# GA4GH-RegBot: Development Setup Guide
Welcome! This guide will help you set up GA4GH-RegBot for local development and testing.
## Prerequisites
- **Python 3.8+**
- **pip** (comes with Python)
- **Git**
## Quick Start (5 minutes)
\# 1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/ga4gh/GA4GH-RegBot.git
cd GA4GH-RegBot
\# 2. Create a virtual environment
python -m venv venv
venv\\Scripts\\activate # Windows
\# 3. Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt
\# 4. Set up environment
copy .env.example .env
\# 5. Verify
python -c "import langchain; import chromadb; print('OK')"