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# Getting Started
This guide targets `prompt_runner_sdk ~> 0.7.0`.
## Install
```elixir
def deps do
[
{:prompt_runner_sdk, "~> 0.7.0"}
]
end
```
```bash
mix deps.get
```
## Provider Credentials
Set the CLI credentials your chosen provider expects:
| Provider | Env Var |
|----------|---------|
| Claude | `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` |
| Codex | `OPENAI_API_KEY` |
| Amp | `AMP_API_KEY` |
| Cursor | native `agent` login or inherited `CURSOR_API_KEY` |
| Antigravity | native `agy` login or inherited `ANTIGRAVITY_API_KEY` |
Gemini CLI support is retired. Antigravity is the current Google coding-agent
provider; `gemini_ex` is a separate model API SDK.
For local recovery demos, you can skip provider credentials entirely and use
the built-in `simulated` provider.
## Initialize Prompt Runner
Initialize the home-scoped profile store once:
```bash
mix prompt_runner init
mix prompt_runner template list
```
This creates:
```text
~/.config/prompt_runner/
config.md
profiles/
codex-default.md
simulated-default.md
templates/
default.prompt.md
from-adr.prompt.md
```
## Create A Packet
Start with the simulated path first so you can prove the packet shape and
verification contracts without any external CLI setup:
```bash
mix prompt_runner packet new demo \
--profile simulated-default \
--provider simulated \
--model simulated-demo \
--repo app=/path/to/repo \
--default-repo app \
--prompt-template from-adr
mix prompt_runner prompt new 01 \
--packet demo \
--phase 1 \
--name "Capture runtime boundaries" \
--targets app \
--commit "docs: add runtime boundaries summary"
```
The new prompt is created from the selected template. You should then edit it to
add source material and a deterministic verifier contract.
For a finished example of this authoring flow, see
[`examples/authoring_packet/`](../examples/authoring_packet/README.md).
## Optional: Create A Ready-To-Demo Recovery Packet
If you want the recovery walkthrough specifically:
```bash
mix prompt_runner packet new recovery-demo \
--profile simulated-default \
--provider simulated \
--model simulated-demo \
--permission bypass
```
That creates:
```text
demo/
prompt_runner_packet.md
templates/
prompts/
01_capture_runtime_boundaries.prompt.md
```
## Add Source Material And A Deterministic Contract
Edit `demo/prompts/01_capture_runtime_boundaries.prompt.md`:
```markdown
---
id: "01"
phase: 1
name: "Capture runtime boundaries"
template: "from-adr"
targets:
- "app"
commit: "docs: add runtime boundaries summary"
references:
- "docs/adr-001-runtime-boundaries.md"
required_reading:
- "docs/adr-001-runtime-boundaries.md"
context_files:
- "workspace/README.md"
depends_on: []
verify:
files_exist:
- "RUNTIME_BOUNDARIES.md"
contains:
- path: "RUNTIME_BOUNDARIES.md"
text: "Prompt Runner owns packet orchestration."
changed_paths_only:
- "RUNTIME_BOUNDARIES.md"
---
# Capture runtime boundaries
## Required Reading
- `docs/adr-001-runtime-boundaries.md`
## Mission
Read ADR 001 and create `RUNTIME_BOUNDARIES.md` in the target repo.
## Deliverables
- `RUNTIME_BOUNDARIES.md` summarizing the runtime boundary split
## Non-Goals
Do not modify any other files. Respond with exactly `ok`.
```
Generate the checklist view:
```bash
mix prompt_runner checklist sync demo
mix prompt_runner packet preflight demo
mix prompt_runner packet doctor demo
```
## Inspect And Run
```bash
mix prompt_runner list demo
mix prompt_runner plan demo
mix prompt_runner run demo
mix prompt_runner status demo
```
`status` prints `.prompt_runner/state.json` as formatted JSON.
`packet preflight` is the runtime readiness gate that `run` calls before a
provider starts. If a packet uses generated or packet-local repos, run the
packet's documented setup command before preflight. Use `--skip-preflight` only
when you intentionally want provider execution to handle readiness failures.
## What Gets Created At Runtime
CLI packet runs create:
```text
demo/
.prompt_runner/
state.json
progress.log
logs/
```
API runs default to in-memory state plus a no-op committer unless you opt into
file-backed state or git commits.
## Next Steps
- [From ADRs To Packets](from-adrs-to-packets.md)
- [CLI Guide](cli.md)
- [API Guide](api.md)
- [Packet Manifest Reference](configuration.md)
- [Templates](templates.md)
- [Profiles](profiles.md)
- [Simulated Provider](simulated-provider.md)
- [Verification And Repair](verification-and-repair.md)
- [Examples](../examples/README.md)