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+# Basic Eremos development commands
+
+.PHONY: help setup dev clean
+.PHONY: agent-list generate-agent test-agent validate-agent deploy-agent
+.PHONY: stress-test simulate-cluster health-check logs profile
+
+help:
+	@echo "Eremos Development Commands:"
+	@echo "  setup    - Install deps and configure environment"  
+	@echo "  dev      - Start development mode"
+	@echo "  clean    - Remove build artifacts"
+	@echo "  test     - Run agent tests"
+
+setup:
+	npm install
+	npm install -D typescript ts-node @types/node
+	
+
+dev:
+	npx ts-node scripts/dev-agent.ts
+
+format:
+	@echo "✨ Formatting code..."
+	@npx prettier --write "**/*.{ts,js,json,md}" 
+	
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf node_modules dist *.log
+
+test:
+	npx ts-node scripts/validate-agent.ts
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