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 "generated": "2026-10-20",
 "id": "zai-org-zcode--run-browser-coding-workspace-locally",
 "repo": "zai-org/ZCode",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/zai-org/ZCode",
 "repo_slug": "zai-org-zcode",
 "title": "Run a browser coding workspace on a local project",
 "page_title": "How to run a browser coding workspace on a local project with ZCode",
 "summary": "Start the web client and backend against one project folder and open it in a browser.",
 "who": "A developer who wants a browser-based AI coding workspace on a local repository.",
 "problem": "Setting up the web client and backend by hand is slow without the repo's dev command.",
 "outcome": "A running web workspace at localhost:5173 that works on the chosen project folder.",
 "steps": [
  "Install Git, Node.js 24.14.0 and pnpm 10.33.2 as listed in mise.toml.",
  "Clone the repository and run `pnpm bootstrap` from the repository root.",
  "Run `ZCODE_SERVER_WORKSPACE=/path/to/project pnpm dev:web` on macOS or Linux.",
  "Open `http://localhost:5173` in a browser."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "In the zai-org/ZCode repo, run `pnpm bootstrap`, then `ZCODE_SERVER_WORKSPACE=<project-path> pnpm dev:web`. Report the web dev server URL and confirm that the backend at http://localhost:3030 responds.",
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  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "60 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README gives the ZCODE_SERVER_WORKSPACE example only for macOS and Linux, and the browser must use port 5173 while the backend uses 3030.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "typescript",
 "requirements": [
  "Git",
  "Node.js 24.14.0 and pnpm 10.33.2, as pinned in mise.toml",
  "Clone of the zai-org/ZCode repository",
  "A local project folder to point the agent at"
 ],
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 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
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 "best": true,
 "score": 1.0,
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