Local Dev Setup

Write a local development environment setup guide for a service or project — covering prerequisites, repository setup, environment variables, local service dependencies, database seeding, running the service, running tests, common gotchas, IDE recommendations, and first-contribution checklist. Use when asked to write a dev setup guide, create onboarding documentation for engineers, document local environment setup, or write a getting-started guide for a codebase. Produces a complete setup guide that a new engineer can follow from zero to running tests in under 30 minutes, with a troubleshooting section for the most common setup failures.

Install

npx pm-claude-skills add --agent claude   # or codex · cursor · gemini · hermes
# or one-line MCP (every skill, any client):
claude mcp add pm-skills -- npx -y pm-claude-skills-mcp

What to give it

• Service name — and what it does
• Tech stack — language, framework, database, cache, message queue, and any external services
• Dependencies — databases, caches, message queues, and external services (mocked or real)
• Test framework — how tests are run and what the test suite covers
• CI / CD platform — GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Jenkins, etc. (for context on what "passing CI" means locally)

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