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<h1>Get Started in <span>5 Minutes</span></h1>
<p>Install a tool, run your first check, and hook it into CI. Free tier, no credit card, no signup.</p>
<divclass="timer">⚡ Under 5 minutes from zero to first check</div>
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<h2>Pick your tool</h2>
<p>Every tool installs standalone. Pick the one that solves your immediate problem — or install the full suite.</p>
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<ahref="#install-acg"><spanclass="icon">⚡</span> API Contract Guardian</a>
<ahref="#install-j2s"><spanclass="icon">🗃️</span> json2sql</a>
<ahref="#install-dd"><spanclass="icon">☁️</span> DeployDiff</a>
<ahref="#install-cd"><spanclass="icon">⌘</span> ConfigDrift</a>
<ahref="#install-aa"><spanclass="icon">🔑</span> APIAuth</a>
<ahref="#install-ag"><spanclass="icon">👻</span> APIGhost</a>
<ahref="#install-ev"><spanclass="icon">🛡️</span> Envault</a>
<ahref="#install-sf"><spanclass="icon">🔄</span> SchemaForge</a>
<ahref="#install-ctm"><spanclass="icon">🔌</span> click-to-mcp</a>
<ahref="#install-dm"><spanclass="icon">🔄</span> DataMorph</a>
<ahref="#install-dc"><spanclass="icon">🧹</span> DeadCode</a>
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<p><strong>Want all 11?</strong><codestyle="color:#34d399;background:rgba(16,185,129,0.1);padding:2px 8px;border-radius:4px;">pip install git+https://github.com/Coding-Dev-Tools/devforge.git</code> installs the entire suite. Use the <codestyle="color:#f59e0b;">git+https</code> install method shown below — no account or token needed.</p>
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<pre><code><spanclass="comment"># Create a venv (optional but recommended)</span>
<spanclass="cmd">python -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate</span>

<spanclass="comment"># Install the full suite (all 11 tools, one command)</span>
<spanclass="cmd">pip install git+https://github.com/Coding-Dev-Tools/devforge.git</span>

<spanclass="comment"># Or install individual tools</span>
<spanclass="cmd">pip install git+https://github.com/Coding-Dev-Tools/api-contract-guardian.git</span>
<spanclass="cmd">pip install git+https://github.com/Coding-Dev-Tools/json2sql.git</span>
<spanclass="cmd">pip install git+https://github.com/Coding-Dev-Tools/deploydiff.git</span>
<spanclass="cmd">pip install git+https://github.com/Coding-Dev-Tools/configdrift.git</span>
<spanclass="cmd">pip install git+https://github.com/Coding-Dev-Tools/datamorph.git</span>
<spanclass="cmd">pip install git+https://github.com/Coding-Dev-Tools/apiauth.git</span>
<spanclass="cmd">pip install git+https://github.com/Coding-Dev-Tools/apighost.git</span>
<spanclass="cmd">pip install git+https://github.com/Coding-Dev-Tools/envault.git</span>
<spanclass="cmd">pip install git+https://github.com/Coding-Dev-Tools/schemaforge.git</span>
<spanclass="cmd">pip install git+https://github.com/Coding-Dev-Tools/click-to-mcp.git</span>
<spanclass="cmd">pip install git+https://github.com/Coding-Dev-Tools/deadcode.git</span></code></pre>
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<pstyle="color:#888;font-size:0.82rem;">All tools are Apache 2.0 open source. Free tier works out of the box. Set <code>DEVFORGE_LICENSE_KEY</code> for unlimited pro access.</p>
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<h2>Run your first check</h2>
<p>Each tool works out of the box. Here are the most common first commands:</p>

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<divclass="header"><span>API Contract Guardian</span></div>
<pre><code><spanclass="comment"># Validate an OpenAPI spec against a baseline</span>
<spanclass="cmd">acg validate</span> openapi.yaml <spanclass="flag">--baseline</span> openapi-base.yaml

<spanclass="comment"># Extract breaking changes between branches</span>
<spanclass="cmd">acg diff</span> main..feature/new-endpoint</code></pre>
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<pre>Validating openapi.yaml against baseline...
<spanclass="pass">✔ No breaking changes detected</span>
<spanclass="warn">⚠ 2 compatible additions found:</span>
 - POST /api/v2/users (added endpoint)
 - User.email (added property)</pre>
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<divclass="header"><span>json2sql</span></div>
<pre><code><spanclass="comment"># Convert a JSON file to SQL INSERT statements</span>
<spanclass="cmd">json2sql</span> users.json <spanclass="flag">--dialect</span> postgresql <spanclass="flag">--output</span> users.sql</code></pre>
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<divclass="header"><span>DeployDiff</span></div>
<pre><code><spanclass="comment"># Preview infrastructure changes</span>
<spanclass="cmd">deploydiff</span> docker-compose.yml <spanclass="flag">--compare</span> docker-compose.prod.yml</code></pre>
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<divclass="header"><span>DeadCode</span></div>
<pre><code><spanclass="comment"># Scan for unused exports in a TypeScript project</span>
<spanclass="cmd">deadcode scan</span><spanclass="flag">-p</span> /path/to/ts-project</code></pre>
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<h2>Add to CI/CD</h2>
<p>Every tool returns exit code 1 on failure. Drop them into any CI pipeline.</p>

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<divclass="header"><span>GitHub Actions</span></div>
<pre><code><spanclass="comment"># .github/workflows/api-contracts.yml</span>
<spanclass="cmd">name:</span> API Contract Check
<spanclass="cmd">on:</span> [pull_request]
<spanclass="cmd">jobs:</span>
<spanclass="cmd">contracts:</span>
<spanclass="cmd">runs-on:</span> ubuntu-latest
<spanclass="cmd">steps:</span>
 - <spanclass="cmd">uses:</span> actions/checkout@v4
<spanclass="cmd">with:</span> { fetch-depth: 0 }
 - <spanclass="cmd">run:</span> pip install git+https://github.com/Coding-Dev-Tools/api-contract-guardian.git
 - <spanclass="cmd">run:</span> acg validate openapi.yaml --baseline origin/main</code></pre>
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<h2>Explore the rest</h2>
<p>Once you've got one tool running, the others follow the same pattern — install, run, add to CI.</p>

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