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01 — Setup

git clone https://github.com/open-element/openelement.git
cd openelement
pnpm install
pnpm test

openElement core CLI, SSG, serverless API, tests, publishing, and docs site tasks all run on Node 24.2+ with pnpm as the package manager. Tasks go through pnpm run <task> or the vp task runner — no npm or npx global installs in the main workflow.

Release line

1. Run pnpm --dir tools/repo run version-bump
2. Update the changelog
3. Run pnpm test
4. Publish via pnpm --dir tools/release run pack:dry-run, pnpm run release:check, pnpm --dir tools/release run publish:npm
5. Create the GitHub Release

02 — Before a PR

• ✓pnpm run fmt + pnpm run lint stay clean
• ✓Conventional Commits (feat / fix / docs / refactor / test / chore)
• ✓Gates green locally — pnpm run check + pnpm test before push
• Architectural change? Write the ADR first

Layering discipline: before adding a feature, check whether it can be solved at a lower level — L0 HTML, L1 CSS, L2 Browser API, L3 Hono/Vite/Lit, then L4 custom code.