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chore: wip

Author: chrisbbreuer

README.md

@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ A modern, fast alternative to Dependabot and Renovate built for the JavaScript a
 - 🎨 **Rich PR Format**: Three separate tables (npm, Launchpad/pkgx, GitHub Actions) with detailed metadata
 - ⚙️ **Zero Config**: Works out of the box with sensible defaults
 - 🔧 **Highly Configurable**: Customize everything via `buddy-bot.config.ts`
+- 🛠️ **Simple Setup Experience**: Renovate-like interactive setup with validation and smart recommendations
+- 🔍 **Pre-flight Validation**: Environment checks, conflict detection, and prerequisite validation
+- 📊 **Smart Project Analysis**: Automatic project type detection with intelligent recommendations
+- 📈 **Progress Tracking**: Visual setup progress with step-by-step guidance and recovery capabilities
+- 📋 **Configuration Migration**: Seamless import from Renovate and Dependabot configurations
+- 🔌 **Integration Ecosystem**: Extensible plugin system with Slack, Discord, and Jira integrations
 
 ## Quick Start
 
@@ -53,43 +59,93 @@ buddy-bot setup
 
 This comprehensive setup wizard will guide you through configuring automated dependency updates for your project in a Renovate-like experience. The setup process includes:
 
-**🔍 Step 1: Repository Detection**
+**🔍 Pre-flight Validation**
+- **Environment checks** - Validates git repository, Node.js/Bun installation
+- **Conflict detection** - Scans for existing dependency management tools (Renovate, Dependabot)
+- **Git configuration** - Ensures proper git user setup
+- **GitHub CLI detection** - Suggests helpful tools for authentication
+
+**📊 Smart Project Analysis**
+- **Project type detection** - Identifies library, application, monorepo, or unknown projects
+- **Package manager detection** - Detects Bun, npm, yarn, pnpm with lock file validation
+- **Dependency ecosystem analysis** - Finds pkgx, Launchpad dependency files
+- **GitHub Actions discovery** - Scans existing workflows for updates
+- **Intelligent recommendations** - Suggests optimal setup based on project characteristics
+
+**📈 Interactive Progress Tracking**
+- **Visual progress bar** - Real-time completion percentage with progress indicators
+- **Step-by-step guidance** - Clear indication of current and completed steps
+- **Time tracking** - Setup duration monitoring
+- **Recovery capabilities** - Resume from failures with detailed error reporting
+
+**📋 Step 1: Configuration Migration & Discovery**
+- **Tool Detection** - Automatically detects existing Renovate and Dependabot configurations
+- **Seamless Migration** - Imports settings, schedules, package rules, and ignore patterns
+- **Compatibility Analysis** - Identifies incompatible features and provides alternatives
+- **Migration Report** - Detailed summary of migrated settings and confidence levels
+
+**🔌 Step 2: Integration Discovery**
+- **Plugin Discovery** - Automatically detects available integrations (Slack, Discord, Jira)
+- **Environment Detection** - Scans for webhook URLs, API tokens, and configuration files
+- **Plugin Loading** - Enables discovered integrations for setup completion notifications
+- **Custom Plugins** - Supports custom plugin definitions in `.buddy/plugins/` directory
+
+**🔍 Step 3: Repository Detection & Validation**
 - Automatically detects your GitHub repository from git remote
-- Validates repository access and configuration
+- **API validation** - Tests repository access and permissions via GitHub API
+- **Repository health checks** - Validates issues, permissions, and settings
+- **Private repository support** - Enhanced validation for private repositories
 
-**🔑 Step 2: GitHub Token Setup**
+**🔑 Step 4: Enhanced Token Setup**
 - Guides you through creating a Personal Access Token (PAT)
-- Explains required scopes (`repo`, `workflow`) for full functionality
+- **Scope validation** - Explains required scopes (`repo`, `workflow`) with examples
+- **Token testing** - Validates token permissions before proceeding
 - Helps set up repository secrets for enhanced features
 
-**🔧 Step 3: Repository Settings**
+**🔧 Step 5: Repository Settings Validation**
 - Walks you through GitHub Actions permissions configuration
+- **Permission verification** - Tests workflow permissions in real-time
+- **Organization settings** - Guidance for organization-level permissions
 - Ensures proper workflow permissions for PR creation
 
-**⚙️ Step 4: Workflow Configuration**
-Choose from several carefully crafted presets:
+**⚙️ Step 6: Intelligent Workflow Configuration**
+Choose from several carefully crafted presets with smart recommendations:
 
 - **Standard Setup (Recommended)** - Dashboard updates 3x/week, balanced dependency updates
 - **High Frequency** - Check for updates multiple times per day
 - **Security Focused** - Frequent patch updates with security-first approach
 - **Minimal Updates** - Weekly checks, lower frequency
 - **Development/Testing** - Manual triggers + frequent checks for testing
-- **Custom Configuration** - Create your own schedule
+- **Custom Configuration** - Advanced schedule builder with cron preview
 
-**📝 Step 5: Configuration File Generation**
-- Creates `buddy-bot.config.json` with your repository settings
+**📝 Step 7: Enhanced Configuration Generation**
+- Creates `buddy-bot.config.json` with repository-specific settings
+- **Project-aware defaults** - Configuration optimized for detected project type
+- **Ecosystem integration** - Includes detected package managers and dependency files
 - Includes sensible defaults and customization options
 
-**🔄 Step 6: Workflow Generation**
+**🔄 Step 8: Workflow Generation & Validation**
 - Generates three core GitHub Actions workflows:
   - `buddy-dashboard.yml` - Dependency Dashboard Management
   - `buddy-update-check.yml` - Auto-rebase PR checker
   - `buddy-update.yml` - Scheduled dependency updates
-
-**🎯 Step 7: Final Instructions**
-- Provides clear next steps with git commands
-- Links to GitHub settings pages for easy configuration
-- Explains token setup and repository permissions
+- **YAML validation** - Ensures generated workflows are syntactically correct
+- **Security best practices** - Validates token usage and permissions
+- **Workflow testing** - Verifies generated workflows meet requirements
+
+**🎯 Step 9: Comprehensive Validation & Instructions**
+- **Setup verification** - Validates all generated files and configurations
+- **Workflow testing** - Tests generated workflow syntax and requirements
+- **Clear next steps** - Git commands and repository setup instructions
+- **Documentation links** - Direct links to GitHub settings pages
+- **Troubleshooting guide** - Common issues and solutions
+
+**🔌 Step 10: Integration Notifications**
+- **Plugin Execution** - Executes loaded integration hooks for setup completion
+- **Slack Notifications** - Rich setup completion messages with repository details
+- **Discord Embeds** - Colorful setup completion notifications with project information
+- **Jira Tickets** - Automatic task creation for tracking setup completion
+- **Custom Hooks** - Extensible system for organization-specific integrations
 
 ### Command Line Interface
 
@@ -194,6 +250,132 @@ const config: BuddyBotConfig = {
 export default config
 ```
 
+## Configuration Migration
+
+Buddy Bot can automatically migrate your existing dependency management configurations from Renovate and Dependabot, making the transition seamless.
+
+### Supported Migration Sources
+
+- **Renovate** - `renovate.json`, `.renovaterc`, package.json renovate config
+- **Dependabot** - `.github/dependabot.yml`, `.github/dependabot.yaml`
+
+### Migration Process
+
+1. **Automatic Detection** - Scans for existing configuration files
+2. **Smart Conversion** - Maps settings to Buddy Bot equivalents
+3. **Compatibility Check** - Identifies unsupported features
+4. **Migration Report** - Provides detailed conversion summary
+
+```bash
+# Migration happens automatically during setup
+buddy-bot setup
+
+# Or use programmatically
+import { ConfigurationMigrator } from 'buddy-bot/setup'
+
+const migrator = new ConfigurationMigrator()
+const tools = await migrator.detectExistingTools()
+const result = await migrator.migrateFromRenovate('renovate.json')
+```
+
+### Migrated Settings
+
+| Renovate | Dependabot | Buddy Bot | Notes |
+|----------|------------|-----------|-------|
+| `schedule` | `schedule.interval` | Workflow presets | Mapped to Standard/High-Frequency/Minimal |
+| `packageRules` | `ignore` | Package groups & ignore lists | Preserves grouping logic |
+| `automerge` | N/A | Auto-merge settings | Includes strategy preferences |
+| `assignees`/`reviewers` | N/A | PR configuration | Maintains team assignments |
+
+## Integration Ecosystem
+
+Buddy Bot includes an extensible plugin system that enables integrations with popular collaboration and project management tools.
+
+### Built-in Integrations
+
+#### Slack Integration
+```bash
+# Set environment variable
+export SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL="https://hooks.slack.com/services/YOUR/SLACK/WEBHOOK"
+
+# Or create config file
+echo "https://hooks.slack.com/services/YOUR/SLACK/WEBHOOK" > .buddy/slack-webhook
+```
+
+**Features:**
+- Rich setup completion notifications
+- Repository and project details
+- Error notifications for setup failures
+- Configurable channel and username
+
+#### Discord Integration
+```bash
+# Set environment variable
+export DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL="https://discord.com/api/webhooks/YOUR/DISCORD/WEBHOOK"
+
+# Or create config file
+echo "https://discord.com/api/webhooks/YOUR/DISCORD/WEBHOOK" > .buddy/discord-webhook
+```
+
+**Features:**
+- Colorful embed notifications
+- Project type and package manager details
+- Timestamp tracking
+- Setup completion confirmations
+
+#### Jira Integration
+```bash
+# Set environment variables
+export JIRA_API_TOKEN="your-jira-api-token"
+export JIRA_BASE_URL="https://your-org.atlassian.net"
+export JIRA_PROJECT_KEY="BUDDY"  # Optional, defaults to BUDDY
+```
+
+**Features:**
+- Automatic ticket creation for setup completion
+- Repository and project context
+- Configurable project keys
+- Setup tracking and documentation
+
+### Custom Plugins
+
+Create custom integrations by defining plugins in `.buddy/plugins/`:
+
+```json
+// .buddy/plugins/custom-integration.json
+{
+  "name": "custom-integration",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "enabled": true,
+  "triggers": [
+    { "event": "setup_complete" },
+    { "event": "validation_error" }
+  ],
+  "hooks": [
+    {
+      "name": "custom-notification",
+      "priority": 10,
+      "async": true,
+      "handler": "// Custom JavaScript function"
+    }
+  ],
+  "configuration": {
+    "webhook_url": "https://your-custom-webhook.com/notify",
+    "api_key": "your-api-key"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### Plugin Events
+
+| Event | Description | Context |
+|-------|-------------|---------|
+| `pre_setup` | Before setup begins | Initial configuration |
+| `post_setup` | After setup completes | Full setup context |
+| `step_complete` | After each setup step | Step-specific progress |
+| `validation_error` | When validation fails | Error details and recovery |
+| `setup_complete` | Final setup completion | Complete project context |
+
 ### Programmatic Usage
 
 ```typescript