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 "title": "Set up a source build to contribute to OpenChart",
 "page_title": "How to set up a source build to contribute to OpenChart with Openchart",
 "summary": "Clone the repo, install the pinned toolchain, run the app from source, and run checks before a pull request.",
 "who": "A developer who wants to improve OpenChart's built-in studies, documentation, or code.",
 "problem": "Contributing needs a working local build that matches the project's pinned tool versions.",
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  "Install Node.js 24, npm 11.11.1, Bun 1.4.2, and Just, using the links in the README.",
  "Run `git clone https://github.com/longsurf-ai/openchart.git` and then `cd openchart`.",
  "Run `just install --frozen-lockfile` and then `just desktop`.",
  "Read docs/development.md and docs/architecture/code-organization.md, make your change, then run `just check` before submitting a pull request."
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 "time": "1 hour",
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 "caveat": "The README pins exact versions of npm and Bun, so using different versions may break the build.",
 "category": "Money",
 "tags": [
  "Money"
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  "macOS on Apple Silicon for the packaged Desktop app, or Node.js 24, npm 11.11.1, Bun 1.4.2, and Just for a source build",
  "An account with your agent provider (Claude, Codex, or Gemini models) to power the agent features",
  "Optional: OpenChart Cloud market data, which is priced separately",
  "Git, for cloning the repository in the source build path"
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