diff --git a/lua/rocks/cache.lua b/lua/rocks/cache.lua
index 2bc87661..17058ad4 100644
--- a/lua/rocks/cache.lua
+++ b/lua/rocks/cache.lua
@@ -19,11 +19,15 @@ local cache = {}
 
 local luarocks = require("rocks.luarocks")
 local state = require("rocks.state")
+local constants = require("rocks.constants")
 local nio = require("nio")
 
----@type { [string]: Rock[] } | nil
+---@type { [rock_name]: Rock[] } | nil
 local _cached_rocks = nil
 
+---@type { [rock_name]: Rock[] } | nil
+local _cached_dev_binaries = nil
+
 ---Used for completions only
 ---@type string[] | nil
 local _removable_rock_cache = nil
@@ -84,4 +88,41 @@ cache.invalidate_removable_rocks = function()
     _removable_rock_cache = nil
 end
 
+---Search the cache for rocks-binaries-dev rocks.
+---Repopulates the cache and runs a second search if not found
+---@type async fun(rock_name: string, version: string?)
+cache.search_binary_dev_rocks = nio.create(function(rock_name, version)
+    ---@cast rock_name rock_name
+    ---@cast version string
+    local function search_cache()
+        local rocks
+        if _cached_dev_binaries then
+            rocks = _cached_dev_binaries[rock_name]
+        end
+        return rocks
+            and vim.iter(rocks):any(function(rock)
+                ---@cast rock Rock
+                if version == "dev" then
+                    version = "scm"
+                end
+                return not version or rock.version == version
+            end)
+    end
+    local found = search_cache()
+    if found then
+        return found
+    end
+    local future = nio.control.future()
+    luarocks.search_all(function(result)
+        if not vim.tbl_isempty(result) then
+            _cached_dev_binaries = result
+        end
+        future.set(true)
+    end, {
+        servers = constants.ROCKS_BINARIES_DEV,
+    })
+    future.wait()
+    return search_cache()
+end, 2)
+
 return cache
diff --git a/lua/rocks/constants.lua b/lua/rocks/constants.lua
index e7e8415c..f64dc70b 100644
--- a/lua/rocks/constants.lua
+++ b/lua/rocks/constants.lua
@@ -51,6 +51,27 @@ constants.DEFAULT_CONFIG = string.format(
 ---@type string
 constants.ROCKS_NVIM = "rocks.nvim"
 
+---@alias server_url string
+---@alias only_server_url string
+
+--- WARNING: The servers are prioritised by luarocks in the reverse order
+--- in which they are passed
+---@type server_url[]
+constants.ROCKS_SERVERS = {
+    "https://luarocks.org/manifests/neorocks/",
+    "https://nvim-neorocks.github.io/rocks-binaries/",
+}
+
+---@type only_server_url
+constants.ROCKS_BINARIES_DEV = "https://nvim-neorocks.github.io/rocks-binaries-dev/"
+
+---@type server_url[]
+constants.DEV_SERVERS = {
+    constants.ROCKS_BINARIES_DEV,
+}
+
+constants.ALL_SERVERS = vim.list_extend(constants.DEV_SERVERS, constants.ROCKS_SERVERS)
+
 return constants
 
 --- constants.lua
diff --git a/lua/rocks/luarocks.lua b/lua/rocks/luarocks.lua
index 92afdd5f..615b31fd 100644
--- a/lua/rocks/luarocks.lua
+++ b/lua/rocks/luarocks.lua
@@ -23,11 +23,28 @@ local log = require("rocks.log")
 local nio = require("nio")
 
 ---@class LuarocksCliOpts: vim.SystemOpts
+---@field servers? server_url[] | only_server_url
 ---@field synchronized? boolean Whether to wait for and acquire a lock (recommended for file system IO, default: `true`)
 
 local lock = nio.control.future()
 lock.set(true) -- initialise as unlocked
 
+--- --only-server if `servers` is a `string`, otherwise --server for each element
+---@param servers server_url[]|only_server_url|nil
+---@return string[]
+local function mk_server_args(servers)
+    if type(servers) == "string" then
+        ---@cast servers string
+        return { ("--only-server='%s'"):format(servers) }
+    end
+    return vim.iter(servers or {})
+        :map(function(server)
+            ---@cast server string
+            return ("--server='%s'"):format(server)
+        end)
+        :totable()
+end
+
 ---@param args string[] luarocks CLI arguments
 ---@param on_exit (function|nil) Called asynchronously when the luarocks command exits.
 ---   asynchronously. Receives SystemCompleted object, see return of SystemObj:wait().
@@ -58,29 +75,36 @@ luarocks.cli = function(args, on_exit, opts)
         LUAROCKS_CONFIG = "",
         TREE_SITTER_LANGUAGE_VERSION = tostring(vim.treesitter.language_version),
     })
-    local luarocks_cmd = vim.list_extend({
+    local luarocks_cmd = {
         config.luarocks_binary,
         "--lua-version=" .. constants.LUA_VERSION,
         "--tree=" .. config.rocks_path,
-        -- WARNING: The servers are prioritised by luarocks in the reverse order
-        -- in which they are passed
-        "--server='https://luarocks.org/manifests/neorocks'",
-        "--server='https://nvim-neorocks.github.io/rocks-binaries/'",
-    }, args)
+    }
+    luarocks_cmd = vim.list_extend(luarocks_cmd, mk_server_args(opts.servers))
+    luarocks_cmd = vim.list_extend(luarocks_cmd, args)
     log.info(luarocks_cmd)
     return vim.system(luarocks_cmd, opts, on_exit_wrapped)
 end
 
+---@class LuarocksSearchOpts
+---@field dev? boolean Include dev manifest? Default: false
+---@field servers? server_url[]|only_server_url Optional servers. Defaults to constants.ROCKS_SERVERS
+
 ---Search luarocks.org for all packages.
----@type async fun(callback: fun(rocks_table: { [string]: Rock } ))
-luarocks.search_all = nio.create(function(callback)
+---@type async fun(callback: fun(rocks_table: { [string]: Rock } ), opts?: LuarocksSearchOpts)
+luarocks.search_all = nio.create(function(callback, opts)
+    ---@cast opts LuarocksSearchOpts | nil
     local rocks_table = vim.empty_dict()
     ---@cast rocks_table { [string]: Rock }
     local future = nio.control.future()
-    luarocks.cli({ "search", "--porcelain", "--all", "--dev" }, function(obj)
+    local cmd = { "search", "--porcelain", "--all" }
+    if opts and opts.dev then
+        table.insert(cmd, "--dev")
+    end
+    luarocks.cli(cmd, function(obj)
         ---@cast obj vim.SystemCompleted
         future.set(obj)
-    end, { text = true, synchronized = false })
+    end, { text = true, synchronized = false, servers = opts and opts.servers or constants.ALL_SERVERS })
     ---@type vim.SystemCompleted
     local obj = future.wait()
     local result = obj.stdout
@@ -88,7 +112,7 @@ luarocks.search_all = nio.create(function(callback)
         callback(vim.empty_dict())
         return
     end
-    for name, version in result:gmatch("(%S+)%s+(%S+)%srockspec%s+[^\n]+") do
+    for name, version in result:gmatch("(%S+)%s+(%S+)%s+[^\n]+") do
         if name ~= "lua" then
             local rock_list = rocks_table[name] or vim.empty_dict()
             ---@cast rock_list Rock[]
diff --git a/lua/rocks/operations/helpers.lua b/lua/rocks/operations/helpers.lua
index ea189cea..831e6cf1 100644
--- a/lua/rocks/operations/helpers.lua
+++ b/lua/rocks/operations/helpers.lua
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 ---@brief ]]
 
 local luarocks = require("rocks.luarocks")
+local constants = require("rocks.constants")
 local config = require("rocks.config.internal")
 local runtime = require("rocks.runtime")
 local adapter = require("rocks.adapter")
@@ -45,10 +46,18 @@ helpers.install = function(rock_spec, progress_handle)
         "install",
         name,
     }
+    local servers = {}
+    vim.list_extend(servers, constants.ROCKS_SERVERS)
     if version then
         -- If specified version is dev then install the `scm-1` version of the rock
         if version == "dev" or version == "scm" then
-            table.insert(install_cmd, 2, "--dev")
+            if cache.search_binary_dev_rocks(rock_spec.name, version) then
+                -- Rock found on rocks-binaries-dev
+                table.insert(servers, constants.ROCKS_BINARIES_DEV)
+            else
+                -- Search dev manifest
+                table.insert(install_cmd, 2, "--dev")
+            end
         else
             table.insert(install_cmd, version)
         end
@@ -84,7 +93,9 @@ helpers.install = function(rock_spec, progress_handle)
 
             future.set(installed_rock)
         end
-    end)
+    end, {
+        servers = servers,
+    })
     return {
         wait = future.wait,
         wait_sync = function()
diff --git a/lua/rocks/operations/init.lua b/lua/rocks/operations/init.lua
index b6c5e527..83749547 100644
--- a/lua/rocks/operations/init.lua
+++ b/lua/rocks/operations/init.lua
@@ -513,9 +513,9 @@ operations.add = function(arg_list, rock_name, version)
                 user_rocks.plugins = plugins
             end
 
-            -- Set installed version as `scm-1` if development version has been installed
+            -- Set installed version as `scm` if development version has been installed
             if version == "dev" then
-                installed_rock.version = "scm-1"
+                installed_rock.version = "scm"
             end
             local user_rock = user_rocks.plugins[rock_name]
             if user_rock and user_rock.version then
diff --git a/lua/rocks/state.lua b/lua/rocks/state.lua
index 738bf2a6..0f8e3e9b 100644
--- a/lua/rocks/state.lua
+++ b/lua/rocks/state.lua
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 local state = {}
 
 local luarocks = require("rocks.luarocks")
+local constants = require("rocks.constants")
 local log = require("rocks.log")
 local nio = require("nio")
 
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ state.outdated_rocks = nio.create(function()
         else
             future.set(obj.stdout)
         end
-    end, { text = true })
+    end, { text = true, servers = constants.ALL_SERVERS })
 
     local installed_rock_list = future.wait()