adds a prelim mech quickstart scripting

.env.example

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+FORK_URL=
+NODE_ENV=
+DEV_RPC=
+STAKING_TEST_KEYS_PATH=
+IS_STAGING=

.github/workflows/backend.yml

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+# TBA
+name: Backend
+
+on: [pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+    build:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+            # Node.js (for package scripts)
+            -   uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+                with:
+                    node-version: lts/*
+
+            # Python
+            -   uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+                with:
+                    python-version: "3.10"
+
+            -   uses: snok/install-poetry@v1
+                with:
+                    version: "1.7.1"
+                    virtualenvs-create: true
+                    virtualenvs-in-project: false
+                    virtualenvs-path: ~/my-custom-path
+                    installer-parallel: true
+
+            # Install backend dependencies
+            -   run: yarn install:backend
+
+            # Run backend
+            # -   run: yarn dev:backend

.github/workflows/common_checks.yml

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+name: "Common Checks"
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - develop
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+jobs:
+  linter_checks:
+    continue-on-error: False
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        python-version: ["3.10.9"]
+    timeout-minutes: 30
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@master
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+      with:
+        go-version: "1.17.7"
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run:  |
+        sudo apt-get update --fix-missing
+        sudo apt-get autoremove
+        sudo apt-get autoclean
+        pip install tomte[tox]==0.2.15
+        pip install --user --upgrade setuptools
+        sudo npm install -g markdown-spellcheck
+    - name: Security checks
+      run: |
+        tox -p -e bandit -e safety
+    - name: Code style check
+      run: |
+        tox -p -e black-check -e isort-check 
+    - name: Flake7
+      run: |
+        tox -e flake8 
+    - name: Pylint
+      run: tox -e pylint
+    - name: Static type check
+      run: tox -e mypy
+    # - name: Check spelling
+    #   run: tox -e spell-check
+    # - name: License compatibility check
+    #   run: tox -e liccheck
+    # tox -p -e vulture -e darglint

.github/workflows/gitleaks.yml

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+name: Gitleaks
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+jobs:
+  scan:
+    name: gitleaks
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: "1.17.7"
+      - run: |
+          wget https://github.com/zricethezav/gitleaks/releases/download/v8.10.1/gitleaks_8.10.1_linux_x64.tar.gz && \
+          tar -xzf gitleaks_8.10.1_linux_x64.tar.gz && \
+          sudo install gitleaks /usr/bin && \
+          gitleaks detect --report-format json --report-path leak_report -v

.github/workflows/release.yml

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+name: Release
+
+# This workflow is triggered on pushing a tag BE CAREFUL this application AUTO UPDATES !!! 
+# git tag vX.Y.Z
+# git push origin tag vX.Y.Z
+
+on:
+    push:
+        tags:
+            - 'v*.*.*'
+
+jobs:
+    build-macos-pyinstaller:
+      runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+      strategy:
+        matrix:
+          os: [ macos-14, macos-14-large ]
+
+      steps:
+        - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+          with:
+            python-version: '3.10'
+
+        - name: Install and configure Poetry
+          uses: snok/install-poetry@v1
+          with:
+            version: '1.4.0'
+            virtualenvs-create: true
+            virtualenvs-in-project: false
+            virtualenvs-path: ~/my-custom-path
+            installer-parallel: true
+
+        - name: Install dependencies
+          run: poetry install
+
+        - name: Set arch environment variable for macos-latest-large
+          if: contains(matrix.os, 'large')
+          run: echo "OS_ARCH=x64" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+        - name: Set arch environment variable for other macOS versions
+          if: ${{ !contains(matrix.os, 'large') }}
+          run: echo "OS_ARCH=arm64" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+        - name: Get trader bin
+          run: |
+            trader_version=$(poetry run python -c "import yaml; config = yaml.safe_load(open('templates/trader.yaml')); print(config['service_version'])")
+            echo $trader_version
+            mkdir dist && curl -L -o dist/aea_bin "https://github.com/valory-xyz/trader/releases/download/${trader_version}/trader_bin_${{ env.OS_ARCH }}"
+
+        - name: Build with PyInstaller
+          run: |
+             poetry run pyinstaller operate/services/utils/tendermint.py --onefile
+             poetry run pyinstaller --collect-data eth_account --collect-all aea --collect-all autonomy --collect-all operate --collect-all aea_ledger_ethereum --collect-all aea_ledger_cosmos --collect-all aea_ledger_ethereum_flashbots --hidden-import aea_ledger_ethereum --hidden-import aea_ledger_cosmos --hidden-import aea_ledger_ethereum_flashbots operate/pearl.py --add-binary dist/aea_bin:.  --add-binary dist/tendermint:. --onefile --name pearl_${{ env.OS_ARCH }}
+
+        - name: Upload Release Assets
+          uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+          with:
+            name: pearl_${{ env.OS_ARCH }}
+            path: dist/pearl_${{ env.OS_ARCH }}
+
+    release-operate:
+        runs-on: macos-latest
+        needs:
+          - "build-macos-pyinstaller"
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+            - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+              with:
+                python-version: "3.10"
+            - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+              with:
+                node-version: lts/*
+            - name: Download artifacts
+              uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+              with:
+                name: pearl_x64
+                path: electron/bins/
+            - name: Download artifacts
+              uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+              with:
+                name: pearl_arm64
+                path: electron/bins/
+            - name: Add exec permissions
+              run: chmod +x electron/bins/pearl_x64 && chmod +x electron/bins/pearl_arm64
+            - uses: snok/install-poetry@v1
+              with:
+                version: "1.7.1"
+                virtualenvs-create: true
+                virtualenvs-in-project: false
+                virtualenvs-path: ~/my-custom-path
+                installer-parallel: true
+            -   run: yarn install-deps
+            -   name: "Build frontend with env vars"
+                run: yarn build:frontend
+                env:
+                    NODE_ENV: production
+                    DEV_RPC: https://rpc-gate.autonolas.tech/gnosis-rpc/
+                    IS_STAGING: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' && 'true' || 'false' }}
+                    FORK_URL: https://rpc-gate.autonolas.tech/gnosis-rpc/
+            - run: rm -rf /dist
+            - name: "Build, notarize, publish"
+              env:
+                APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLEIDPASS }}
+                APPLE_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLEID }}
+                APPLETEAMID: ${{ secrets.APPLETEAMID }}
+                CSC_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.CSC_KEY_PASSWORD }}
+                CSC_LINK: ${{ secrets.CSC_LINK }}
+                GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.github_token}}
+                NODE_ENV: production
+                DEV_RPC: https://rpc-gate.autonolas.tech/gnosis-rpc/
+                FORK_URL: https://rpc-gate.autonolas.tech/gnosis-rpc/
+              run: node build.js
+            - name: "Build frontend with dev env vars"
+              run: yarn build:frontend
+              env:
+                NODE_ENV: development
+                DEV_RPC: https://virtual.gnosis.rpc.tenderly.co/78ca845d-2b24-44a6-9ce2-869a979e8b5b
+                IS_STAGING: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' && 'true' || 'false' }}
+                FORK_URL: https://virtual.gnosis.rpc.tenderly.co/78ca845d-2b24-44a6-9ce2-869a979e8b5b
+            - name: "Build, notarize, publish dev build"
+              env:
+                APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLEIDPASS }}
+                APPLE_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLEID }}
+                APPLETEAMID: ${{ secrets.APPLETEAMID }}
+                CSC_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.CSC_KEY_PASSWORD }}
+                CSC_LINK: ${{ secrets.CSC_LINK }}
+                GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.github_token}}
+                NODE_ENV: development
+                DEV_RPC: https://virtual.gnosis.rpc.tenderly.co/78ca845d-2b24-44a6-9ce2-869a979e8b5b
+                FORK_URL: https://virtual.gnosis.rpc.tenderly.co/78ca845d-2b24-44a6-9ce2-869a979e8b5b
+              run: |
+                echo "DEV_RPC=https://virtual.gnosis.rpc.tenderly.co/78ca845d-2b24-44a6-9ce2-869a979e8b5b" >> .env
+                echo -e "FORK_URL=https://virtual.gnosis.rpc.tenderly.co/78ca845d-2b24-44a6-9ce2-869a979e8b5b" >> .env
+                node build.js

.gitignore

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+# See https://help.github.com/articles/ignoring-files/ for more about ignoring files.
+
+# dependencies
+/node_modules
+/.pnp
+.pnp.js
+.yarn/install-state.gz
+frontend/node_modules
+
+# next.js
+frontend/.next/
+frontend/out/
+frontend/.swc/
+
+# production
+frontend/build
+
+# local env files
+.env
+.env*.local
+.DS_STORE
+
+# python
+.tox/
+.operate/
+.operate*/
+__pycache__/
+data/
+backend/temp/
+backend/tmp/
+
+tmp/
+temp/
+
+!operate/data
+electron/.next
+
+dist/
+build/
+
+cache
+leak_report
+
+*.dist
+*.build
+/electron/bins/
+
+# logs
+*.log
+/.optimus/
+
+.mech_quickstart/
+
+local_config.json
+
+mech.db
+