From ae239c1bd879fd743c778f087cc0ef8d2836dca4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bytecraftii <bytecraftii@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 18:21:06 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Update contributing

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 CONTRIBUTING.md | 17 +++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index c6e955c4f..9ffa67eb5 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -181,12 +181,25 @@ Our aim is to make the developer setup as straightforward as possible. If you en
 ## Quick Start 🚀
 
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/eigent-ai/Eigent-desktop.git
-cd Eigent-desktop
+git clone https://github.com/eigent-ai/eigent.git
+cd eigent
 npm install
 npm run dev
+
+# In a separate terminal, start the backend server
+cd eigent/server
+docker compose up
 ```
 
+To run the application locally in developer mode:
+1. Configure `.env.development`:
+   - Set `VITE_USE_LOCAL_PROXY=true`
+   - Set `VITE_PROXY_URL=http://localhost:3001`
+   - Set `TRACEROOT_ENABLE_SPAN_CLOUD_EXPORT=false`
+   - Set `TRACEROOT_ENABLE_LOG_CLOUD_EXPORT=false`
+   - Set `TRACEROOT_ENABLE_LOG_CONSOLE_EXPORT=false`
+2. Go to the settings to specify your model key and model type.
+
 ## Common Actions 🔄
 
 ### Update dependencies