Can I use local presets?

Yes, Vue CLI will load local presets if the value for the --preset option is a relative or absolute file path, or ends with .json. i.e, You can work with local presets directly. These local presets avoids repeatedly pushing the preset to a remote repo to test.

// Directory contains preset.json file
vue create --preset ./my-preset my-project
(OR)
vue create --preset my-preset.json my-project