documenso-local-dev-loop

name	documenso-local-dev-loop
description	Set up local development environment and testing workflow for Documenso. Use when configuring dev environment, setting up test workflows, or establishing rapid iteration patterns with Documenso. Trigger with phrases like "documenso local dev", "documenso development", "test documenso locally", "documenso dev environment".
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Bash(npm:*), Bash(docker:*), Bash(node:*)
version	1.13.0
license	MIT
author	Jeremy Longshore <[e-mail]>
tags	["saas","documenso","testing","workflow"]
compatibility	Designed for Claude Code, also compatible with Codex and OpenClaw

Documenso Local Dev Loop

Overview

Configure a fast local development environment for Documenso integrations. Covers project structure, environment configs, self-hosted Documenso via Docker, test utilities, and cleanup scripts.

Prerequisites

• Completed documenso-install-auth setup
• Node.js 18+ with TypeScript
• Docker (for self-hosted local Documenso)

Instructions

Step 1: Project Structure

my-signing-app/
├── src/
│   └── documenso/
│       ├── client.ts          # Configured SDK client
│       ├── documents.ts       # Document operations
│       ├── recipients.ts      # Recipient management
│       └── webhooks.ts        # Webhook handlers
├── scripts/
│   ├── verify-connection.ts   # Quick health check
│   ├── create-test-doc.ts     # Generate test documents
│   └── cleanup-test-docs.ts   # Remove test data
├── tests/
│   └── integration/
│       ├── document.test.ts
│       └── template.test.ts
├── .env.development
├── .env.test
└── .env.production

Step 2: Environment Configuration

.env.development:

DOCUMENSO_API_KEY=api_dev_xxxxxxxxxxxx
DOCUMENSO_BASE_URL=https://stg-app.documenso.com/api/v2
DOCUMENSO_WEBHOOK_SECRET=whsec_dev_xxxxxxxxxxxx
LOG_LEVEL=debug

.env.test:

DOCUMENSO_API_KEY=api_test_xxxxxxxxxxxx
DOCUMENSO_BASE_URL=https://stg-app.documenso.com/api/v2
DOCUMENSO_WEBHOOK_SECRET=whsec_test_xxxxxxxxxxxx
LOG_LEVEL=warn

Step 3: Client Wrapper with Dev Helpers

// src/documenso/client.ts
import { Documenso } from "@documenso/sdk-typescript";

let _client: Documenso | null = null;

export function getClient(): Documenso {
  if (!_client) {
    _client = new Documenso({
      apiKey: process.env.!,
      ...(process.. && {
        : process..,
      }),
    });
  }
   _client;
}


   () {
   client = ();
   { documents } =  client..({
    : ,
    : limit,
    : ,
    : ,
  });
   documents;
}