TOOLS.md

Tanzu GenAI Showcase: Tools Compendium

This document provides a comprehensive list of all tools, CLIs, and SDKs required for local development across all projects in the Tanzu GenAI Showcase repository. Each section includes installation links, documentation references, and specific version requirements.

Table of Contents

• Common Tools
• .NET Development
• Go Development
• Java Development
• JavaScript/Node.js Development
• PHP Development
• Python Development
• Ruby Development
• API Keys and External Services
• IDE Recommendations
• Cloud Deployment

Common Tools

Git

Required for version control across all projects.

• Version: Latest
• Installation: https://git-scm.com/downloads
• Documentation: https://git-scm.com/doc

Cloud Foundry CLI

Required for deploying applications to Tanzu Platform for Cloud Foundry.

• Version: v8
• Installation: https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/cf-cli/install-go-cli.html
• Documentation: https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/cf-cli/

.NET Development

Required for the dotnet-extensions-ai project.

.NET SDK

• Version: .NET 9
• Installation: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/9.0
• Documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet

Visual Studio or VS Code

• Visual Studio 2025

  • Installation: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/
  • Documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/

• VS Code with C# Extensions

  • Installation: https://code.visualstudio.com/
  • C# Extension: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dotnettools.csharp
  • Documentation: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs

Semantic Kernel

• Documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/semantic-kernel/overview/
• GitHub: https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel

Steeltoe

• Documentation: https://docs.steeltoe.io
• GitHub: https://github.com/SteeltoeOSS/Steeltoe

Go Development

Required for the go-fiber-langchaingo project.

Go

• Version: 1.23.0+ (with Go 1.24.1 toolchain)
• Installation: https://golang.org/dl/
• Documentation: https://golang.org/doc/

Fiber Web Framework

• GitHub: https://github.com/gofiber/fiber
• Documentation: https://docs.gofiber.io/

LangChainGo

• GitHub: https://github.com/tmc/langchaingo
• Documentation: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/tmc/langchaingo

Java Development

Required for the java-spring-ai-mcp and java-spring-langgraph-mcp-angular projects.

Java JDK

• Version: Java 17 (minimum) / Java 21 (recommended)
• Installation: https://adoptium.net/ or https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/
• Documentation: https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/

Maven

• Version: 3.9.4
• Installation: https://maven.apache.org/download.cgi
• Documentation: https://maven.apache.org/guides/

Spring Boot

• Version: 3.4.4
• Documentation: https://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/current/reference/html/
• GitHub: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot

Spring AI

• Documentation: https://docs.spring.io/spring-ai/reference/
• GitHub: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-ai

LangGraph4j (for java-spring-langgraph-mcp-angular)

• GitHub: https://github.com/bsorrentino/langgraph4j

Model Context Protocol (MCP)

• Version: 0.9.0
• GitHub: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/mcp

JavaScript/Node.js Development

Required for the js-langchain-react project and the frontend of java-spring-langgraph-mcp-angular.

Node.js and npm

• Version: Node.js 18+ (for js-langchain-react) / Node.js 20+ (for Angular)
• Installation: https://nodejs.org/en/download/
• Documentation: https://nodejs.org/en/docs/

React

• Version: 18.3.1
• Documentation: https://react.dev/
• GitHub: https://github.com/facebook/react

Angular (for java-spring-langgraph-mcp-angular)

• Version: 17
• Installation: npm install -g @angular/cli
• Documentation: https://angular.io/docs
• GitHub: https://github.com/angular/angular

LangChain JS

• Version: 0.3.20
• Documentation: https://js.langchain.com/docs/
• GitHub: https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchainjs

PHP Development

Required for the php-symfony-neuron project.

PHP

• Version: 8.3
• Installation: https://www.php.net/downloads
• Documentation: https://www.php.net/docs.php

Composer

• Installation: https://getcomposer.org/download/
• Documentation: https://getcomposer.org/doc/

Symfony

• Version: 7.2
• Installation: https://symfony.com/download
• Documentation: https://symfony.com/doc/current/index.html

Neuron AI

• Package: inspector-apm/neuron-ai
• Documentation: https://inspector.dev/neuron-ai/

Python Development

Required for the py-django-crewai project.

Python

• Version: 3.x (compatible with Django 5.2)
• Installation: https://www.python.org/downloads/
• Documentation: https://docs.python.org/3/

pip

• Installation: Included with Python
• Documentation: https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/

Django

• Version: 5.2
• Documentation: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/
• GitHub: https://github.com/django/django

CrewAI

• Version: 0.114.0
• Installation: pip install crewai==0.114.0
• Documentation: https://docs.crewai.com/
• GitHub: https://github.com/crewai/crewai

LangChain

• Version: 0.3.23
• Installation: pip install langchain==0.3.23 langchain-openai==0.3.14
• Documentation: https://python.langchain.com/docs/
• GitHub: https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain

Ruby Development

Required for the ruby-sinatra-fastmcp project.

Ruby

• Version: 3.3.6
• Installation: https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/installation/
• Documentation: https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/

Bundler

• Installation: gem install bundler
• Documentation: https://bundler.io/

Sinatra

• Version: 4.1
• Documentation: http://sinatrarb.com/documentation.html
• GitHub: https://github.com/sinatra/sinatra

Fast-MCP

• Version: 1.0.0
• GitHub: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/fast-mcp-ruby

API Keys and External Services

Various projects require API keys for external services:

AI/LLM Services

• OpenAI API Key: Required for multiple projects
  • Sign up: https://platform.openai.com/signup
  • Documentation: https://platform.openai.com/docs/

Data and Information APIs

• Google Maps API Key: Required for dotnet-extensions-ai

  • Sign up: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/get-api-key
  • Documentation: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation

• Congress.gov API Key: Required for go-fiber-langchaingo

  • Sign up: https://api.congress.gov/sign-up/
  • Documentation: https://api.congress.gov/

• AviationStack API Key: Required for java-spring-ai-mcp and ruby-sinatra-fastmcp

  • Sign up: https://aviationstack.com/signup
  • Documentation: https://aviationstack.com/documentation

• Ticketmaster API Key: Required for java-spring-langgraph-mcp-angular

  • Sign up: https://developer.ticketmaster.com/products-and-docs/apis/getting-started/
  • Documentation: https://developer.ticketmaster.com/products-and-docs/apis/discovery-api/v2/

• API Ninjas Cities API Key: Required for java-spring-langgraph-mcp-angular

  • Sign up: https://api-ninjas.com/register
  • Documentation: https://api-ninjas.com/api/city

• News API Key: Required for js-langchain-react and php-symfony-neuron

  • Sign up: https://newsapi.org/register
  • Documentation: https://newsapi.org/docs

• Stock API Key: Required for php-symfony-neuron

  • Various providers available (Alpha Vantage, Finnhub, etc.)

• Edgar API Key: Required for php-symfony-neuron

  • SEC EDGAR database access

• LinkedIn API Credentials: Required for php-symfony-neuron

  • Sign up: https://www.linkedin.com/developers/
  • Documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/

• TMDb API Key: Required for py-django-crewai

  • Sign up: https://www.themoviedb.org/signup
  • Documentation: https://developer.themoviedb.org/docs

• SerpAPI API Key: Required for py-django-crewai

  • Sign up: https://serpapi.com/users/sign_up
  • Documentation: https://serpapi.com/docs

IDE Recommendations

Visual Studio Code

Recommended for most projects due to its versatility and extension ecosystem.

• Installation: https://code.visualstudio.com/
• Documentation: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs

Recommended Extensions:

• For .NET: C# Dev Kit, .NET Core Tools
• For Go: Go extension
• For Java: Extension Pack for Java
• For JavaScript/TypeScript: ESLint, Prettier
• For PHP: PHP Intelephense, PHP Debug
• For Python: Python extension, Pylance
• For Ruby: Ruby, Ruby Solargraph
• For Cloud Foundry: Cloud Foundry Tools

JetBrains IDEs

• For .NET: Rider
• For Go: GoLand
• For Java: IntelliJ IDEA
• For JavaScript/TypeScript: WebStorm
• For PHP: PhpStorm
• For Python: PyCharm
• For Ruby: RubyMine

Cloud Deployment

Tanzu Platform for Cloud Foundry

All projects are configured for deployment to Tanzu Platform for Cloud Foundry.

• CLI: Cloud Foundry CLI v8
• Documentation: https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/
• Deployment Guide: Consult the guide in this repository

Required Environment Variables

Each project requires specific environment variables to be set, either directly or through service bindings. Consult the aforementioned guide for details on the required environment variables for each project.