diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 438a29a..5ebafd9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,10 +104,11 @@ interface projects {
    */
   match?: (stdout: string) => boolean;
   /**
-   * Whether to skip starting the current sub-project. Default is `false`.
-   * Useful for sub-projects that do not need to be started.
-   */
-  skip?: boolean;
+    * Whether to skip starting the current sub-project. The default value is `false`, typically used to skip sub-projects that don't need to be started.
+    * When the value is `true`, pruning will be performed on the specified project, meaning that this project and all its direct and indirect dependencies will not be started by the plugin.
+    * When the value is `only`, starting the specified project will be skipped, but no pruning will be performed, meaning that the project's direct and indirect dependencies will still be started by the plugin.
+  */
+  skip?: boolean | 'only';
 }
 
 
diff --git a/README.zh-CN.md b/README.zh-CN.md
index 7121d25..ba7ebec 100644
--- a/README.zh-CN.md
+++ b/README.zh-CN.md
@@ -99,8 +99,10 @@ interface Projects {
   match?: (stdout: string) => boolean;
   /**
    * 是否跳过当前子项目的启动，默认值为 `false`，通常用于跳过一些不需要启动的子项目。
+   * 当值为 `true` 时，会从指定项目进行剪枝，这意味着该项目以及他的所有直接和间接依赖都不会被插件启动。
+   * 当值为 `only` 时，会跳过指定项目的启动，但不会进行剪枝，这意味着该项目的直接和间接依赖仍然会被插件启动。
    */
-  skip?: boolean;
+  skip?: boolean | 'only';
 }
 
 // 例如，配置 lib1 子项目，用 build:watch 命令启动，匹配 watch success 日志
diff --git a/src/constant.ts b/src/constant.ts
index 28eaa21..7467a33 100644
--- a/src/constant.ts
+++ b/src/constant.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export const PACKAGE_JSON = 'package.json';
-export const DEBUG_LOG_TITLE = '[Rsbuild Workspace Dev Plugin]: ';
+export const PLUGIN_LOG_TITLE = '[Rsbuild Workspace Dev Plugin]: ';
 
 export const RSLIB_READY_MESSAGE = 'build complete, watching for changes';
 export const MODERN_MODULE_READY_MESSAGE = 'Watching for file changes';
diff --git a/src/logger.ts b/src/logger.ts
index f0e88d3..6cb5f16 100644
--- a/src/logger.ts
+++ b/src/logger.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import chalk from 'chalk';
-import { DEBUG_LOG_TITLE } from './constant.js';
+import { PLUGIN_LOG_TITLE } from './constant.js';
 import { isDebug } from './utils.js';
 
 enum LogType {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export class Logger {
     this.name = name;
     this.stdout = '';
     this.stderr = '';
-    this.logTitle = DEBUG_LOG_TITLE;
+    this.logTitle = PLUGIN_LOG_TITLE;
   }
 
   appendLog(type: 'stdout' | 'stderr', log: string) {
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export class Logger {
   }
 }
 
-export const debugLog = (msg: string, prefix = DEBUG_LOG_TITLE) => {
+export const debugLog = (msg: string, prefix = PLUGIN_LOG_TITLE) => {
   if (isDebug) {
     console.log(prefix + msg);
   }
diff --git a/src/plugin.ts b/src/plugin.ts
index ad70bb0..2b7f6c3 100644
--- a/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugin.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,20 @@ export function pluginWorkspaceDev(
           cwd: rootPath,
           ...options,
         });
+        await runner.init();
+        await runner.start();
+        Logger.setEndBanner();
+      });
+
+      api.onBeforeBuild(async ({ isWatch, isFirstCompile }) => {
+        if (!isWatch || !isFirstCompile) {
+          return;
+        }
 
+        const runner = new WorkspaceDevRunner({
+          cwd: rootPath,
+          ...options,
+        });
         await runner.init();
         await runner.start();
         Logger.setEndBanner();
diff --git a/src/workspace-dev.ts b/src/workspace-dev.ts
index 852de2a..450628a 100644
--- a/src/workspace-dev.ts
+++ b/src/workspace-dev.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import graphlib, { Graph } from 'graphlib';
 import path from 'path';
 
 import {
-  DEBUG_LOG_TITLE,
   MODERN_MODULE_READY_MESSAGE,
   PACKAGE_JSON,
+  PLUGIN_LOG_TITLE,
   RSLIB_READY_MESSAGE,
   TSUP_READY_MESSAGE,
 } from './constant.js';
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export interface WorkspaceDevRunnerOptions {
     {
       match?: (stdout: string) => boolean;
       command?: string;
-      skip?: boolean;
+      skip?: boolean | 'only';
     }
   >;
   startCurrent?: boolean;
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ export class WorkspaceDevRunner {
         packageJson,
         path: dir,
       };
+      const skip = this.options.projects?.[name]?.skip;
+      if (skip === true) {
+        return;
+      }
       this.graph.setNode(name, node);
       this.visited[name] = false;
       this.visiting[name] = false;
@@ -103,14 +107,21 @@ export class WorkspaceDevRunner {
           (p) => p.packageJson.name === depName,
         );
 
+        const skip = this.options.projects?.[depName]?.skip;
         if (isInternalDep) {
-          this.graph.setEdge(packageName, depName);
-          this.checkGraph();
-          const depPackage = packages.find(
-            (pkg) => pkg.packageJson.name === depName,
-          )!;
-          if (!this.getNode(depName)) {
-            initNode(depPackage);
+          if (skip !== true) {
+            this.graph.setEdge(packageName, depName);
+            this.checkGraph();
+            const depPackage = packages.find(
+              (pkg) => pkg.packageJson.name === depName,
+            )!;
+            if (!this.getNode(depName)) {
+              initNode(depPackage);
+            }
+          } else {
+            debugLog(
+              `Prune project ${depName} and its dependencies because it is marked as skip: true`,
+            );
           }
         }
       }
@@ -122,10 +133,13 @@ export class WorkspaceDevRunner {
   checkGraph() {
     const cycles = graphlib.alg.findCycles(this.graph);
     const nonSelfCycles = cycles.filter((c) => c.length !== 1);
-    debugLog(`cycles check: ${cycles}`);
-    if (nonSelfCycles.length) {
+    const nonSkipCycles = nonSelfCycles.filter((group) => {
+      const isSkip = group.some((node) => this.options.projects?.[node]?.skip);
+      return !isSkip;
+    });
+    if (nonSkipCycles.length) {
       throw new Error(
-        `${DEBUG_LOG_TITLE}Dependency graph do not allow cycles.`,
+        `${PLUGIN_LOG_TITLE} Cycle dependency graph found: ${nonSkipCycles}, you should config projects in plugin options to skip someone, or fix the cycle dependency. Otherwise, a loop of dev will occur.`,
       );
     }
   }
@@ -143,7 +157,8 @@ export class WorkspaceDevRunner {
       const canStart = dependencies.every((dep) => {
         const selfStart = node === dep;
         const isVisiting = this.visiting[dep];
-        const isVisited = selfStart || this.visited[dep];
+        const skipDep = this.options.projects?.[dep]?.skip;
+        const isVisited = selfStart || this.visited[dep] || skipDep;
         return isVisited && !isVisiting;
       });
 
@@ -167,7 +182,7 @@ export class WorkspaceDevRunner {
         this.visited[node] = true;
         this.visiting[node] = false;
         debugLog(`Skip visit node: ${node}`);
-        logger.emitLogOnce('stdout', `skip visit node: ${name}`);
+        logger.emitLogOnce('stdout', `Skip visit node: ${name}`);
         return this.start().then(() => resolve());
       }
       this.visiting[node] = true;