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dev-start

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Quick start for new Capsem developers. Use for "how do I get started" or "first time setup"; for environment troubleshooting use dev-setup instead.

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1 rule. About 0 are common, 0 are distinctive, and 1 is very specific to this project.

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  1. Very specific:

    All just recipes (run, test, dev, etc.) check for .dev-setup and auto-run doctor if missing.

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SKILL.md

Developer Quick Start

Fastest path

git clone <repo> && cd capsem
./bootstrap.sh                  # interactive, prompts [Y/n] before each install
./bootstrap.sh --yes            # non-interactive (CI / unattended setup)
just exec "echo hello"           # verify VM boots (build-assets runs as part of bootstrap)

bootstrap.sh is the deliberately public repo-root bootstrap entrypoint.

What bootstrap.sh does

Three phases. Default answer at every prompt is Yes — press Enter to install, type n to skip.

  1. Hard prereqs (you must have): bash, git, curl. Auto-installed: rustup (sh.rustup.rs), just (just.systems → ~/.local/bin).
  2. Dependencies: on Linux, distro-native build/Tauri packages, cpio, verified Node 24, pnpm 10, Docker + Buildx, Bubblewrap, and immediate Docker/KVM access; on macOS, flock, colima + docker + docker-buildx, Tart, and sshpass through Homebrew. Both platforms install uv, locked Python/frontend dependencies, and then prove the runtime.
  3. Doctor --fix (build_system/scripts/doctor/doctor-common.sh --fix): installs Rust targets and the exact config-owned Cargo tools (cargo-nextest, cargo-llvm-cov, cargo-audit, b3sum, cargo-tauri, and cargo-sbom); builds VM assets and packs the initrd.

The VM asset rail materializes its digest-pinned OBOM tools inside its own architecture-matched helper; do not install a parallel global cdxgen.

--yes flag and non-tty input both auto-accept every prompt.

After bootstrap

All just recipes (run, test, dev, etc.) check for .dev-setup and auto-run doctor if missing. You can't accidentally skip setup.

Full documentation

  • Detailed setup + troubleshooting: Development Guide or /dev-setup skill
  • Just recipe reference: /dev-just
  • Testing workflow: /dev-testing

Container runtime

Docker (via Colima on macOS) with 12GB+ RAM (16GB recommended -- the Tauri install-test build OOMs below 12GB). On Linux, bootstrap installs and starts native Docker, repairs current-session Docker/KVM access, and verifies the Bubblewrap host-gate boundary. See /dev-setup for configuration.

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