"Strapi is in production mode" When you are Running Development Mode

Strapi’s Content-Type Builder is enabled by the command used to start the server, specifically `strapi develop`, rather than by the `NODE_ENV` variable, which only affects configuration loading, environment displays, and related Node behavior. Running `strapi start` with `NODE_ENV=development` can therefore show a development banner while keeping schema editing disabled because Strapi’s `autoReload` setting remains false. Users should confirm that their package scripts invoke `strapi develop`, inspect environment variables, npm wrappers, Docker configurations, and Windows-specific command syntax if development mode still appears locked, and clear stale build files if necessary. The restriction exists because content-type changes write schema files and require server restarts; enabling such changes on deployed or shared environments could cause untracked schemas, overwritten work on deployment, database schema deletions, data loss, and service interruptions. The recommended workflow is to define content types locally, commit schema files to source control, deploy them through standard releases, and use Data Transfer for moving content between environments.

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