* feat(file): add Compress operation to bundle files into a .zip archive * feat(file): add Decompress operation to extract .zip archives Adds the inbound half of the archive pair: extracts a .zip back into the workspace with zip-slip path sanitization, symlink skipping, and entry/ size caps to bound zip-bomb expansion. Extracted files are returned in the files output, ready to chain downstream. * fix(file): align archive ops with v5 output surface and zip mime - Drop the single 'file' output reintroduced for compress/decompress; v5 intentionally exposes only 'files' (plus id/name/size/url scalars), so compress/decompress reuse the existing surface with no new block output - Add zip/gz to EXTENSION_TO_MIME (previously only in the reverse map), so archive extensions resolve to a real mime instead of octet-stream - Update File v5 block test for the two new operations * fix(file): harden compress naming per review - Flatten zip entry names to a safe basename so untrusted fileInput names with .. or / cannot produce zip-slip entry paths (cursor) - Treat archiveName as a flat name landing at the workspace root instead of passing it through splitWorkspaceFilePath, which silently created folders for names with separators (greptile) - Add the upfront empty-input guard before any DB calls, matching the read and content operations (greptile) * fix(file): make decompress extraction atomic and bound per-entry size - Read and validate every entry before writing any file, so hitting a size cap no longer leaves partially-extracted files in the workspace (cursor) - Enforce the per-entry cap on the materialized buffer in addition to the declared size, covering entries that omit an uncompressed size (cursor) - Pre-check declared sizes up front to reject standard zip bombs before materializing, and return 422 when no files could be extracted (cursor) * fix(file): exclude skipped entries from caps and reject multi-archive decompress - Resolve safe (sanitized) zip entries up front so unsafe/skipped entries no longer count toward the per-entry and total uncompressed-size caps (cursor) - Reject decompress input that resolves to more than one archive with a clear error instead of silently extracting only the first (cursor) * fix(file): enforce single-archive decompress at the API boundary The block already rejects multiple archives, but the manage route is the real boundary (callable directly and by the LLM tool) and still took the first of multiple resolved inputs. Add the empty-input and >1-archive guards in the route so extra archives are rejected with a clear error rather than silently ignored (cursor). * docs(file): correct compress description and stale file-output references - Drop the misleading 'under provider upload limits' claim from the compress tool description (models cannot read zip archives) - Fix bestPractices to reference the 'files' output, not a non-existent 'file' - Remove the stale 'file' property from the compress test fixture so it matches the real API response (greptile)
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npx simstudio
Note
Docker must be installed and running on your machine.
Options
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
-p, --port <port> |
Port to run Sim on (default 3000) |
--no-pull |
Skip pulling latest Docker images |
Self-hosted: Docker Compose
git clone https://github.com/simstudioai/sim.git && cd sim
docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d
Sim also supports local models via Ollama and vLLM. See the Docker self-hosting docs for setup details.
Self-hosted: Manual Setup
Requirements: Bun, Node.js v20+, PostgreSQL 12+ with pgvector
- Clone and install:
git clone https://github.com/simstudioai/sim.git
cd sim
bun install
bun run prepare # Set up pre-commit hooks
- Set up PostgreSQL with pgvector:
docker run --name simstudio-db -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=your_password -e POSTGRES_DB=simstudio -p 5432:5432 -d pgvector/pgvector:pg17
Or install manually via the pgvector guide.
- Configure environment:
cp apps/sim/.env.example apps/sim/.env
# Create your secrets
perl -i -pe "s/your_encryption_key/$(openssl rand -hex 32)/" apps/sim/.env
perl -i -pe "s/your_internal_api_secret/$(openssl rand -hex 32)/" apps/sim/.env
perl -i -pe "s/your_api_encryption_key/$(openssl rand -hex 32)/" apps/sim/.env
# DB configs for migration
cp packages/db/.env.example packages/db/.env
# Edit both .env files to set DATABASE_URL="postgresql://postgres:your_password@localhost:5432/simstudio"
- Run migrations:
cd packages/db && bun run db:migrate
- Start development servers:
bun run dev:full # Starts Next.js app and realtime socket server
Or run separately: bun run dev (Next.js) and cd apps/sim && bun run dev:sockets (realtime).
Chat API Keys
Chat is a Sim-managed service. To use Chat on a self-hosted instance:
- Go to https://sim.ai → Settings → Chat keys and generate a Chat API key
- Set
COPILOT_API_KEYenvironment variable in your self-hosted apps/sim/.env file to that value
Environment Variables
See the environment variables reference for the full list, or apps/sim/.env.example for defaults.
Tech Stack
- Framework: Next.js (App Router)
- Runtime: Bun
- Database: PostgreSQL with Drizzle ORM
- Authentication: Better Auth
- Schema Validation: Zod
- UI: Shadcn, Tailwind CSS
- Streaming Markdown: Streamdown
- State Management: Zustand, TanStack Query
- Flow Editor: ReactFlow
- Docs: Fumadocs
- Monorepo: Turborepo
- Realtime: Socket.io
- Background Jobs: Trigger.dev
- Remote Code Execution: E2B
- Isolated Code Execution: isolated-vm
Contributing
We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guide for details.
License
This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.
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