Prerequisites

Before deploying or developing with Steadybase, ensure you have the following.

Required

Node.js 18+

Steadybase is built on TypeScript and requires Node.js 18 or later.

Temporal Cloud Account

A Temporal Cloud namespace with mTLS certificates for durable workflow execution.

Anthropic API Key

Claude API access for the Brain API and Drew Coordinator's planning/research steps.

Invite Code

An admin or viewer invite code to authenticate with the platform.

Optional

Dependency	Purpose	Required For
OpenAI API Key	GPT-4o for content generation	Drew Coordinator content steps
Google AI API Key	Gemini for fast classification	Quick task routing
VAPI Account	Voice call analysis	Call scoring and recording features
Slack Bot Token	Notifications	Slack integration
Claude CLI	Local Claude execution	Brain API chat
PM2	Process management	Production deployment
Nginx	Reverse proxy + TLS	Production deployment

Temporal Cloud Setup

You'll need a Temporal Cloud namespace with mTLS certificates:

Sign up at cloud.temporal.io
Create a namespace (e.g., your-org.namespace)
Generate mTLS certificates (client cert + key)
Note your namespace address (e.g., us-west-2.aws.api.temporal.io:7233)

See Temporal Cloud Integration for detailed setup instructions.

Environment Configuration

Steadybase uses environment variables for all configuration. At minimum, you'll need:

# Temporal Cloud (required)
TEMPORAL_ADDRESS=us-west-2.aws.api.temporal.io:7233
TEMPORAL_NAMESPACE=your-namespace
TEMPORAL_TASK_QUEUE=steadybase-gtm
TEMPORAL_TLS_CERT=<base64-encoded-cert-or-path>
TEMPORAL_TLS_KEY=<base64-encoded-key-or-path>
 
# Server
PORT=3000
 
# AI (at least one required)
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...

See Environment Variables for the complete reference.

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