Developer Onboarding

Welcome to TendSocial development! This section helps you get started.

Quick Start

1. Read the Contributing Guide - Environment setup, tooling, local development
2. Review GitHub Workflow - How we manage issues, PRs, and AI agents
3. Check Coding Standards - Code style and practices

Documentation

Getting Started

• Contributing Guide - Complete setup instructions:

  • Prerequisites (Node 24, pnpm)
  • Repository setup
  • Environment variables
  • Running locally
  • Testing and linting

• GitHub Workflow - Development workflow:

  • Issue creation and tracking
  • Using AI coding agents
  • Pull request process
  • Code review guidelines

Environment Setup

Prerequisites

# Required tools
node --version   # v24.x
pnpm --version   # v9.x

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/marcmontecalvo/tendsocial.git
cd tendsocial
pnpm install

Essential Environment Variables

# Database
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://...

# Auth
SUPABASE_URL=https://...
SUPABASE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=...
SUPABASE_JWT_SECRET=...

# AI (at least one)
GEMINI_API_KEY=...

Key Resources

Resource	Purpose
GitHub Projects	Task tracking
Architecture Overview	System design
Database Schema	Data models
API Documentation	API reference

See Also

• Contributing Guide - Full setup instructions
• GitHub Workflow - PR and issue process
• Coding Standards - Code style