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Prerequisites

Before installing the Nurse Handoff Helper, ensure you have the following installed:
The application uses Claude Sonnet 4 for AI-powered handoff analysis and patient record summarization.

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Clone the Repository

Clone the project repository to your local machine: 
git clone <repository-url>
cd handoff

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Install Dependencies

The application requires both frontend and backend dependencies: 
npm install

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Core Dependencies

The application uses the following key dependencies:

Frontend

  • React 18.2
  • Vite 5.0
  • TailwindCSS 4.1
  • Lucide React (icons)
  • React Icons

Backend

  • Express 5.1
  • Supabase JS 2.81
  • Anthropic SDK 0.69
  • CORS, Multer, Dotenv

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Full Dependency List

{
  "@anthropic-ai/sdk": "^0.69.0",
  "@supabase/supabase-js": "^2.81.1",
  "cors": "^2.8.5",
  "dotenv": "^17.2.3",
  "express": "^5.1.0",
  "lucide-react": "^0.553.0",
  "multer": "^2.0.2",
  "react": "^18.2.0",
  "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
  "react-icons": "^5.5.0"
}

{
  "@tailwindcss/postcss": "^4.1.17",
  "@types/react": "^18.2.43",
  "@types/react-dom": "^18.2.17",
  "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.2.1",
  "autoprefixer": "^10.4.22",
  "postcss": "^8.5.6",
  "tailwindcss": "^4.1.17",
  "vite": "^5.0.8"
}

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Verify Installation

After installing dependencies, verify that everything is set up correctly: 
node --version  # Should be v18 or higher
npm --version   # Should be v9 or higher
Check that all dependencies were installed: 
npm list --depth=0

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Next Steps

After installation, you’ll need to:
  1. Configure environment variables - see Environment Configuration
  2. Set up your Supabase database - see Supabase Setup
  3. Create nurse accounts - see Nurse Accounts
Do not proceed to running the application until you’ve completed the environment configuration and database setup.

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