@ -197,6 +197,31 @@ export interface WasmOptions {
   rollup?: RollupWasmOptions;
 }
 
+export interface NitroFrameworkInfo {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
+  name?: "nitro" | (string & {});
+  version?: string;
+}
+
+/** Build info written to `.output/nitro.json` or `.nitro/dev/nitro.json` */
+export interface NitroBuildInfo {
+  date: string;
+  preset: string;
+  framework: NitroFrameworkInfo;
+  versions: {
+    nitro: string;
+    [key: string]: string;
+  };
+  commands?: {
+    preview?: string;
+    deploy?: string;
+  };
+  dev?: {
+    pid: number;
+    workerAddress: { host: string; port: number } | { socketPath: string };
+  };
+}
+
 export interface NitroOptions extends PresetOptions {
   // Internal
   _config: NitroConfig;
@@ -353,11 +378,7 @@ export interface NitroOptions extends PresetOptions {
   };
 
   // Framework
-  framework: {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
-    name?: "nitro" | (string & {});
-    version?: string;
-  };
+  framework: NitroFrameworkInfo;
 
   // IIS
   iis?: {