environment-setup-guide

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. I'll help you determine what needs to be installed: Before installing anything, I'll help you check what's already installed: I'll give platform-specific installation commands: Help set up: Provide verification steps to ensure everything works: Symptoms: Installed tool but terminal doesn't recognize it Solution: Symptoms: "EACCES" or "Permission denied" errors Solution: Symptoms: "Port 3000 is already in use" Solution: Symptoms: "Connection refused" or "Authentication failed" Solution: Create a setup.sh script to automate setup: Pro Tip: Create a setup.sh or setup.ps1 script to automate the entire setup process. Test it on a clean system to ensure it works! - 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 - Programming language and version (Node.js, Python, Go, etc.) - Package managers (npm, pip, cargo, etc.) - Database systems (PostgreSQL,...