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: ```bash # 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 apt, yum, or package manager - **Windows:** Using Chocolatey, Scoop, or direct installers ### Step 4: ...