# ✅ Development Environment Setup Complete

Your EVE development environment is ready to go!

## What's Been Set Up

### ✅ Project Structure

- Tauri (Rust) backend configured
- React + TypeScript frontend
- TailwindCSS for styling
- Vite build tool
- ESLint + Prettier for code quality

### ✅ Dependencies Installed

- All Node.js packages installed (282 packages)
- Rust toolchain detected (v1.88.0)

### ✅ Files Created

- Configuration files (package.json, tsconfig.json, vite.config.ts, etc.)
- Tauri backend (`src-tauri/`)
- React frontend (`src/`)
- README with full documentation
- Environment template (`.env.example`)

## Next Steps

### 1. Start Development Server

To see your app in action:

```bash
npm run tauri:dev
```

This will:

- Build the Rust backend
- Start the Vite dev server
- Launch the EVE desktop application

**Note**: First run will take a few minutes as Rust compiles dependencies.

### 2. Set Up API Keys (Optional)

If you want to enable AI features:

```bash
# Copy the example env file
cp .env.example .env

# Edit .env and add your API keys
# - OpenAI API key for GPT models
# - ElevenLabs API key for TTS
```

### 3. Development Workflow

```bash
# Start development
npm run tauri:dev

# In another terminal, run tests (when added)
npm run test

# Format code
npm run format

# Lint code
npm run lint
```

## Quick Test

The starter app includes a simple greeting function to test the Tauri integration:

1. Run `npm run tauri:dev`
2. Enter your name in the input field
3. Click "Greet" to test the Rust ↔ React communication

## Known Issues

- ⚠️ Icons not yet created (placeholder in `src-tauri/icons/`)
- ⚠️ 2 moderate npm vulnerabilities (non-critical for development)

To address npm vulnerabilities later:

```bash
npm audit fix
```

## What's Next?

According to the [Project Plan](../planning/PROJECT_PLAN.md), Phase 1 includes:

### Immediate Priorities

1. ✅ Basic application structure (DONE)
2. ⏳ LLM integration module
3. ⏳ Chat interface UI
4. ⏳ Settings/configuration system
5. ⏳ Message history display

See the project plan for the full 18-week roadmap!

## Need Help?

- Check [Root README](../../README.md) for detailed documentation
- Review the [Project Plan](../planning/PROJECT_PLAN.md) for the development roadmap
- See Tauri docs: <https://tauri.app/>
- React docs: <https://react.dev/>

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**Happy Coding!** 🚀