diff --git a/.changeset/mean-clocks-bow.md b/.changeset/mean-clocks-bow.md
index f24a9e6c0b3..1a6e66bceb4 100644
--- a/.changeset/mean-clocks-bow.md
+++ b/.changeset/mean-clocks-bow.md
@@ -37,18 +37,49 @@ Alternatively, you can roll your own with `chokidar` (or similar) if you want to
 
 ## Configure
 
-- Dev server port
-  - flag: `--port`
-  - future config: `unstable_dev.port`
-  - default: finds an empty port to use
-- App server port
-  - flag: `--app-server-port`
-  - future config: `unstable_dev.appServerPort`
-  - default: `3000`
-- Remix request handler path
-  - Most Remix apps shouldn't need this, but if you wire up the Remix request handler at a specific URL path set this to that path so that the dev server can reliably check your app server for "readiness"
-  - future flag: `unstable_dev.remixRequestHandlerPath`
-  - default: `''`
-- Rebuild poll interval (milliseconds)
-  - future config: `unstable_dev.rebuildPollIntervalMs`
-  - default: 50ms
+To enable the new dev server with all defaults, set the `unstable_dev` future flag to `true`:
+
+```js
+// remix.config.js
+
+module.exports = {
+  future: {
+    unstable_dev: true
+  }
+}
+```
+
+You can also set specific options:
+
+```js
+// remix.config.js
+
+module.exports = {
+  future: {
+    unstable_dev: {
+      // Port to use for the dev server (i.e. the live reload websocket)
+      // Can be overridden by a CLI flag: `remix dev --port 3011`
+      // default: finds an empty port and uses that
+      port: 3010,
+
+      // Port for your running Remix app server
+      // Can be overridden by a CLI flag: `remix dev --app-server-port 3021`
+      // default: `3000`
+      appServerPort: 3020,
+
+      // Path to the Remix request handler in your app server
+      // Most app server will route all requests to the Remix request handler and will not need to set this option.
+      // If your app server _does_ route only certain request paths to the Remix request handler, then you'll need to set this.
+      // default: `""`
+      remixRequestHandlerPath: "/products",
+
+      // Milliseconds between "readiness" pings to your app server
+      // When a Remix rebuild finishes, the dev server will ping a special endpoint (`__REMIX_ASSETS_MANIFEST`)
+      // to check if your app server is serving up-to-date routes and assets.
+      // You can set this option to tune how frequently the dev server polls your app server.
+      // default: `50`
+      rebuildPollIntervalMs: 25,
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
diff --git a/packages/remix-dev/config.ts b/packages/remix-dev/config.ts
index e21d1656d91..c41db0e614e 100644
--- a/packages/remix-dev/config.ts
+++ b/packages/remix-dev/config.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ type Dev = {
 interface FutureConfig {
   unstable_cssModules: boolean;
   unstable_cssSideEffectImports: boolean;
-  unstable_dev: false | Dev;
+  unstable_dev: boolean | Dev;
   unstable_vanillaExtract: boolean;
   v2_errorBoundary: boolean;
   v2_meta: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/remix-dev/devServer2.ts b/packages/remix-dev/devServer2.ts
index eefb475aee9..3ec2f7f1364 100644
--- a/packages/remix-dev/devServer2.ts
+++ b/packages/remix-dev/devServer2.ts
@@ -45,36 +45,61 @@ let fetchAssetsManifest = async (
   }
 };
 
+let resolveDev = (
+  dev: RemixConfig["future"]["unstable_dev"],
+  flags: { port?: number; appServerPort?: number }
+) => {
+  if (dev === false)
+    throw Error("The new dev server requires 'unstable_dev' to be set");
+
+  let port = flags.port ?? (dev === true ? undefined : dev.port);
+  let appServerPort =
+    flags.appServerPort ?? (dev === true || dev.appServerPort == undefined)
+      ? 3000
+      : dev.appServerPort;
+  let remixRequestHandlerPath =
+    dev === true || dev.remixRequestHandlerPath === undefined
+      ? ""
+      : dev.remixRequestHandlerPath;
+  let rebuildPollIntervalMs =
+    dev === true || dev.rebuildPollIntervalMs === undefined
+      ? 50
+      : dev.rebuildPollIntervalMs;
+
+  return {
+    port,
+    appServerPort,
+    remixRequestHandlerPath,
+    rebuildPollIntervalMs,
+  };
+};
+
 export let serve = async (
   config: RemixConfig,
   flags: { port?: number; appServerPort?: number } = {}
 ) => {
   await loadEnv(config.rootDirectory);
 
-  let { unstable_dev } = config.future;
-  if (unstable_dev === false)
-    throw Error("The new dev server requires 'unstable_dev' to be set");
-  let { remixRequestHandlerPath, rebuildPollIntervalMs } = unstable_dev;
-  let appServerPort = flags.appServerPort ?? unstable_dev.appServerPort ?? 3000;
+  let dev = resolveDev(config.future.unstable_dev, flags);
 
   let host = getHost();
-  let appServerOrigin = `http://${host ?? "localhost"}:${appServerPort}`;
+  let appServerOrigin = `http://${host ?? "localhost"}:${dev.appServerPort}`;
 
   let waitForAppServer = async (buildHash: string) => {
     while (true) {
       // TODO AbortController signal to cancel responses?
       let assetsManifest = await fetchAssetsManifest(
         appServerOrigin,
-        remixRequestHandlerPath ?? ""
+        dev.remixRequestHandlerPath
       );
       if (assetsManifest?.version === buildHash) return;
 
-      await sleep(rebuildPollIntervalMs ?? 50);
+      await sleep(dev.rebuildPollIntervalMs);
     }
   };
 
   // watch and live reload on rebuilds
-  let port = await findPort(flags.port ?? unstable_dev.port);
+  let port = await findPort(dev.port);
   let socket = LiveReload.serve({ port });
   let dispose = await Compiler.watch(config, {
     mode: "development",