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+up() {
+  # Ensure the main network exists
+  docker network inspect invariant-explorer-web >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
+    docker network create invariant-explorer-web
+
+  # Start your local docker-compose services
+  docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml up -d
+
+  echo "Proxy started at http://localhost/api/v1/proxy/"
+  echo "See http://localhost/api/v1/proxy/docs for API documentation"
+}
+
+build() {
+  # Build local services
+  docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml build
+}
+
+down() {
+  # Bring down local services
+  docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml down
+}
+
+# -----------------------------
+# Command dispatcher
+# -----------------------------
+case "$1" in
+  "up")
+    up
+    ;;
+  "build")
+    build
+    ;;
+  "down")
+    down
+    ;;
+  "logs")
+    docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml logs -f
+    ;;
+esac
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