Local Development Environment Setup

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Initializes a complete local development environment using devflow infrastructure. It checks prerequisites, starts shared services, configures the project, and optionally applies database migrations. Ideal for quickly setting up a devflow-managed project from scratch.

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Sets up a complete local development environment for a devflow-managed project by checking prerequisites, starting infrastructure, configuring project, and verifying setup.

Strengths

  • Automates multiple setup steps including infrastructure, hosts entries, and migrations.
  • Provides dry-run preview before making changes.
  • Handles common errors like missing Docker or port conflicts.

Limitations

  • Requires devflow CLI to be installed and configured.
  • Some steps may require sudo access (e.g., hosts file).
  • Focuses on devflow-managed projects only.
When to use it

Use when starting a new devflow-managed project or setting up an existing project on a fresh environment.

When not to use it

Do not use for non-devflow projects or when you need a different infrastructure stack.

Security analysis

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Quality score92/100

The skill executes bash commands to set up a local development environment using devflow, including Docker infrastructure, host file modifications, and database migrations. No destructive or malicious commands are present. The use of Docker and sudo for host entries is legitimate but warrants caution due to elevated privileges and container orchestration.

No concerns found

Examples

Standard setup
Set up the local development environment for this devflow project.
Full setup with migrations
Set up the local development environment with full infrastructure and database migrations.
Minimal setup
Set up only the project services without shared infrastructure.

name: setup description: Initialize and set up local development environment with devflow infrastructure allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write disable-model-invocation: true argument-hint: [--full|--minimal]

Local Development Setup

Set up a complete local development environment for a devflow-managed project.

Usage

  • /devflow-setup - Standard setup (infrastructure + project)
  • /devflow-setup --full - Full setup including database migrations
  • /devflow-setup --minimal - Project only, skip shared infrastructure

Prerequisites Check

First, verify the environment:

devflow doctor

If any tools are missing, inform the user what needs to be installed before proceeding.

Setup Steps

Step 1: Verify Configuration

Check that devflow.yml exists in the current directory:

devflow config validate

If missing, ask the user which preset to use (aocodex, aosentry, or custom).

Step 2: Start Shared Infrastructure (unless --minimal)

devflow infra status --json

If infrastructure is not running:

devflow infra up

Step 3: Configure Project for Shared Infrastructure

Check if project is already configured:

devflow infra status --json

If not registered, configure it:

devflow infra configure . --dry-run

Show the user what changes will be made. If they approve:

devflow infra configure .

Step 4: Set Up Hosts Entries

devflow infra hosts list --json

If domains are missing, inform user they need to run with sudo:

sudo devflow infra hosts add

Step 5: Start Project Services

devflow dev start

Step 6: Apply Local Migrations (if --full)

devflow db status --env local --json

If migrations are pending:

devflow db migrate --env local

Step 7: Verify Setup

Run a final status check:

devflow infra status
devflow db status --env local

Output

Provide a summary showing:

  • Infrastructure status (Traefik dashboard URL)
  • Project domains configured
  • Services running
  • Database migration state
  • Any manual steps remaining (like hosts file if sudo wasn't available)

Error Handling

  • If Docker is not running, instruct user to start Docker Desktop or daemon
  • If mkcert CA is not installed, provide installation instructions
  • If ports are in use, identify conflicting processes
  • If compose file has issues, show specific validation errors
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