# Starting a Pear Terminal Project ## Step 1. Init First create a new project using `pear init`. ``` mkdir chat-bot cd chat-bot pear init --yes ``` This creates the base project structure. - `package.json`. App configuration. Notice the `pear` property. - `index.js`. App entrypoint. - `app.js`. Main code. - `test/index.test.js`. Test skeleton.