cohere-local-dev-loop

name	cohere-local-dev-loop
description	Configure Cohere local development with mocking, testing, and hot reload. Use when setting up a development environment, configuring test workflows, or establishing a fast iteration cycle with Cohere API v2. Trigger with phrases like "cohere dev setup", "cohere local development", "cohere dev environment", "develop with cohere", "mock cohere".
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Bash(npm:*), Bash(pnpm:*), Grep
version	1.5.0
license	MIT
author	Jeremy Longshore <[e-mail]>
tags	["saas","ai","nlp","cohere"]
compatibility	Designed for Claude Code

Cohere Local Dev Loop

Overview

Set up a fast, reproducible local development workflow with Cohere API v2 mocking, vitest testing, and hot reload.

Prerequisites

• Completed cohere-install-auth setup
• Node.js 18+ with npm/pnpm
• TypeScript project with tsx or ts-node

Instructions

Step 1: Project Structure

my-cohere-project/
├── src/
│   ├── cohere/
│   │   ├── client.ts       # CohereClientV2 wrapper
│   │   ├── chat.ts         # Chat completions
│   │   ├── embed.ts        # Embedding operations
│   │   └── rerank.ts       # Reranking operations
│   └── index.ts
├── tests/
│   ├── chat.test.ts
│   ├── embed.test.ts
│   └── fixtures/
│       └── responses.ts    # Mock API responses
├── .env.local              # Local secrets (git-ignored)
├── .env.example            # Template for team
└── package.json

Step 2: Package Setup

{
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "tsx watch src/index.ts",
    "test": "vitest",
    "test:watch": "vitest --watch",
    "test:integration": "COHERE_INTEGRATION=1 vitest --run"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "cohere-ai": "^7.0.0"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "tsx": "^4.0.0"