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@nanigoud1912/nexide

v1.2.1

Published

The local server for NexIDE — enables native terminal, local file access, and on-demand node_modules serving for Go-to-Definition

Readme

@nanigoud1912/nexide

The local agent for NexIDE — a cloud-powered code editor that runs in your browser.

What it does

When you run npx @nanigoud1912/nexide, it starts a local server that:

  1. 🖥️ Native Terminal — Spawns a real shell (PowerShell/Bash) on your machine, streamed live to the browser IDE
  2. 📂 File Sync — Watches your local project files and syncs changes bidirectionally with the cloud editor
  3. 📦 Go-to-Definition — Serves node_modules files on-demand so you can Ctrl+Click into dependency source code
  4. 🔤 Type Definitions — Automatically extracts and sends TypeScript type definitions for IntelliSense

Usage

# Run from your project directory
cd my-project
npx @nanigoud1912/nexide

This opens NexIDE in your browser and connects it to your local machine.

Requirements

  • Node.js 18+
  • A modern browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox)

How it works

Your Browser (NexIDE)  ←→  Socket.IO (port 3001)  ←→  Local Agent  ←→  Your Filesystem

The agent runs on port 3001 and the browser IDE connects to it for terminal I/O, file watching, and on-demand file reads.

License

MIT