can't test cron triggers locally

[bryanhpchiang]

What versions & operating system are you using?

wrangler v4.24.0, node v23.10.0, macOS 15.5

Please provide a link to a minimal reproduction

https://github.com/bryanhpchiang/experiments

Describe the Bug

i just wanted to set up a vite+react project with some cron triggers. unfortunately, i can't test it locally.

pnpm create vite@latest experiments --template react-ts

i then followed this guide to add in the cron triggers code: https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/configuration/cron-triggers/

(see the linked repo for the changes)

i then try to test it locally by following the guide:

❯ pnpm wrangler dev

 ⛅️ wrangler 4.24.0
───────────────────
Using redirected Wrangler configuration.
 - Configuration being used: "dist/experiments/wrangler.json"
 - Original user's configuration: "wrangler.jsonc"
 - Deploy configuration file: ".wrangler/deploy/config.json"
╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│  [b] open a browser [d] open devtools [c] clear console [x] to exit  │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
▲ [WARNING] Miniflare does not currently trigger scheduled Workers automatically.

  Refer to https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/configuration/cron-triggers/#test-cron-triggers
  for more details


⎔ Starting local server...
[wrangler:info] Ready on http://localhost:8787

and then in another tab:

❯ curl "http://localhost:8787/cdn-cgi/handler/scheduled?cron=*+*+*+*+*"

exception%

searching online brings me here: #5548

i try the fix in that issue:

❯ npx wrangler dev --test-scheduled

 ⛅️ wrangler 4.24.0
───────────────────
Using redirected Wrangler configuration.
 - Configuration being used: "dist/experiments/wrangler.json"
 - Original user's configuration: "wrangler.jsonc"
 - Deploy configuration file: ".wrangler/deploy/config.json"
╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│  [b] open a browser [d] open devtools [c] clear console [x] to exit  │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
⎔ Starting local server...
[wrangler:info] Ready on http://localhost:8787

and in another tab:

❯ curl "http://localhost:8787/__scheduled?cron=*+*+*+*+*"

(base)

and in the first tab there is a 404: [wrangler:info] GET /__scheduled 404 Not Found (3ms)

weird! very confusing docs and experience so far.

Please provide any relevant error logs

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