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 Clone and enter the [`brainflex-node`](https://github.com/neurodatascience/brainflex-node) repository:
 
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/neurodatascience/brainflex-node
+git clone --branch v0.1.0 https://github.com/neurodatascience/brainflex-node
 cd brainflex-node
 ```
 
+Create a new branch so that any changes you commit are not lost. This is optional but useful if you plan to use Git local version control.
+
+```bash
+git switch -c work  # or any other branch name
+```
+
 ### Create virtual environment and install Python dependencies
 
 #### With `uv`