Dan 1b1a91f9cb Switch to user-managed npm for AI coding tools

- Remove manual /usr/local/bin/claude install
- Remove claude symlink setup from learner-add.sh
- Update onboarding docs with npm install instructions
- Users choose their AI coder: claude, opencode, gemini, codex

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

2026-01-02 19:03:35 -08:00

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Dev Environment Onboarding

Welcome! You have access to a remote dev server for building Slack bots with AI-assisted coding.

What You Get

SSH access to a Linux server
Claude Code CLI (AI coding assistant)
Python + uv (fast package manager)
Slack bot tokens (shared test workspace)

Setup (5 minutes)

1. Add SSH Config

Add this to ~/.ssh/config on your laptop:

Host dev-server
    HostName 45.77.205.49
    User dan
    LocalForward 8080 127.0.0.1:8080

2. Connect

ssh dev-server

3. Install your AI coding tool

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code  # or gemini-cli, codex

4. Authenticate (first time only)

claude auth  # Opens browser for OAuth

Your First Bot

mkdir ~/mybot && cd ~/mybot
claude "create a python slack bot using slack-bolt that responds 'Hello!' when someone says hello"
# or: opencode, gemini, codex - whichever you installed

Your AI coder will:

Create the bot code
You review and run it: python bot.py
Test in Slack - say "hello" and see it respond

Available Tools

Tool	Command
Python	`python3`
Package manager	`uv add slack-bolt`
opencode	`opencode` (pre-installed)
Install more tools	`nix profile install nixpkgs#go`

AI Coding Tools (install your choice)

# Claude Code
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
claude auth   # then: claude "your prompt"

# Google Gemini
npm install -g @google/gemini-cli
gemini

# OpenAI Codex
npm install -g @openai/codex
codex

Slack Tokens

Already configured in your environment:

echo $SLACK_BOT_TOKEN   # Bot identity
echo $SLACK_APP_TOKEN   # Socket Mode connection

Quick Reference

# Start a new project
mkdir ~/projectname && cd ~/projectname
uv init
uv add slack-bolt

# Run your bot
python bot.py

# Get AI help (whichever you installed)
claude "add a dice roll command to my bot"
opencode "add a dice roll command"

# Install Go (example)
nix profile install nixpkgs#go
go version

Need Help?

Your AI coder: claude "how do I..." / opencode / gemini
Slack Bolt docs: https://slack.dev/bolt-python/

Server: 45.77.205.49 | User: dan

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