Pro Se Partner

Next.js app for the Pro Se Partner legal companion (see PROJECT.md for product scope and architecture).

Prerequisites

• Node.js (version aligned with package.json / CI)
• qpdf — rewrites xref tables so pdf-lib can load many Judicial Council PDFs. If qpdf is missing, the app falls back to raw bytes before pdf-lib (fill may still fail).
• pdftk-java — provides the pdftk CLI used when pdf-lib cannot parse a form (e.g. hybrid AcroForm/XFA). Auto-fill falls back to pdftk fill_form with an FDF file. The binary name is pdftk on all platforms.

Installing qpdf

• Windows (dev): Install from qpdf releases or winget install QPDF.QPDF, and ensure qpdf is on your PATH (e.g. restart the terminal after install).
• macOS: brew install qpdf
• Linux: apt install qpdf / dnf install qpdf (package name may vary)

Installing pdftk-java

• Windows: choco install pdftk-java (Chocolatey), or install from pdftk-java / your package manager; ensure pdftk is on PATH.
• Linux / Docker: apt-get install pdftk-java (Debian/Ubuntu) or your distro’s package.
• macOS: brew install pdftk-java

Development

npm install
npm run dev

Copy .env.example to .env.local where applicable and set secrets (e.g. Browser Use API key).