From c6a09870c01fb29e45d779493a42a753c994dac1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: yt-ms <71541861+yt-ms@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 15:33:59 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] docs: update CLI dev env setup instructions

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 cli/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cli/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md b/cli/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md
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@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 # Developing the CALM CLI
 
+## Prerequisites
+
+We recommend using Node v20.18.1 (use `nvm` to manage node versions if needed).  The `canvas` package we use does not seem to be compatible with later versions of node.
+
 ## Building & linking the CLI
 
-Clone the project and run the following commands:
+Clone the project and run the following commands from within this `cli` directory:
 
 ```shell
 npm install
 npm run build
-npx link
+npx link .
 ```
 
 When you've made a change to the CLI and want to test it out, you can rerun the build and link steps.