| name | dev-start |
| description | Quick start for new Capsem developers. Use for "how do I get started" or "first time setup"; for environment troubleshooting use dev-setup instead. |
Developer Quick Start
Fastest path
git clone <repo> && cd capsem
./bootstrap.sh
./bootstrap.sh --yes
just exec "echo hello"
bootstrap.sh lives at the repo root, not under scripts/.
What bootstrap.sh does
Three phases. Default answer at every prompt is Yes — press Enter to install, type n to skip.
- Hard prereqs (you must have):
bash, git, curl. Auto-installed: rustup (sh.rustup.rs), just (just.systems → ~/.local/bin).
- 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.
- Doctor
--fix (scripts/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.
