The AI Enthusiast — Workflow Edition · Issue No. 01

The 100 Bots Dream

As a person doing solo support for digital, drowning in repetitive tasks. The idea: what if I could create 100 bots to handle all my tasks — and free myself to focus on growth?

The dream was simple: Stop being caught in the operational details. Stop fighting fires. Build something that scales beyond one person's bandwidth — so I could finally focus on strategy, innovation, and the bigger picture.

You don't need 100 bots. You need one agent with the right skills.

Claude Code is an example of this 100 Bots dream coming to life. Skills handle the automation. Multi-session gives you parallelism. Sub-agents give you a team. And it all runs from your terminal.

Theme: Autonomous

Claude Code operates as a fully autonomous coding agent — reading files, running commands, managing git, and making decisions. Your CLAUDE.md file defines the rules of engagement.

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CLAUDE.md

Project context, conventions, and behavioral rules. Claude reads this at the start of every session. Hierarchy: global → project → subdirectory.

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Plan vs. Act Mode

Shift+Tab toggles Plan Mode — Claude thinks before acting. Act Mode is full autonomy: read, write, execute.

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Hooks

Event-driven automation: PreToolUse, PostToolUse, Notification, Stop. Rules that fire automatically — lint after edits, notify on push.

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Permissions

Fine-grained allow/deny rules per tool. Our setup: full autonomy for file ops, git, builds. Only confirm before force-pushing main or deleting repos.

Deep Dive

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What is Claude Code + CLAUDE.md

Terminal-native agent details, capabilities, and the CLAUDE.md hierarchy

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What is Claude Code?

Terminal-Native AI Coding Agent

Claude Code is Anthropic's terminal-based AI coding agent. It reads your files, runs commands, edits code, manages git, and orchestrates multi-step workflows — all from your terminal. Think of it as a senior developer with full repo access that you pair-program with.

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Terminal-Native

Runs in your terminal — no browser, no IDE plugin required. Works with any editor, any repo.

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Full Agent

Reads, writes, edits files. Runs bash commands. Manages git. Creates PRs. Deploys code.

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Sub-Agents

Spawns parallel agents for research, code review, testing — like a team of specialists.

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Context-Aware

Understands your entire codebase, project structure, and conventions via CLAUDE.md files.

CLAUDE.md Deep Dive

CLAUDE.md — The Foundation

CLAUDE.md is the single most important file in your Claude Code setup. It's project instructions that Claude reads at the start of every session — your coding standards, project context, and behavioral rules.

Hierarchy

Location	Scope	Use For
`~/CLAUDE.md`	Global (all projects)	Personal preferences, behavioral rules, autonomy settings
`./CLAUDE.md`	Project root	Stack info, conventions, build commands, architecture decisions
`./src/CLAUDE.md`	Subdirectory	Module-specific instructions (e.g., API conventions, test patterns)

Demo tip: Our ~/CLAUDE.md sets Claude to "Fully Autonomous Agent" mode — no confirmation needed for file ops, git, builds, or package managers. Only confirms before force-pushing to main or deleting repos.

Theme: Multi-Session

Run multiple Claude Code instances simultaneously in separate terminal tabs. Different projects, different models, different roles — true parallelism on one machine.

Patterns

Pattern	Example
Different projects	Tab 1: Canopy (SSH client) • Tab 2: Stoke (CRM) • Tab 3: ELSecurityAlert (iOS)
Different models	`claude-irv-opus` for architecture • `claude-irv-haiku` for quick lookups
Different roles	Tab 1: Writing code • Tab 2: Email triage via MCP • Tab 3: Data imports

~/.claude

Default profile

~/.claude-irv

Personal

~/.claude-el

Work

Multi-profile setup: Shell aliases set CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR per profile. Skills and plugins are shared (symlinked). Session state is isolated.

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Boris Cherny's Workflow CREATOR

Boris Cherny, creator of Claude Code at Anthropic, runs 5 local + 5–10 web instances simultaneously. His power-user patterns:

Practice	Detail
Tabs numbered 1–5	Uses system notifications to know when Claude needs input
Always Opus + thinking	Extended thinking enabled for every session
Plan mode first	Begins most sessions in Plan mode before switching to Act
CLAUDE.md updated weekly	Updated multiple times per week — compound institutional knowledge
Custom slash commands	Frequent workflows as commands (e.g., `/commit-push-pr`)

Read the full article on Push to Prod →

Deep Dive

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Multi-Session & Multi-Profile Details

Profiles, aliases, symlinks, shared vs. separate config, screenshots

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Multi-Session Workflow

Parallel Claude Code Sessions

Run multiple Claude Code sessions simultaneously using Warp (or custom-developed Canopy app) — Mac-native terminals with multi-tab support. Each tab runs an independent Claude Code instance with different profiles, models, or project contexts.

Multiple Claude Code sessions running in parallel in Canopy

Why Multiple Sessions?

Pattern	Example
Different projects	Tab 1: `cd ~/Canopy && claude-irv` Tab 2: `cd ~/Stoke && claude-irv` Tab 3: `cd ~/ELSecurityAlert && claude-el`
Different models	Tab 1: `claude-irv-opus` (complex architecture) Tab 2: `claude-irv-haiku` (quick lookups)
Different roles	Tab 1: Writing code (act mode) Tab 2: Email triage via MCP (research) Tab 3: Data imports (/import_all)
Parallel work	Session A builds a feature while Session B runs imports — true multitasking with independent contexts

Multi-Profile Setup

Separate Identities, Shared Tools

Run separate Claude Code identities for different contexts — personal projects, work projects, different models — all from the same machine. Shared skills and plugins, isolated session state.

~/.claude

Default profile

Source of truth

~/.claude-irv

Personal profile

Symlinks → .claude

~/.claude-el

Work profile

Symlinks → .claude

How It Works

Shell aliases in ~/.zshrc set CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR per profile:

# ~/.zshrc aliases
alias claude="claude"                          # default
alias claude-irv="CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR=~/.claude-irv claude"   # personal
alias claude-el="CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR=~/.claude-el claude"     # work

# Model variants (same config dir, different model)
alias claude-irv-sonnet="CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR=~/.claude-irv claude --model sonnet"
alias claude-el-opus="CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR=~/.claude-el claude --model opus"
alias claude-irv-haiku="CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR=~/.claude-irv claude --model haiku"

Shared vs. Separate

Shared (symlinked)	Separate per profile
`skills/`, `commands/`, `plugins/` `settings.json`, `settings.local.json` `.mcp.json`	`.claude.json` (session state) `projects/` (memory, per-project) `todos/`, `cache/`, `telemetry/`

Theme: Multi-Agent & Workflow

Claude Code spawns specialized sub-agents that work in parallel — like delegating to a team. The /workflows pipeline takes a feature from idea to shipped code, launching multiple agents at each stage.

Brainstorm
Explore & clarify

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Plan
Design approach

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Work
Ship the feature

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Review
Multi-agent audit

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Compound
Document learnings

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/lfg

"Let's go" — full autonomous mode. Plan, implement, review, ship. One command kicks off the entire pipeline with parallel agents.

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/workflows:review

Spawns 6+ specialized agents in parallel: security-sentinel, performance-oracle, architecture-strategist, code-simplicity-reviewer, and more.

How it works: Each /workflows stage spawns sub-agents — Explore, Plan, General Purpose, Background — that run concurrently. The compound-engineering plugin adds 29 specialized review/research/design agents on top. One command, an army of agents.

Deep Dive

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Workflows & Sub-Agents Detail

The brainstorm-plan-work-review-compound pipeline, sub-agent types, compound-engineering stats

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Engineering Lifecycle

The /workflows Pipeline

The /workflows pipeline — from idea to institutional knowledge. Each stage is a separate command that can be used independently or chained together.

Stage	Command	What Happens
Ideation	`/workflows:brainstorm`	Explore requirements and approaches through collaborative dialogue before planning
Planning	`/workflows:plan`	Transform feature descriptions into well-structured markdown plans
Execution	`/workflows:work`	Execute a work plan efficiently — ship complete features systematically
Review	`/workflows:review`	Exhaustive multi-agent code review with ultra-thinking and worktrees
Documentation	`/workflows:compound`	Document solved problems while context is fresh

The pipeline: /workflows:brainstorm → /workflows:plan → /workflows:work → /workflows:review → /workflows:compound
Each stage feeds into the next. Brainstorm outputs inform the plan. The plan feeds the work command. Review validates the work. Compound captures the learnings.

Sub-Agents

Sub-Agents & Task Tool

Claude Code can spawn specialized sub-agents that run in parallel — like delegating to a team. Each agent has its own context and toolset. They return results to the main session.

Explore Agent

Fast codebase search — find files, grep code, answer questions about structure. Used for research without polluting main context.

Plan Agent

Software architect — designs implementation plans, identifies critical files, considers trade-offs. Read-only.

General Purpose

Full agent with all tools. Used for complex multi-step tasks that need autonomy.

Background Agents

Run tasks in background while you continue working. Get notified on completion.

Parallel execution: Multiple agents can run simultaneously — e.g., one researching docs while another runs tests while a third reviews code. Massive time savings on complex tasks.

compound-engineering

The Compound-Engineering Plugin

"AI-powered development tools that get smarter with every use." — From the Every Inc marketplace.

Agents

Commands

Skills

MCP Server

Review Agents 15 AGENTS

Specialized code review from every angle. /workflows:review runs these in parallel against your PR or branch.

Agent	Focus
security-sentinel	OWASP vulnerabilities, auth flaws, hardcoded secrets
performance-oracle	N+1 queries, memory leaks, caching, scalability
architecture-strategist	Design decisions, component boundaries, patterns
code-simplicity-reviewer	YAGNI, unnecessary complexity, over-engineering
pattern-recognition-specialist	Anti-patterns, naming, duplication
data-integrity-guardian	Migrations, transactions, referential integrity

Research Agents 5 AGENTS

Agent	Focus
best-practices-researcher	External docs, community standards, industry patterns
framework-docs-researcher	Official framework docs, version-specific constraints
git-history-analyzer	Code evolution, contributor patterns, archaeological analysis
learnings-researcher	Institutional knowledge from `docs/solutions/`
repo-research-analyst	Repo structure, conventions, existing patterns

Theme: Automation (Playwright)

Headless browser automation embedded in Claude Code workflows. Playwright drives authenticated enterprise portals, scrapes data, and automates web interactions — all triggered by slash commands.

Automated Data Imports

Command	What It Automates
`/import_storemastersharepoint`	SharePoint download with auto-auth MFA recovery PLAYWRIGHT
`/import_vodofone`	Vodafone M2M portal — SIM inventory scraping PLAYWRIGHT
`/import_metaraw`	Google Sheets → MongoDB (4,500+ device records) API
`/import_storegps`	Unified GPS table from Knox, Meraki, OneLRA API

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Stoke Agent

LinkedIn engagement automation — Playwright + Claude Haiku for AI-generated comments on targeted posts.

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agent-browser Skill

Vercel's agent-browser CLI — browse websites, fill forms, take screenshots, scrape data from Claude Code.

Skills Overview

Skills are folders with a SKILL.md descriptor plus optional scripts and resources. Unlike commands (user-only), skills can auto-activate when their description matches the task context.

Custom Skills

Built by us

Plugin Skills

compound-engineering + others

Skill Anatomy

~/.claude/skills/my-skill/
  SKILL.md          # YAML frontmatter + instructions
  scripts/          # Optional helper scripts
  templates/        # Optional templates/resources

Key YAML fields: name, description, argument-hint, user-invocable, allowed-tools, context (fork vs. inline)

Deep Dive

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Skills — Full Custom & Plugin Lists

All 10 custom skills and 22 plugin skills with triggers and descriptions

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Custom Skills

Built by us

Click to expand

Plugin Skills

compound-engineering + others

Click to expand

Custom Skills 10 SKILLS

Hand-built by us, stored in ~/.claude/skills/. These are purpose-made for our daily workflows.

Skill	Trigger	What It Does
`/calendar`	Auto-Activate	Show today's calendar events using EventKit (works with Exchange/Outlook calendars). Supports filtering by time range.
`/brain`	User-Invoked	Save useful conversation output (explanations, how-tos, references) as a clean markdown doc in `~/brain/`. Auto-detects filename and category (references, notes, domains). Checks for dupes, auto-commits to git.
`/mongo`	User-Invoked	Fetch sample documents from any MongoDB collection to understand schemas. Supports personal and corporate instances with auto-detection. Read-only — hardcoded safety.
`/present`	User-Invoked	Generate a single offline-ready HTML presentation file. Each slide is an iframe-isolated HTML5 document with keyboard navigation.
`/projects`	User-Invoked	Interactive project directory picker — numbered list of all 11 active projects. Pick a number, Claude `cd`s into it and asks what to work on.
`/screenshot`	Auto-Activate	Load recent screenshots from Google Drive into the conversation. Multimodal — Claude sees and analyzes the image. Great for UI review and debugging.
`/storelookup`	User-Invoked	Full deep-dive on any EssilorLuxottica retail store — identity, devices, GPS, tickets. Queries MongoDB + OneLRA API.
`/symlinks`	User-Invoked	Show all symlinks across Claude Code config profiles (`.claude`, `.claude-irv`, `.claude-el`). Useful for verifying multi-profile setup.
`/topemail`	Auto-Activate	Pull most recent emails from key contacts on Exchange using the Apple Mail MCP server.
`/usageleft`	User-Invoked	Check Claude usage vs. daily/weekly allotment with visual bar graphs.

Skill	Source	What It Does
agent-browser	compound	Browser automation via Vercel's CLI — forms, scraping, screenshots
agent-native-architecture	compound	Build apps where agents are first-class citizens
brainstorming	compound	Explore requirements before planning (feeds into /workflows:brainstorm)
compound-docs	compound	Capture solved problems as searchable documentation with YAML frontmatter
create-agent-skill	compound	Create or edit Claude Code skills with expert guidance
frontend-design	compound	Production-grade UI — avoids generic AI aesthetics
gemini-imagegen	compound	Generate/edit images via Gemini API (Nano Banana Pro)
git-worktree	compound	Isolated parallel development with Git worktrees
last30days	compound	Research any topic across Reddit + X + Web from the last 30 days. Uses OpenAI + xAI APIs for engagement metrics
orchestrating-swarms	compound	Multi-agent swarm orchestration — divide-and-conquer patterns
rclone	compound	Upload/sync files to S3, R2, B2, Google Drive, Dropbox
skill-creator	compound	Guide for creating effective skills from scratch
/workflows Pipeline 5 STAGES
`/workflows:brainstorm`	Ideation	Explore requirements and approaches through collaborative dialogue
`/workflows:plan`	Planning	Transform feature descriptions into well-structured markdown plans
`/workflows:work`	Execution	Execute a work plan efficiently — ship complete features systematically
`/workflows:review`	Review	Exhaustive multi-agent code review with ultra-thinking and worktrees
`/workflows:compound`	Documentation	Document solved problems while context is fresh

Skill: /import_all

One command to refresh all enterprise data sources. Five daily imports orchestrated in the correct dependency order with a combined summary table.

Import Pipeline

StoreMaster
SharePoint

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Vodafone
M2M Portal

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Store GPS
Knox + Meraki

→

Meta Raw
Google Sheets

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7-Day
Compute history

Pattern: Each import is a standalone Python script wrapped in a slash command. /import_all chains them in sequence with error handling and a formatted summary table. Playwright handles authenticated portals, Google API handles sheets.

Skill: /screenshot

Load recent screenshots into the conversation. Claude sees and analyzes images — multimodal context injection from your screenshot folder.

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How It Works

Auto-activates when you mention screenshots. Reads the N most recent images from ~/My Drive/Screenshots/ using Claude's multimodal vision. Great for UI review, debugging visual issues, and design feedback.

Example: "Show me my last 3 screenshots" → Claude loads images, analyzes layouts, spots CSS issues, compares against design specs — all in one turn.

Skills: /mongo + /storelookup

Enterprise data skills — fetch MongoDB schemas and run full store deep-dives, all from the terminal.

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/mongo

READ-ONLY AUTO-DETECT

Fetch sample documents from any MongoDB collection. Auto-detects personal vs. corporate instance. Injects real schemas into conversation for informed code generation.

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/storelookup

DEEP DIVE MULTI-SOURCE

Full store deep-dive by number — identity, device counts across all systems, GPS sources, and recent tickets. Queries MongoDB + OneLRA API.

Safety first: Both skills are read-only. Pull data, inspect, analyze — never write. Connection strings stored in macOS Keychain.

Remote Control

Continue a local Claude Code session from your phone, tablet, or any browser. Start a task at your desk, pick it up from the couch. BUILT-IN FEATURE

Start Methods

Method	Command	Notes
New session	`claude remote-control`	Shows URL + QR code. Press `Space` to toggle QR.
Existing session	`/remote-control` or `/rc`	Carries over current conversation.
All sessions (auto)	`/config` → Enable	Every session becomes remotely accessible.

How it works: Claude Code runs locally. Remote Control creates a secure outbound tunnel via the Anthropic API — no inbound ports. Your phone is just a window into the local session. Available on Pro and Max plans (Research Preview).

Skill: /calendar

Query your calendar from the terminal using macOS EventKit. Works with Exchange/Outlook calendars — bypasses AppleScript's Exchange limitations via inline Swift compilation.

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Natural Language Queries

"What do I have this afternoon?" • "Show me tomorrow's meetings" • "Am I free at 2pm?"

Supports: today, tomorrow, morning, afternoon, week, and natural-language time questions.

Technical trick: Compiles and runs a Swift snippet at call time via swift -e. EventKit correctly reads all calendar accounts including Microsoft 365 — something AppleScript can't do reliably.

Skill: /usageleft

Check your Claude usage versus daily and weekly allotment with visual bar graphs. Know exactly how much capacity you have left without leaving the terminal.

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Usage Dashboard

5-HOUR ROLLING 7-DAY OVERALL PER-MODEL EXTRA USAGE

Unicode block characters with color-coded utilization levels. Fetches from the Anthropic OAuth API using stored Keychain tokens. Works across all Claude Code profiles via $CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR detection.

Skill: /present

Generate a self-contained presentation HTML from a natural-language description. Each slide is a standalone HTML5 document. It's how I prototype decks in seconds.

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Key Features

OFFLINE-READY SINGLE FILE KEYBOARD NAV OVERVIEW GRID

Uses iframe.srcdoc (not blob URLs) for file:// compatibility. Supports slide types: title, bullets, code, SVG charts, base64 images. Press Escape for thumbnail grid overview. Writes the .html and opens it immediately.

Skills: /topemail + /last30days

Two research skills — one for priority email from key contacts, one for real-time topic research across the web.

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/topemail CUSTOM

Priority emails from key contacts via Exchange. Uses AppleScript with dedicated per-contact mailboxes (Exchange whose clause workaround). Urgent emails surfaced from _Urgent mailbox rule.

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/last30days PUBLIC

Publicly installable skill — research any topic across Reddit, X/Twitter, and web search. Uses OpenAI + xAI APIs for engagement-weighted synthesis. Graceful degradation to web-only if API keys absent.

MCP Servers

The Model Context Protocol is Anthropic's open standard for connecting AI to external tools and data. MCP servers give Claude direct, structured access to APIs and services.

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Apple Mail MCP INSTALLED

Search, read, send, reply, forward emails. Manage folders and attachments. Works with Exchange accounts on macOS. Custom-built Python MCP server.

search_messages get_message send_email reply_to_message flag_message

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Notion MCP INSTALLED

Search, create, update pages and databases. Manage comments and teams directly from Claude Code.

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Context7 MCP PLUGIN

Live documentation lookup for any library. Auto-configured via compound-engineering plugin.

Ecosystem

GitHub Slack PostgreSQL Playwright Linear Filesystem Jira — and hundreds more

Deep Dive

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Canopy — Mac-Native SSH + Git + AI Client

Custom-built macOS app: terminal, SFTP sync, Git client, BYOK AI chat — developed entirely with Claude Code

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The philosophy: Review and optimize everything. Build your own SSH client to have the exact workflow you want, with AI built in from day one. This is the "rethink everything to 10X ourselves" approach in action — and proof that Claude Code can ship real, production macOS apps.

A custom-built macOS app that combines SSH terminal, SFTP file sync, Git client, and BYOK AI chat in one window. Built with SwiftUI, zero external SDKs for networking or AI — everything is pure URLSession + Citadel SSH. Developed entirely with Claude Code.

By the Numbers

111

Swift Files

15.5K

Lines of Code

AI Providers

Swift 6

macOS 15+

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Multi-Tab Terminal

SSH + local terminal tabs with split panes (Cmd+D). xterm-256color via SwiftTerm. Dynamic resize, copy/paste, per-tab session isolation.

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SSH & Auth

Citadel SSH v2 — password auth, Ed25519 keys, RSA keys. macOS Keychain for credentials. Server profiles stored as JSON.

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SFTP File Sync

Side-by-side local/remote file comparison. Push & pull with progress tracking. Filter by status (modified, local-only, remote-only). Checksum or size-based diff.

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Full Git Client

Branch management (create, checkout, delete, push, pull). Commit history timeline. Unified & side-by-side diff views with syntax highlighting.

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AI Chat — BYOK Multi-Provider

Built-in AI assistant with streaming responses, file attachments (drag-and-drop), @-mention snippets, and per-server conversation history. All via URLSession REST + SSE parsing — no vendor SDKs.

Provider	Default Model	Notes
Claude (Anthropic)	claude-sonnet-4-5	Multimodal, SSE streaming, x-api-key auth
OpenAI	gpt-4o	Multimodal, Bearer token, function calling
OpenRouter	anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5	200+ models, OpenAI-compatible API
Ollama (local)	llama3.2	Fully offline, configurable base URL
LM Studio (local)	User-selected	OpenAI-compatible, localhost:1234

Productivity Panels

Dashboard

Server metrics — uptime, CPU load, memory, disk, IPs. Works for both SSH and local machine.

Prompt Snippets

Saved prompt templates with categories and tags. @-mention to insert into AI chat.

Goals & Tasks

Lightweight project tracking — goals (active/completed) and tasks (pending/done) with inline add/edit/delete.

Knowledge Vault

Personal docs library with full-text search. "Send to Chat" injects content into AI conversation for context.

Tech Stack

SwiftUI macOS 15+ SPM Citadel (SSH/SFTP) SwiftTerm HighlightSwift MarkdownUI

@Observable + @MainActor architecture. Actor-based services for thread safety. Window opacity control (30-100%). Theme system (Default + Canvas). Zero vendor AI SDKs — all providers via URLSession REST + SSE. Bundle ID: com.irvcassio.Canopy

OpenClaw

The open-source AI agent that lives in your messaging apps. 200,000+ GitHub stars. A phenomenon that went from weekend project to global movement — and a signal of what most people have been wanting out of AI.

The Timeline

ClawdBot
Nov 2025

→

MoltBot
Jan 27

→

OpenClaw
Jan 30

→

OpenAI hires Peter
Feb 15

Created by Peter Steinberger (PSPDFKit). Anthropic trademark cease-and-desist triggered three names in three days. Then OpenAI hired Steinberger to lead their personal agents effort — OpenClaw moves to a foundation and stays open-source.

Why this matters: The idea of a fully autonomous AI working for you — managing your todo list, self-learning, having memory and a personality — is transformative. OpenClaw is proof of the demand. Apple has seen a surge in Mac mini sales driven by people buying them specifically to host personal AI agents. This isn't a developer trend — it's mainstream.

Security Considerations

Security researchers have identified risks in third-party skills — including data exfiltration and prompt injection. With great autonomy comes real responsibility. Learn more

Global Unhackathon

On Feb 28, 2026 — 24+ AI Tinkerers cities worldwide. Heads-down build session: no pitches, no panels, just ship code. Cincinnati details

Community — Cincinnati AI

The Cincinnati AI scene is thriving. Multiple overlapping communities for builders, tinkerers, and professionals. Here's where to plug in.

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Cincy AI for Humans NEXT: MAR 3

Monthly meetup • 150+ avg attendees • UC Digital Futures Building, Room 140 • 3–5 PM
Eventbrite • cincyai.org

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AI Tinkerers Cincinnati

Technical builders — live demos, walkthroughs, hackathons.
cincinnati.aitinkerers.org

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Cincinnati AI Builders

LinkedIn private group • Carl Fraik / Cincinnati AI Catalyst.
LinkedIn

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CincyAI Week 2026

Annual AI week with talks, workshops, and networking. cincyaiweek.com • Pre-register

Getting Started

Everything you need to go from zero to autonomous agent. Install Claude Code, add skills, connect MCP servers, and start building.

Quick Install

What	How
Claude Code	`npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code`
Custom Skills	Copy skill folder to `~/.claude/skills/`
MCP Servers	Add to `~/.claude/.mcp.json`
Plugins	Install from marketplace in Claude Code settings

Resources

Resource	Link
Official Docs	code.claude.com/docs
Skills Documentation	code.claude.com/docs/en/skills
Anthropic Skills Repo	github.com/anthropics/skills
MCP Protocol	modelcontextprotocol.io
Awesome Claude Code	github.com/hesreallyhim/awesome-claude-code
Claude Code Full Course	theneuron.ai

Deep Dive

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Installation Guide — Replicate Our Setup

Step-by-step: skills, MCP servers, plugins, and multi-profile configuration

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Custom Skills

Install Skills

Skills are folders with a SKILL.md file. Copy a skill folder into ~/.claude/skills/ and it's immediately available. Our 9 custom skills are authored in-house — build your own following this pattern, or check the Anthropic Skills Repo for community examples.

Our Custom Skills

Skill	What It Does	Trigger
`/screenshot`	Load recent screenshots into conversation (multimodal)	Auto
`/calendar`	macOS EventKit calendar via inline Swift — works with Exchange	Auto
`/usageleft`	Claude usage vs. allotment with visual bar graphs	User
`/present`	Generate offline-ready HTML slide deck from description	User
`/mongo`	Fetch MongoDB sample documents for schema reference (read-only)	User
`/storelookup`	Full store deep-dive — identity, devices, GPS, tickets (MongoDB + OneLRA)	User
`/topemail`	Priority emails from key contacts via Exchange	Auto
`/projects`	Interactive project directory picker	User
`/symlinks`	Show symlinks across multi-profile config	User

Skill File Structure

# Create a skill
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/my-skill

# Add the SKILL.md descriptor
cat > ~/.claude/skills/my-skill/SKILL.md << 'EOF'
---
name: my-skill
description: What this skill does (used for auto-activation matching)
user-invocable: true
argument-hint: "optional argument description"
---
# Instructions for Claude when this skill activates
Your prompt and instructions here...
EOF

MCP Servers

Connect MCP Servers

MCP servers are defined in ~/.claude/.mcp.json. Each server is a local process that Claude Code communicates with via the Model Context Protocol.

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Apple Mail MCP

Read, search, send, and manage emails. Works with Exchange/Outlook on macOS.

# 1. Clone and set up
git clone https://github.com/your-repo/apple-mail-mcp ~/apple-mail-mcp
cd ~/apple-mail-mcp
python3 -m venv venv
./venv/bin/pip install -e .

# 2. Add to ~/.claude/.mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-mail": {
      "command": "~/apple-mail-mcp/venv/bin/python",
      "args": ["-m", "apple_mail_mcp.server"]
    }
  }
}

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Notion MCP

Installed via the Notion plugin marketplace. Search, create, and update Notion pages directly from Claude Code.

# Installed as a plugin marketplace
# In Claude Code settings, install from: notion-plugin-marketplace
# Requires a Notion integration token

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Context7 MCP

Auto-configured when you install the compound-engineering plugin. Provides live documentation lookup for any library — no additional setup needed.

Plugins

Install Plugins

Plugins extend Claude Code with curated skills, agents, and workflows. Install from marketplaces in Claude Code settings.

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compound-engineering ESSENTIAL

The engine behind /workflows. Provides 29 agents, 22 commands, 21 skills, and the Context7 MCP server.

# Install from Every marketplace in Claude Code settings
# Marketplace: every-marketplace
# Package: compound-engineering

After install, you get: /workflows:brainstorm, /workflows:plan, /workflows:work, /workflows:review, /workflows:compound, /lfg, /slfg, review agents (security-sentinel, performance-oracle, etc.), and more.

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swift-lsp OPTIONAL

Swift Language Server Protocol integration. Gives Claude Code type awareness, autocomplete, and symbol resolution for Swift/SwiftUI projects. Requires Xcode installed.

# Install from official marketplace in Claude Code settings
# Marketplace: claude-plugins-official
# Package: swift-lsp

Multi-Profile

Multi-Profile Setup (Optional)

Run separate Claude Code identities for personal and work contexts. Shared skills and plugins, isolated session state.

Shell Aliases

# Add to ~/.zshrc
alias claude="claude"
alias claude-irv="CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR=~/.claude-irv claude"
alias claude-el="CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR=~/.claude-el claude"

# Model variants (same config dir, different model)
alias claude-irv-sonnet="CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR=~/.claude-irv claude --model sonnet"
alias claude-el-opus="CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR=~/.claude-el claude --model opus"
alias claude-irv-haiku="CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR=~/.claude-irv claude --model haiku"

Symlink Shared Config

# Create profile directories
mkdir -p ~/.claude-irv ~/.claude-el

# Symlink shared resources (skills, commands, plugins, settings, MCP)
for dir in ~/.claude-irv ~/.claude-el; do
  ln -sf ~/.claude/skills "$dir/skills"
  ln -sf ~/.claude/commands "$dir/commands"
  ln -sf ~/.claude/plugins "$dir/plugins"
  ln -sf ~/.claude/settings.json "$dir/settings.json"
  ln -sf ~/.claude/settings.local.json "$dir/settings.local.json"
  ln -sf ~/.claude/.mcp.json "$dir/.mcp.json"
done

Session state (.claude.json, projects/, todos/, cache/) stays separate per profile automatically.