diff --git a/source/connect.txt b/source/connect.txt
index 2fdd23e..a33cbe9 100644
--- a/source/connect.txt
+++ b/source/connect.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ or sharded cluster host.
    To create an |service| cluster using a Terraform template included
    with |vsce|, see :ref:`vsce-create-cluster-terraform`.
 
+   You can also use the Local Atlas Experience to build MongoDB Atlas 
+   deployments locally. Use the :atlascli:`Atlas CLI </>` 
+   to set up and connect to local deployments with |vsce| directly from your 
+   command line. For more information, see 
+   :atlascli:`Manage Local and Cloud Deployments from the Atlas CLI </atlas-cli-local-cloud>`.
+
+   Starting in version 1.42.0 of the :atlascli:`Atlas CLI </>` and 
+   version 1.13.0 of |vsce|, you can connect directly to your 
+   local deployments from your command line.
+
 If you need to install |vsce|, see :ref:`vsce-install` for instructions.
 
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