1. A method in a web development tool in a computing device, comprising: accessing objects in storage for a developed web application; transmitting a request for information that enables identification of a plurality of web application development applications; receiving a plurality of signatures that enable identification of a plurality of web application development applications; identifying, using at least one processor of the computing device, a web application development application used to develop the web application by comparing the signatures to the objects; downloading a web deployment package for the identified web application development application; and applying the downloaded web deployment package to enable the web application to be published to a server.