environment-setup-guide

Environment Setup Guide

Overview

Help developers set up complete development environments from scratch. This skill provides step-by-step guidance for installing tools, configuring dependencies, setting up environment variables, and verifying the setup works correctly.

When to Use This Skill

• Use when starting a new project and need to set up the development environment
• Use when onboarding new team members to a project
• Use when switching to a new machine or operating system
• Use when troubleshooting environment-related issues
• Use when documenting setup instructions for a project
• Use when creating development environment documentation

How It Works

Step 1: Identify Requirements

I'll help you determine what needs to be installed:

• Programming language and version (Node.js, Python, Go, etc.)
• Package managers (npm, pip, cargo, etc.)
• Database systems (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, etc.)
• Development tools (Git, Docker, IDE extensions, etc.)
• Environment variables and configuration files

Step 2: Check Current Setup

Before installing anything, I'll help you check what's already installed:

# Check versions of installed tools
node --version
python --version
git --version
docker --version

Step 3: Provide Installation Instructions

I'll give platform-specific installation commands:

• macOS: Using Homebrew
• Linux: Using ap