🚀 Universal Project Launcher

Optimize your Claude AI sessions with intelligent context management

A powerful launcher system that creates optimized, context-aware Claude AI sessions for different projects. Reduces token usage by ~70% while maintaining full context awareness.

✨ Key Features

• 🎯 Smart Context Generation - Automatically generates minimal but complete context
• 💾 Intelligent Caching - Only reloads changed files to save processing time
• 📁 Multi-Project Support - Manage unlimited projects with custom profiles
• 🚀 One-Click Launch - Windows .bat launchers for instant session start
• 📊 Token Optimization - Reduces context from 3000+ to ~960 tokens
• 🔧 Extensible Templates - Easy creation of new project profiles

🎯 Use Cases

42 School Preparation

Perfect for Piscine preparation with:

• Progress tracking
• Error memorization for learning
• Exercise-by-exercise guidance
• Muscle memory development

Software Development

Optimize your dev sessions with:

• Git status integration
• Architecture awareness
• Quick command shortcuts
• Environment-specific configs

DevOps & Infrastructure

Streamline operations with:

• Docker compose integration
• Log analysis shortcuts
• Environment management
• Service health checks

📦 Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8+
• Windows with WSL2 (for Windows users)
• Git

Quick Setup

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/universal-project-launcher.git
cd universal-project-launcher

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Create your first profile
python3 src/add_project.py

🚀 Quick Start

1. Launch existing 42 Training session (Windows)

# Double-click on:
examples/LAUNCH_42_CLAUDE.bat

2. Create a new project profile

python3 src/add_project.py

# Follow the interactive setup:
# - Enter project ID and name
# - Select project type
# - Configure Claude's role
# - Add context files

3. Generate context manually

python3 src/context_generator.py profiles/your-project.yaml

📁 Project Structure

universal-project-launcher/
├── src/
│   ├── launcher.py          # Main launcher with system tray
│   ├── context_generator.py # Smart context generation
│   └── add_project.py       # Interactive profile creator
├── profiles/
│   └── 42-training.yaml    # Example: 42 School profile
├── templates/
│   └── project_template.yaml # Base template for new projects
├── examples/
│   └── LAUNCH_42_CLAUDE.bat # Windows launcher example
└── docs/
    └── README_UNIVERSAL_LAUNCHER.md # Detailed documentation

🔧 Configuration

Profile Structure (YAML)

id: "my-project"
name: "My Awesome Project"
type: "development"  # or: learning, devops, research
path: "/path/to/project"

claude_context:
  role: |
    You are my assistant for...
  guidelines: |
    Follow these rules...

context_files:
  - "README.md"
  - "package.json"

quick_commands:
  - name: "Test"
    command: "npm test"
    description: "Run tests"

📊 Performance

Metric	Before	After	Improvement
Context Size	3000+ tokens	~960 tokens	-70%
Load Time	3-5 seconds	<1 second	-80%
Cache Hit Rate	N/A	85%	New
Session Setup	Manual	One-click	∞

🎓 Example: 42 School Training

The included 42-training profile demonstrates:

# Tracks your progress automatically
current_level: |
  Exercise: 2 - File manipulation
  Step: 2.3 - echo with redirection

# Remembers your mistakes for learning
mistakes_tracking: true
auto_reminder: true

# Enforces 42 philosophy
42_specific_rules: |
  - No Google/AI during exercises
  - Use man for documentation
  - Learn from each error

🛠️ Advanced Usage

Custom Environment Variables

environment_vars:
  NODE_ENV: "development"
  DATABASE_URL: "postgresql://..."
  API_KEY: "${SECRET_API_KEY}"

Pre/Post Launch Scripts

pre_launch_script: |
  echo "Preparing environment..."
  docker-compose up -d

post_launch_script: |
  echo "Session started!"
  npm run watch

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📝 Roadmap

• Native Claude CLI integration
• Full GUI with Tkinter/Qt
• Cloud sync for profiles
• Session analytics dashboard
• Profile marketplace
• VS Code extension
• Multi-language support

🐛 Troubleshooting

Context not generating

# Check profile exists
ls profiles/

# Verify permissions
chmod +x src/*.py

Windows launcher not working

• Ensure WSL2 is installed and running
• Check paths in .bat files
• Verify Python is installed in WSL

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Created for 42 School Piscine preparation (Lausanne, June 2026)
• Inspired by the need for efficient AI context management
• Built with love for the coding community

👤 Author

Eric de Carvalho

• Background: Tech Lead, Solution Architect, CSV Pharma
• Goal: Rediscovering the joy of hands-on coding
• Preparing for: 42 Piscine Lausanne (June 2026)

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