Developer Environment Setup Automation

Easy~4h estimatedTechnology

GitHub MCP ServerDocker MCP ServerSlack MCP Server

The Challenge

Business Problem

New developers spend 1-3 days setting up their development environment. Documentation is outdated, tool versions conflict, and access requests get lost in queues.

The Approach

Solution Overview

Connect GitHub MCP Server with Docker and Slack to provide one-command environment setup with all required tools, configurations, and access permissions.

Step-by-Step

Implementation Steps

Define Environment Spec

Create a declarative environment specification listing all required tools, repos, and configurations.

Auto-Provision

Script the installation of all development tools, clone required repositories, and configure local settings.

Grant Access

Automatically request and provision access to required services and repositories.

async function setupDevEnvironment(developer) {
  // Clone all required repos
  const repos = await github.listRepos({ org: 'mycompany', team: developer.team });
  for (const repo of repos) {
    await github.cloneRepo({ repo: repo.full_name, path: `~/code/${repo.name}` });
  }
  // Start development containers
  await docker.compose({ file: 'docker-compose.dev.yml', command: 'up -d' });
  await slack.sendMessage({ channel: developer.slackId, text: `Your dev environment is ready! ${repos.length} repos cloned, services running.` });
}

Validate Setup

Run automated tests to verify the environment is correctly configured.

Code

Code Examples

typescript

Environment Validator

async function validateEnvironment() {
  const checks = [
    { name: 'Docker', test: () => docker.listContainers() },
    { name: 'Database', test: () => postgres.query('SELECT 1') },
    { name: 'API', test: () => fetch('http://localhost:3000/health') },
  ];
  return Promise.all(checks.map(async c => ({ name: c.name, status: await c.test().then(() => 'pass').catch(() => 'fail') })));
}

Overview

ComplexityEasy

Estimated Time~4 hours

Tools Used

GitHub MCP ServerDocker MCP ServerSlack MCP Server

Industry

Technology

ROI Metrics

Time Saved2 days per new hire

Cost Reduction90% faster onboarding

Efficiency GainConsistent dev environments