> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://browseruse-0aece648-mintlify-cli-docs-1773354647.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Local Development Setup

> Set up for local development. Clone the repo, install dependencies, and run tests to start contributing.

## Welcome to Browser Use Development!

```bash theme={null}
git clone https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use
cd browser-use
uv sync --all-extras --dev
# or pip install -U git+https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use.git@main
```

## Configuration

Set up your environment variables:

```bash theme={null}
# Copy the example environment file
cp .env.example .env

# set logging level
# BROWSER_USE_LOGGING_LEVEL=debug
```

## Helper Scripts

For common development tasks

```bash theme={null}
# Complete setup script - installs uv, creates a venv, and installs dependencies
./bin/setup.sh

# Run all pre-commit hooks (formatting, linting, type checking)
./bin/lint.sh

# Run the core test suite that's executed in CI
./bin/test.sh
```

## Run examples

```bash theme={null}
uv run examples/simple.py
```