claude-code-manager

github.com/simonstrumse/claude-code-manager

2025-10-09 ~ 2026-01-08 · 91 days

Hyperspeed Prototyping

Achieved PyPI publication in 2 days, then immediately succumbed to the silence of a lone developer.

“A two-day wonder, now a PyPI ghost.”

Death Type

Hyperspeed Architecture Astronaut

This project achieved PyPI publication in 2 days, installing 31 dependencies including 'textual', 'rich', and 'pyyaml' for a TUI application to manage files that didn't exist in its own repo. It built a multi-Python version CI/CD pipeline for a product whose active development period was shorter than a typical weekend. An architectural marvel for a two-day sprint, then an immediate collapse.

Cause of Death

1. The 2-day sprint to PyPI

The project was active for precisely 2 days, from 2026-01-07 to 2026-01-08, with 23 commits made by 'simonstrumse'. This hyper-accelerated development cycle culminated in PyPI publication as 'ccmanager' version 2.0.1, a feat rarely matched by projects with a longer lifespan.

2. Comprehensive CI/CD for a fleeting existence

Despite its brief 2-day life, a robust CI/CD pipeline was meticulously crafted in '.github/workflows/tests.yml'. It tested across five Python versions (3.8-3.12), ensuring quality for a project that would receive no further contributions after day two. Over-preparation for an early demise.

3. 'CLAUDE.md' management without a 'CLAUDE.md' file

The project explicitly aimed to manage 'CLAUDE.md' files, yet no such file was present in the repository's structure. A TUI was built, a scanner developed, and a manager designed, all for a file that seemingly never materialized within its own codebase.

Vibe Score

30/ 100

AI-assisted but human-driven

What They Did

This project, 'Claude Code Manager' (PyPI: 'ccmanager'), was an ambitious Python-based Terminal User Interface (TUI) application, launched on 2026-01-07. It aspired to centralize the management of 'Claude Code' configurations, including MCP servers, skills, and the enigmatic 'CLAUDE.md' files, using 'textual>=0.47.0' for its visual flair. Its first major act was publication to PyPI, achieving version 2.0.1 within 48 hours.

pythontextualrichpyyaml

Burnout Analysis

The developer, 'simonstrumse', exhibited a flash-in-the-pan intensity, delivering all 23 commits within a 2-day window from 2026-01-07 to 2026-01-08. This included significant additions like '+2491 lines' to 'mcp_tui.py'. Following the final commit, 'Publish to PyPI', the repository entered a 90-day period of absolute silence, suggesting an immediate and complete cessation of activity post-launch.

Dependency Archaeology

The 'pyproject.toml' declared 'textual>=0.47.0', 'rich>=13.0.0', and 'pyyaml>=6.0' as core dependencies, among a total of 31 dependencies. This substantial dependency footprint was established within the project's initial 2-day lifespan, indicating a rapid embrace of a full-featured stack for a project that would only see 23 commits. The project had more dependencies (31) than its active development days (2).

Autopsy: File Structure

├──pyproject.tomlThe blueprint for its PyPI debut, defining 'ccmanager' and Python >=3.8, alongside core dependencies like 'textual'. Its ambition was clear from day one.

├──.github/workflows/tests.ymlA testament to over-engineering, this CI/CD pipeline tested across 5 Python versions (3.8-3.12) for a project that would only live for 2 active days. Foresight, or folly?

├──mcp_tui.pyThe heart of the TUI, bloated with '+2491 lines' and '-441 lines' of change. A grand effort for an interface few, if any, ever saw in action.

├──mcp_scanner.pyDedicated to discovering MCP files, boasting '+1211 lines'. It scanned for a world that seemingly forgot to populate itself with the very 'CLAUDE.md' files it was meant to find.

├──mcp_manager.pyThe brain of the operation, with '+1131 lines' for managing MCP elements. A robust manager built for content that remained largely theoretical.

├──requirements.txtExplicitly listing 'textual>=0.47.0', a redundancy given 'pyproject.toml', yet another artifact of a developer in a hurry.

└──CLAUDE.md (missing)The very file this project promised to manage, conspicuously absent. A manager without a mandate.

Eulogy Stats

Total Commits: 23
Ambitious Adjectives: 3
Deploy Config: Yes
Estimated Users: 0 (unless PyPI download statistics count as 'users')

Last Words

“Publish to PyPI”