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How to run the Kition web client from source for UI work with Kition

Clone the public client and start the fast web preview for renderer and component changes.

Who it is forA developer contributing to the public React client who needs a quick local preview without the private runtime.

The problemSetting up the full desktop build for small interface changes is slow.

The outcomeA local web preview of the Kition client running from your checkout, ready for renderer, component, editor, or style changes.

What you need first

  • A macOS, Windows, or Linux (experimental x86_64) computer to install the desktop app from GitHub Releases
  • A model or account setup inside Kition for the Agent and AI fields (the README mentions model and account settings but does not detail the providers)
  • For source builds only: Node.js 22.19.0, pnpm 10.33.0, Rust (stable), and the Tauri system prerequisites for your platform
  • Back up important workspaces before relying on the beta app

Steps

  1. Install Node.js 22.19.0 and pnpm 10.33.0 at the versions the README requires.
  2. Clone the KitionAI/kition repository and enter the project folder.
  3. Run pnpm install --frozen-lockfile in the project folder.
  4. Run pnpm dev:web to start the web preview without the private runtime.
  5. Read CONTRIBUTING.md before opening a pull request, and keep changes inside the public client and runtime contract boundary.

Prompt for your agent

In the kition repository at <local path>, run `pnpm install --frozen-lockfile` and then `pnpm dev:web`. Report whether the web preview starts and the local URL it prints, and confirm no runtime source is needed.

Caveat. The README says the Kition runtime source is not in this repository, so the web preview covers client-side work only and not runtime integration.

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