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# setup-env

Configure the local environment for Demisto SDK and Cortex content development.

The `setup-env` command creates a content environment and integration/script environment. This command configures VS Code and Cortex XSOAR/XSIAM instances for development and testing. If the GCP project ID is not set, it only configures VS Code.

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<summary>Notes</summary>

* The `setup-env` command downloads integration parameters from Google Secret Manager, if the environment variable `DEMISTO_SDK_GCP_PROJECT_ID` is set to the GCP project ID.
* The `setup-env` command creates a virtual environment in the `.venv` folder if the `--create-virtualenv` argument is included.
* The `setup-env` command configures VS Code debugging and linting for the provided file paths or content repository.
* If the `--instance-name` argument is included, the `setup-env` command creates an integration instance in the Cortex XSOAR or Cortex XSIAM tenant, with the provided file paths or content repository, if a secret was found in Google Secret Manager.

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<summary>Usage</summary>

`demisto-sdk setup-env [OPTIONS] [FILE_PATHS]`

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<summary>Arguments</summary>

| Argument                 | Description                                                                                                                                                  |
| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `-i, --input`            | Path(s) to content integrations or script to setup the environment. If not provided, the default is to configure the environment for the content repository. |
| `--create-virtualenv`    | Creates a `virtualenv` for the environment.                                                                                                                  |
| `--overwrite-virtualenv` | Overwrites any existing `virtualenv` directories. Use with the `--create-virtualenv` flag.                                                                   |
| `--secret-id`            | Secret ID, to use with Google Secret Manager instance. If not provided, the default is to use the integration ID.                                            |
| `--instance-name`        | Instance name to configure in Cortex XSOAR/XSIAM.                                                                                                            |
| `--run-test-module`      | Whether to run the test module of the integration.                                                                                                           |
| `--clean`                | Cleans the repository of temporary files created by the `pre-commit` command.                                                                                |

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