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 ## Setting up
 * install [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/get-npm)
 * install typescript globally (`npm i -g typescript`). This is important because it is needed to transcompile, so you can run your changes locally (using command `tsc`)
+* run `npm install`
 * download the braid repo into a folder in the same directory as the primary yardstick folder
-* `vagrant up` in the primary yardstick folder
-* run the command `compose stop braid && compose rm braid && tsc && compose build braid && compose up -d`
-  * `compose stop` stops the default braid container that `vagrant up` builds
-  * `compose rm braid` removes the default braid container
-  * `tsc` transpiles the typescript in braid into javascript
-  * `compose build braid` builds the braid container based on the latest transpiled javascript files
-  * `comopose up -d` builds the braid container based on the files in the braid folder, overriding the defaul braid build container
 
 ## Building to Docker Hub
 * run `./build`
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 * once complete and confirmed to function, create a new PR for the measure repo, with the new tag and await ultimate judgement
 
 ## Local Development
+* `vagrant up` in the primary yardstick folder
+* run the command `compose stop braid && compose rm braid && tsc && compose build braid && compose up -d` in the braid folder
+  * `compose stop` stops the default braid container that `vagrant up` builds
+  * `compose rm braid` removes the default braid container
+  * `tsc` transpiles the typescript in braid into javascript
+  * `compose build braid` builds the braid container based on the latest transpiled javascript files
+  * `comopose up -d` builds the braid container based on the files in the braid folder, overriding the defaul braid build container
 * you can see if braid is running by typing in `https://ysbraid.localhost:8443`
 * to connect to braid you need to use the url `wss://ysbraid.localhost:8443?token={token}`
   * the token is generated in the application that you're connecting to the braid app with (currently only measure has an implementation for this)