From 73746fccb80340761ce45c090f938ca3b9269f55 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sadhana19zzz-beep <sadhana19.zzz@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2026 14:30:28 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add development setup instructions

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 README.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -155,3 +155,20 @@ and monochrome portraits are from [Tiny Dungeon](https://kenney.nl/assets/tiny-d
 by Kenney (CC0). Built with [Bubble Tea](https://github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea),
 [lipgloss](https://github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss) and
 [wish](https://github.com/charmbracelet/wish).
+
+## Development setup
+
+To work on RFoG locally:
+
+1. Install Go 1.25 or newer.
+2. Clone the repository:
+   git clone https://github.com/rfog-org/rfog.git
+   cd rfog
+3. Run the test suite:
+   go test ./...
+4. Build the project:
+   go build -o rfog ./cmd/rfog
+5. Start the local server:
+   ./rfog serve
+
+For changes to the web client or game engine, see the contributing guide for the project layout and development workflow.
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