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# Skill: Setup nerve from scratch
## When to use
Setting up the nerve project for local development from a fresh clone.
## Prerequisites
- **Node.js** ≥ 18
- **pnpm** ≥ 9 (`npm install -g pnpm`)
- **Git** access to `git.shazhou.work`
## Steps
### 1. Clone
```bash
git clone https://git.shazhou.work/uncaged/nerve.git
cd nerve
```
### 2. Install dependencies
```bash
pnpm install
```
This installs all workspace packages and links internal dependencies (`core``daemon``cli`).
### 3. Build all packages
```bash
pnpm -r run build
```
Build order is handled automatically by pnpm workspace — `core` builds first, then `daemon`, then `cli`.
### 4. Run tests
```bash
pnpm -r run test
```
Or test individual packages:
```bash
pnpm --filter @uncaged/nerve-core test
pnpm --filter @uncaged/nerve-daemon test
pnpm --filter @uncaged/nerve-cli test
```
### 5. Try the CLI
```bash
# Link the CLI globally
cd packages/cli && npm link
# Initialize a workspace
mkdir ~/my-nerve-workspace && cd ~/my-nerve-workspace
nerve init
# Edit senses in nerve.yaml, then:
nerve start # start the daemon
nerve sense list # list registered senses
nerve stop # stop the daemon
```
### 6. Lint & format
```bash
pnpm run check # biome lint check
pnpm run format # biome auto-format
```
## Project structure
```
nerve/
├── packages/
│ ├── core/ # @uncaged/nerve-core — shared types, log store, blob store
│ ├── daemon/ # @uncaged/nerve-daemon — kernel, sense runtime, workflow manager
│ └── cli/ # @uncaged/nerve-cli — CLI commands (init, start, stop, sense, etc.)
├── docs/ # RFCs, conventions, skills
├── pnpm-workspace.yaml
└── biome.json # linter/formatter config
```
## Key conventions
- **Monorepo** with pnpm workspaces
- **ESM only** — all packages output ESM (`"type": "module"`)
- **tsup** for builds, **vitest** for tests, **biome** for lint/format
- **SQLite** (better-sqlite3) for log store and blob store
- See `docs/coding-conventions.md` for code style rules
## Pitfalls
- **Must build before test** — daemon and cli import compiled output from core
- **better-sqlite3** requires native compilation — if `pnpm install` fails, ensure you have build tools (`build-essential` on Linux, Xcode CLI tools on macOS)
- **Node 18+** required — uses native `fetch`, `crypto.randomUUID`, etc.
- **pnpm only** — don't use npm/yarn, workspace links won't resolve correctly