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+# slate-cbl-baxter
+
+## Development Quickstart
+
+From [`emergence-book/development/getting_started.html`](http://emergenceplatform.github.io/book/development/getting_started.html)
+
+```bash
+HAB_DOCKER_OPTS="-p 7080:7080 -p 3306:3306 --name baxter-studio" \
+    hab studio enter -D
+```
+
+Once at the studio's shell:
+
+```bash
+build /src
+start-all
+```