# TraceRTM Quick Start Guide

## 🚀 Get Started in 5 Minutes

### Prerequisites
- Go 1.23+
- Python 3.12+
- PostgreSQL 14+
- Git

### Step 1: Setup Backend

```bash
cd backend

# Copy environment file
cp .env.example .env

# Edit .env with your PostgreSQL connection
# DATABASE_URL=postgres://user:password@localhost:5432/tracertm

# Download dependencies
go mod download

# Run server
go run main.go
```

Server will start on `http://localhost:8080`

### Step 2: Setup CLI

```bash
cd cli

# Install dependencies
pip install -e .

# Test CLI
trace --help
trace health
```

### Step 3: Test API

```bash
# Create a project
curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/api/v1/projects \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name":"My Project","description":"Test project"}'

# List projects
curl http://localhost:8080/api/v1/projects

# Or use CLI
trace project list
```

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## 📚 Documentation

- **Backend**: `backend/README.md`
- **CLI**: `cli/README.md`
- **Architecture**: `FINAL_RESEARCH_SYNTHESIS.md`
- **Implementation Plan**: `HYBRID_IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md`
- **Phase 1 Status**: `PHASE_1_IMPLEMENTATION_COMPLETE.md`

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## 🎯 What's Next?

### Week 1-2: Backend Development
- [ ] Add JWT authentication
- [ ] Add NATS integration
- [ ] Add Redis caching
- [ ] Add GraphQL support
- [ ] Write tests (80%+ coverage)

### Week 3-4: CLI Development
- [ ] Add local SQLite cache
- [ ] Add offline mode
- [ ] Add TUI (Textual) interface
- [ ] Write tests (80%+ coverage)

### Week 5-8: Advanced Features
- [ ] Link management with graph queries
- [ ] Event sourcing
- [ ] Real-time subscriptions
- [ ] Search functionality

### Week 9-11: Web Interface
- [ ] React 19 web app
- [ ] All 16 professional views
- [ ] Real-time updates

### Week 12-14: Desktop App
- [ ] Tauri desktop app
- [ ] Offline-first sync
- [ ] Native APIs

### Week 15-16: Polish & Deploy
- [ ] Testing & optimization
- [ ] Security audit
- [ ] Documentation
- [ ] Deployment

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## 🔧 Development Commands

### Backend

```bash
cd backend

# Run server
go run main.go

# Run tests
go test ./...

# Build Docker image
docker build -t tracertm-backend .

# Run with Docker
docker run -p 8080:8080 --env-file .env tracertm-backend
```

### CLI

```bash
cd cli

# Install in development mode
pip install -e .

# Run CLI
trace --help

# Run tests
pytest

# Format code
black tracertm/

# Lint code
ruff check tracertm/

# Type checking
ty check src/ --error-on-warning
```

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## 📞 Support

For issues or questions:
1. Check the documentation in `backend/README.md` and `cli/README.md`
2. Review the research documents in the root directory
3. Check the implementation roadmap

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## 🎉 You're Ready!

Start building TraceRTM! 🚀
