Setup
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The instructions your AI receives, as published by nvidia-ai-blueprints/retail-agentic-commerce in skills/setup/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
This skill sets up and launches the Retail-Agentic-Commerce project. It supports Docker deployment and local development.
Ask First
Ask which deployment mode the user wants before proceeding unless they already specified one:
- Docker, recommended default: runs everything in containers via Docker Compose.
- Local development: runs infrastructure in Docker, but backend services, agents, and UIs run directly on the host.
If the user says "setup" or "install" without specifying a mode, ask them. Default to Docker only if the user explicitly says to use the default.
Shared Prerequisites
Create .env from the template if it does not exist:
cp env.example .env
Do not overwrite an existing .env.
Validate that NVIDIA_API_KEY is set to a real key:
- Valid: starts with
nvapi-and is not the placeholder. - Invalid: missing, empty, or
nvapi-xxx.
If the key is missing or placeholder, stop and tell the user to create a key at https://build.nvidia.com/settings/api-keys and set it in .env.
Confirm these public NIM endpoint defaults unless the user intentionally configured another host:
NIM_LLM_BASE_URL=https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1
NIM_EMBED_BASE_URL=https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1
Docker Deployment
Check prerequisites:
docker --version
docker compose version
docker info
Launch services:
docker network create acp-infra-network || true
docker compose -f docker-compose.infra.yml -f docker-compose.yml up --build -d
Check service status:
docker compose -f docker-compose.infra.yml -f docker-compose.yml ps
Verify core health endpoints:
curl -s http://localhost/api/health
curl -s http://localhost/psp/health
curl -s http://localhost/apps-sdk/health
Verify NAT agents from the merchant container because Docker agents are internal-only:
docker compose -f docker-compose.infra.yml -f docker-compose.yml exec merchant \
python -c "
import urllib.request as u
for name, url in [
('promotion', 'http://promotion-agent:8002/health'),
('post-purchase', 'http://post-purchase-agent:8003/health'),
('recommendation', 'http://recommendation-agent:8004/health'),
('search', 'http://search-agent:8005/health'),
]:
try:
status = u.urlopen(url, timeout=5).status
print(f'{name}: {status}')
except Exception as e:
print(f'{name}: FAILED ({e})')
"
Report these URLs when Docker setup succeeds:
Demo UI: http://localhost
API Health: http://localhost/api/health
PSP Health: http://localhost/psp/health
Apps SDK Health: http://localhost/apps-sdk/health
API OpenAPI: http://localhost/api/openapi.json
PSP OpenAPI: http://localhost/psp/openapi.json
Apps SDK OpenAPI: http://localhost/apps-sdk/openapi.json
Phoenix Traces: http://localhost:6006
MinIO Console: http://localhost:9001
Local Development
Run the automated setup script from the repo root:
./install.sh
Stop services with:
./stop.sh
The script validates prerequisites, creates .env from env.example if missing, validates NVIDIA_API_KEY, installs dependencies, starts services, and runs health checks.
Expected local URLs:
Demo UI: http://localhost:3000
Merchant API: http://localhost:8000/docs
PSP: http://localhost:8001/docs
Apps SDK MCP: http://localhost:2091/docs
Phoenix Traces: http://localhost:6006
MinIO Console: http://localhost:9001
Troubleshooting
- View local logs with
tail -f logs/<service>.log. - Check Docker logs with
docker compose -f docker-compose.infra.yml -f docker-compose.yml logs -f <service-name>. - Inspect port conflicts with
lsof -i :<port>. - For Docker reset, run
docker compose -f docker-compose.infra.yml -f docker-compose.yml down -v, then launch again.
Completion Criteria
Report the chosen mode, commands run, health check results, URLs, and any services that failed to start.
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- Last commit
- Aug 2026
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setup-nvidia-ai-blueprints- Source
- github.com/nvidia-ai-blueprints/retail-agentic-commerce