onboard-new-developer

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Comprehensive onboarding process to get new developer up and running quickly. Use when the user types /onboard-new-developer.

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

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Then ask your AI: use the onboard-new-developer skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by blockmatic/basilic in .agents/skills/workflow/onboard-new-developer/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Purpose

Comprehensive onboarding process to get new developer up and running quickly.

Steps

  1. Environment setup: Install required tools, set up development environment, configure IDE/extensions, set up git/SSH keys
  2. Clone and setup: Run pnpm setup at repo root
  3. Decide context: Local only, or remote VPC? See the development-environments page from the technical docs path in AGENTS.md.
  4. Run web/API: pnpm dev (API + Next.js)
  5. Run mobile (optional): pnpm --filter @repo/mobile start (or start:localhost / start:tunnel for remote). See the development-environments page from the technical docs path in AGENTS.md.
  6. Verify: Simulator/device can load the app and reach the API
  7. Project familiarization: Review project structure, architecture, and key docs; set up the local database; verify tests pass. Point at /git-create-pr when they are ready. Do not open a PR unless asked.

Completion

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Signals

GitHub stars
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Last commit
Sep 2026
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Catalog kind
skill
Gateway key
onboard-new-developer
Source
github.com/blockmatic/basilic