# Symphony Messaging Generator

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**Prerequisite**: Install NodeJS first, either [directly](https://nodejs.org/en) or via [nvm](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm). You can also use other package managers like [bun](https://bun.sh) or [yarn](https://yarnpkg.com), which the generator will attempt to use before falling back to npm.
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The Symphony Generator is a yeoman-based CLI tool that can be used to quickly generate Symphony Messaging bot, app and workflow project scaffolds. You can create example projects that use our developer toolkits:

* BDK for Java
* BDK for Python
* WDK
* ADK

## Quick Start

Install yeoman and the Symphony Messaging Generator.

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```bash
$ npm i -g yo @finos/generator-symphony
```

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```bash
$ yarn global add yo @finos/generator-symphony
```

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```bash
$ bun add -g yo @finos/generator-symphony
```

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Then, create a directory for your new project and launch the generator.

```bash
$ mkdir mybot && cd $_
$ yo @finos/symphony
```

Configure your bot, workflow or app environments accordingly.


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Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.developers.symphony.com/dev-tools/generator.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.