Bolt.new AI and PyCharm integration: Step-by-Step Guide 2025

 

Setting Up the Integration File for PyCharm

 

• Create a new file in your Bolt.new AI project named pycharmIntegration.ts in the project’s root directory.
• This file will contain the TypeScript code that both installs necessary dependencies and sets up a basic connection point that PyCharm can use for debugging.

 

Adding the Integration Code

 

• Paste the following code into pycharmIntegration.ts. This code checks for required dependencies and installs them by invoking Node’s child process commands. Note that since Bolt.new AI does not provide a terminal interface, these commands run automatically when your project starts.

import { execSync } from 'child_process';

function installDependency(dep: string) {
  try {
    // Try to require the module; if it fails, it will throw an error.
    require.resolve(dep);
  } catch (_) {
    console.log(Installing ${dep} ...);
    // Run the installation command synchronously.
    execSync(npm install ${dep}, { stdio: 'inherit' });
  }
}

// List all dependencies required for PyCharm integration (add more if needed).
const dependencies = ['typescript', '@types/node'];

// Loop through and install missing dependencies.
dependencies.forEach(installDependency);

console.log('Dependencies verified. Bolt.new AI project is integrated with PyCharm.');

• This snippet uses execSync from Node’s child_process module to run npm install commands if a dependency cannot be resolved.
• If additional packages are needed, simply add them to the dependencies array.

 

Configuring Your TypeScript Project

 

• If you do not already have a TypeScript configuration file, create one named tsconfig.json in the root directory.
• Add the following configuration. It ensures your TypeScript code is compiled correctly.

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "target": "ES2020",
    "module": "commonjs",
    "outDir": "./dist",
    "rootDir": "./",
    "strict": true,
    "esModuleInterop": true
  },
  "include": [
    "*/.ts"
  ],
  "exclude": [
    "node_modules",
    "dist"
  ]
}

• This configuration compiles your TypeScript files and outputs them into a dist folder.

 

Modifying Your Main Application File

 

• Locate your project’s main entry file (for example, index.ts).
• Add an import statement at the very beginning of the file to ensure that your PyCharm integration code runs as the project initializes.

import "./pycharmIntegration";

// Your existing code follows here...
console.log('Bolt.new AI project is running and integrated with PyCharm.');

• By importing pycharmIntegration.ts at the top of your main file, the dependency check and installation commands run automatically before the rest of your application code.

 

Configuring PyCharm for Debugging the Bolt.new Project

 

• Open PyCharm and select Open to choose your Bolt.new AI project folder.
• In PyCharm, access the Run/Debug Configurations dialog. Create a new Node.js configuration.
• Set the JavaScript file to run as dist/index.js (after you compile your TypeScript code).
• Specify the working directory as your project root so that all paths resolve correctly.
• Ensure that PyCharm uses the correct Node interpreter (configured in PyCharm settings).

 

Compiling Your TypeScript Code

 

• Since Bolt.new AI does not support a terminal, add a compile step within your code to run the TypeScript compiler programmatically.
• Create a new file called compile.ts in your project root with the following content:

import { execSync } from 'child_process';

try {
  console.log('Compiling TypeScript files...');
  execSync('npx tsc', { stdio: 'inherit' });
  console.log('Compilation successful!');
} catch (error) {
  console.error('Compilation failed:', error);
}

• You can call this compile script by importing it at the beginning of your main file or running it as part of your project’s startup sequence.

 

Integrating the Compile Step into Your Application

 

• At the very top of your main entry file (for example, in index.ts), import the compile step so that your TypeScript files are compiled before execution.

import "./compile";     // This compiles the TypeScript code into the 'dist' folder.
import "./pycharmIntegration";

// Rest of your application code.
console.log('Bolt.new AI project is running with PyCharm integration.');

• This ensures that every time your project starts, it will first compile the TypeScript code and then proceed to run with the PyCharm integration.

 

Final Checks and Deployment

 

• Ensure that all your changes are saved.
• Since Bolt.new AI projects update code automatically and do not provide a terminal interface, running your project will trigger the compile step and dependency installation automatically.
• In PyCharm, use the configured Node.js run configuration to start the application and debug as needed.