diff --git a/src/constants/commands.ts b/src/constants/commands.ts
index f98b138..47a83d6 100644
--- a/src/constants/commands.ts
+++ b/src/constants/commands.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ export const MENTION_EACH = {
       type: 3,
       require: false,
     },
+    {
+      name: "dev",
+      description: "want to tag them individually?",
+      type: 5,
+      require: false,
+    },
   ],
 };
 
diff --git a/src/controllers/mentionEachUser.ts b/src/controllers/mentionEachUser.ts
index c02812b..ebe6360 100644
--- a/src/controllers/mentionEachUser.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/mentionEachUser.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { env } from "../typeDefinitions/default.types";
 import {
   UserArray,
   MentionEachUserOptions,
+  DevFlag,
 } from "../typeDefinitions/filterUsersByRole";
 import { mentionEachUserInMessage } from "../utils/guildRole";
 import { checkDisplayType } from "../utils/checkDisplayType";
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ export async function mentionEachUser(
     roleToBeTaggedObj: MentionEachUserOptions;
     displayMessageObj?: MentionEachUserOptions;
     channelId: number;
+    dev?: DevFlag;
   },
   env: env,
   ctx: ExecutionContext
@@ -22,20 +24,19 @@ export async function mentionEachUser(
   const getMembersInServerResponse = await getMembersInServer(env);
   const roleId = transformedArgument.roleToBeTaggedObj.value;
   const msgToBeSent = transformedArgument?.displayMessageObj?.value;
-
+  const dev = transformedArgument?.dev?.value || false;
+  // optional chaining here only because display message obj is optional argument
   const usersWithMatchingRole = filterUserByRoles(
     getMembersInServerResponse as UserArray[],
     roleId
   );
-
   const payload = {
     channelId: transformedArgument.channelId,
     roleId: roleId,
     message: msgToBeSent,
     usersWithMatchingRole,
   };
-
-  if (usersWithMatchingRole.length === 0) {
+  if (!dev || usersWithMatchingRole.length === 0) {
     const responseData = checkDisplayType({
       usersWithMatchingRole,
       msgToBeSent,
diff --git a/src/typeDefinitions/filterUsersByRole.d.ts b/src/typeDefinitions/filterUsersByRole.d.ts
index 4d42fd2..a54fd74 100644
--- a/src/typeDefinitions/filterUsersByRole.d.ts
+++ b/src/typeDefinitions/filterUsersByRole.d.ts
@@ -10,3 +10,8 @@ export type MentionEachUserOptions = {
   type: number;
   value: string;
 };
+export type DevFlag = {
+  name: string;
+  type: number;
+  value: boolean;
+};
diff --git a/tests/unit/handlers/mentionEachUser.test.ts b/tests/unit/handlers/mentionEachUser.test.ts
index 5224f90..dc23bc2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/handlers/mentionEachUser.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/handlers/mentionEachUser.test.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe("Test mention each function", () => {
     expect(response).toBeInstanceOf(Promise);
   });
 
-  it("should run without displayMessageObj argument", async () => {
+  it("should run without displayMessageObj argument in dev mode", async () => {
     const env = {
       BOT_PUBLIC_KEY: "xyz",
       DISCORD_GUILD_ID: "123",
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ describe("Test mention each function", () => {
     const response = mentionEachUser(
       {
         ...onlyRoleToBeTagged,
+        dev: {
+          name: "dev",
+          type: 4,
+          value: true,
+        },
       },
       env,
       ctx