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Init Command

The anvil init command bootstraps your Anvil CLI environment. This is the first command you should run after installing Anvil.

Usage

anvil init [flags]

Flags

  • --discover: Automatically discover installed apps and add them to a "discovered-apps" group
  • --skip-tools: Skip tool validation and installation

What It Does

  • Tool Validation: Validates and installs required system tools (Git, cURL, Homebrew)
  • Directory Creation: Creates ~/.anvil/ directory with settings.yaml and temp/ folder
  • Configuration Generation: Generates default settings.yaml with tool preferences and groups
  • Environment Detection: Detects OS, existing tools, Git configuration, and Homebrew status
  • App Discovery (with --discover): Scans for installed Homebrew packages and macOS apps, adding untracked apps to a discovered-apps group
  • Recommendations: Provides personalized setup recommendations based on system state

Next Steps

After running anvil init:

anvil install dev          # Install development tools
anvil install essentials   # Install essential applications
anvil config show          # View your configuration

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