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Projects Compendium

Personal project tracker — project entries, descriptions, information, locations, and more...

PROJECTS
Star UI Image Tools Global ReShade Injection Library
Various Steam Plugins Faraday Various Browser Mods / Extensions
Refine / Modify Existing Applications CSS WebRipper Prism (Gemini .CSS)
Windows Terminal Tweaker Deconstructing Gemini Extensions Free AI Tools / APIs / Accounts / Software — Bundle
VSCode Custom CSS and JS Path Scripts Bandcamp Tagger
Docs-CLI Joplin Theme Switcher Setup-Project
Context-Menu (Shell Switcher) IDE Sync Nilesoft Shell GUI
Claude Profile Manager Extension Groups Shortcut Centralizer
Cursor Theme Animations C Drive Cleanup Game Page Enhancer
listnr Music - WACUP Plugin Music Suite
Typora Tint One Commander - Themes HLSL Converter
HLSL Normalizer CustomTkinter Asset Library - PY Bat Compilers
TUI Layout Designer AnyZip to 7z Converter ASCII
Folder Flattener No Overwrite Mover Sea Power - Mod Renamer
Start11 Start Menu Repair TXT to JSON E Terminal Gift
Browser Launcher Print-Packages VS Code Theme Bundler
Millennium Plugin Dev Skill

BROAD-SCOPE

Project Status Key

Exactly status used by all projects, five statuses:

Status Meaning
NOT STARTED Idea captured — no work has begun.
IN PROGRESS Actively being built or reworked.
NEARING COMPLETION Core work is done — polish, optimization, or final tasks remain.
COMPLETE Shippable / done. May still get an optional revisit — see Remaining.
ONGOING No defined end — maintained or expanded indefinitely.

Type Key

Exactly one Type per project, eight fixed types — pick the closest match, don't invent a new one:

Type Meaning
GUI App A standalone application with a graphical interface.
CLI / Script A command-line tool, automation script, or background job.
Browser Mod/Ext A browser extension, userscript, or browser-level modification.
App Plugin A plugin/extension for an existing non-browser application.
Game Mod Modding content built for a specific game.
Styling / Theme CSS or a theme pack restyling an existing app or site.
Library / Asset Collection A reusable asset or reference collection, not a deliverable on its own.
Research & Setup Exploratory work or setup with no single shippable deliverable yet.

Tags: free-form, lowercase, hyphenated — stack, language, or domain keywords (#python, #tauri, #css, #game-mod). As many as are useful, comma-separated. Skip the line if none are known yet — don't guess.

Location(s): one line per path — DIR: for a local folder/file, WEB: for a URL.

Reusable Parts: short note on what could be extracted and reused elsewhere — a GUI shell, a function, a pattern.

Tip: WEB: URLs render as clickable links automatically. DIR: paths are plain text for local reference. Commit at natural checkpoints (end of a session, a real milestone) rather than after every small edit — keeps history readable across agents.

Projects

Concrete builds — apps, scripts, mods — each with a clear deliverable.

Template

Copy this block (through Reusable Parts) and paste it below your last entry to log a new project.

<Project Name>

  • Status:
  • Type:
  • Tags: <stack/domain keywords, or omit the line>
  • Remaining: <what's left to do>
  • Issues: <known bugs / blockers, or —>
  • Notes: <context, decisions, links>
  • Location(s): <DIR: D:\path\to\project\ | WEB: https://... — one per line, as many as needed>
  • Reusable Parts: <piece(s) worth reusing elsewhere — GUI shell, function, pattern>

Star UI

Comprehensive UI modding GUI tool for Starsector.

  • Status: NEARING COMPLETION
  • Type: GUI App
  • Tags: #game-mod, #starsector
  • Remaining: Optimization pass / various small tweaks, enhancements & features.
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Image handling has a limited amount of changes that can be made to it, for optimization or otherwise, due to a convoluted solution being the only fix found for artifacting on transparent .png UI assets.
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\Star UI](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/Star%20UI/)
  • Reusable Parts: —

Image Tools

Refining, expanding, and eventually combining image editing tools into a lightweight GUI. (See Path Scripts.)

  • Status: NOT STARTED
  • Type: CLI / Script
  • Tags: #python, #image-processing
  • Remaining: Refine Python scripts, options, functions, etc. Build a GUI.
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Considering a different language for the GUI, since it'll be small and lightweight — only meant to ease running the .py scripts.
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\Image Color Layer Seperator](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/Image%20Color%20Layer%20Seperator/) | DIR: [D:\Code Projects\Image Grid Maker](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/Image%20Grid%20Maker/) | DIR: [D:\Code Projects\Image Recolor and Converter](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/Image%20Recolor%20and%20Converter/) | DIR: [D:\Code Projects\Depth Mapper 2D](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/Depth%20Mapper%202D/) | DIR: [D:\Code Projects\Paint.NET Layer Renamer](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/Paint.NET%20Layer%20Renamer/)
  • Reusable Parts: —

Global ReShade Injection Library

GUI tool that manages a single ReShade library, injects it into games, handles updates, and can modify injected shaders for game compatibility.

  • Status: IN PROGRESS
  • Type: GUI App
  • Tags: #game-mod, #reshade
  • Remaining: A new method of tracking and injecting specific ReShade shaders into the application.
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Came about after finding the global shader library doesn't work well with certain applications — e.g. games running on DirectX9.
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\Global Reshade Library](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/Global%20Reshade%20Library/)
  • Reusable Parts: —

Various Steam Plugins

Improve existing plugins and finish new ones for Millennium.

  • Status: ONGOING
  • Type: App Plugin
  • Tags: #steam, #millennium
  • Remaining: Add a settings menu to CsRin_Plus; complete a working version of Steam_Linker.
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: CsRin_Plus: adds buttons to the Steam store linking to browser game deal/release sites. Steam_Linker: adds the UI bar under native Steam games in the library to non-Steam shortcut games.
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\Steam Plugins\Cs.Rin.Ru External](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/Steam%20Plugins/Cs.Rin.Ru%20External/) (CsRin_Plus) | DIR: [D:\Code Projects\Steam Plugins\non-steam-linker](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/Steam%20Plugins/non-steam-linker/) (Steam_Linker)
  • Reusable Parts: —

Faraday

Sandboxie-based GUI that captures an application's folder and keeps all related AppData and Documents files inside it.

  • Status: COMPLETE
  • Type: GUI App
  • Tags: #sandboxie
  • Remaining: (If desired) a second pass on all GUI elements and application functions.
  • Issues: Possible functionality loss — e.g. Faraday-redirected LibreOffice opens Zen Browser outside the user's default Zen profile, breaking Google Docs sync.
  • Notes: Test whether it affects an application's performance.
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\Application Data Redirect GUI\Faraday](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/Application%20Data%20Redirect%20GUI/Faraday/)
  • Reusable Parts: —

Various Browser Mods / Extensions

Modding Zen, Firefox, and Thorium to better suit the user's needs — mods, extensions, launch commands, and portable multi-install setups.

  • Status: ONGOING
  • Type: Browser Mod/Ext
  • Tags: #zen, #firefox, #thorium, #tampermonkey
  • Remaining: None currently.
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Completed: custom Thorium build for Gemini-only use | Zen tab right/left-side switcher + graphics/CPU acceleration toggle | Thorium "Zen_Link" extension routing clicked links and highlighted-text searches to Zen instead of Thorium.
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\Zen Browser Mods](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/Zen%20Browser%20Mods/) | DIR: [D:\Code Projects\Browser Devtools\Chrome-Gruvbox](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/Browser%20Devtools/Chrome-Gruvbox/) | DIR: [D:\Code Projects\Tamper Monkey\AutoPager Translated](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/Tamper%20Monkey/AutoPager%20Translated/)
  • Reusable Parts: —

Refine / Modify Existing Applications

Refine or modify commonly used applications using sources like GitHub (e.g. PhotoGimp for GIMP).

  • Status: ONGOING
  • Type: Research & Setup
  • Remaining: Pick applications; discuss improvements, alternatives, modifications.
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: —
  • Location(s): —
  • Reusable Parts: —

CSS WebRipper

Custom portable Firefox build for .css styling, plus a Python/Node CLI that rips and cleans a page's .css for easy reading and Stylus styling.

  • Status: COMPLETE
  • Type: CLI / Script
  • Tags: #css, #python, #nodejs, #firefox
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Perhaps integrate some sort of application version of Stylus.
  • Location(s): DIR: C:\SystemEdits\Scripts\Web-Ripper-Monolith.bat | DIR: C:\SystemEdits\Scripts\Web-Ripper-SingleFile.bat | DIR: C:\SystemEdits\Scripts\utils\Monolith_Ripper_CLI.ps1 | DIR: C:\SystemEdits\Scripts\utils\SingleFile_Ripper_CLI.ps1
  • Reusable Parts: —

Prism (Gemini .CSS)

Comprehensive CSS styling and effects Chrome extension for the Gemini website — documented and implemented via Stylus early on, now a full extension.

  • Status: NEARING COMPLETION
  • Type: Browser Mod/Ext
  • Tags: #css, #chrome-extension, #gemini, #nodejs
  • Remaining: Complete the MV3 extension restructure (manifest.json and associated files started, not finished at last checkpoint); finish documenting the Gemini stylesheet's remaining properties; update the Thorium Gemini launcher's profile path to the new Config\BrowserProfiles\<Browser>\<ProfileName>\ convention.
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Began as Stylus + Tampermonkey, restructured into an MV3 unpacked extension for per-element control and to avoid CSP conflicts. Reached a milestone: a finalized, audited CSS effects library (~251 named effects across two volumes, 52 keyframes) with a complete trigger-state system (data-fx-trigger, --fx-on/--fx-play-state; Always/Hover/Active/Focus/Toggle modes). CSS selector library covers ~400–492 selectors across 22 sections with a JSON prop schema. A four-phase automated DOM extraction pipeline (DevTools snippet → Python merger → Anthropic API batch describer → manifest/markdown output) keeps the selector library current as Gemini's Angular DOM evolves. Also referred to as "Gemini Prism." Includes a working Gemini Sidebar Dock (AHK-docked Thorium sidebar with a local hub page: clock, theme switcher, notes, bookmarks, extension launcher).
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\Gemini\Gemini Prism](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/Gemini/Gemini%20Prism/)
  • Reusable Parts: The trigger-state effect system (251 effects / 52 keyframes, 5 trigger modes) is a reusable framework for styling any site. The DOM manifest scrape → classify → index pipeline (prism-clean.js → prism-reclassify.js → prism-area-classify.js → prism-index.js, run against an ~80MB/~9,632-entry manifest) is reusable for other large DOM-styling projects.

Windows Terminal Tweaker

GUI for customizing Windows Terminal — downloading plugins and converting shaders.

  • Status: IN PROGRESS
  • Type: GUI App
  • Tags: #windows-terminal, #hlsl
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Bundles packaged copies of HLSL Converter and HLSL Normalizer (see their own entries) for its shader-conversion feature.
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\WindowsTerminalTweaker](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/WindowsTerminalTweaker/)
  • Reusable Parts: —

Deconstructing Gemini Extensions

Deconstruct favorite Gemini extensions and rebuild them to spec.

  • Status: ONGOING
  • Type: Browser Mod/Ext
  • Tags: #gemini
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: —
  • Location(s): —
  • Reusable Parts: —

Free AI Tools / APIs / Accounts / Software — Bundle

Accumulate free AI software, tools, CLIs, and APIs to maximize free usage and credits at no cost.

  • Status: ONGOING
  • Type: Research & Setup
  • Tags: #ollama, #litellm, #aider, #cline
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Includes local Ollama models plus Aider, Cline, and LiteLLM wired into a custom CLI launcher.
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\LiteLLM](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/LiteLLM/)
  • Reusable Parts: —

VSCode Custom CSS and JS

Compile as many custom CSS/JS VS Code extensions as possible into one installable package, with as few components as possible.

  • Status: IN PROGRESS
  • Type: Styling / Theme
  • Tags: #vscode, #css, #js
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Injected via the be5invis.vscode-custom-css loader extension. 7 versioned iterations kept (v11–v17) plus an "Alt CSS Versions" folder; also has its own logger/deeplogger JS for debugging. Likely has a Cursor counterpart (.cursor or its AppData) — not yet confirmed, worth checking.
  • Location(s): DIR: [C:\Users\John Hudock.vscode\css](file:///C:/Users/John%20Hudock/.vscode/css/)
  • Reusable Parts: —

Path Scripts

Port existing scripts into the global Path Scripts folder so they're callable from anywhere in the terminal; style them as proper CLIs.

  • Status: ONGOING
  • Type: CLI / Script
  • Tags: #python
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Notable Python imports for this task: InquirerPy, prompt_toolkit, questionary, rich, argparse, click, blessed, Textual, colorama, termcolor, tqdm, urwid.
  • Location(s): DIR: [C:\SystemEdits\Scripts](file:///C:/SystemEdits/Scripts/) | DIR: [C:\SystemEdits\Scripts\utils](file:///C:/SystemEdits/Scripts/utils/)
  • Reusable Parts: —

Bandcamp Tagger

Bandcamp music auto-tagging CLI workflow, replacing a manual MusicBrainz Picard process.

  • Status: COMPLETE
  • Type: CLI / Script
  • Tags: #python, #music, #bandcamp
  • Remaining: — (status recalled from memory, not this doc — confirm/correct)
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Built on beets, beetcamp, yt-dlp, and mutagen. Features a Rich UI, progress bars, and color-coded summary tables. Being folded into the new Music Suite unified CLI (see its own entry).
  • Location(s): DIR: D:\Code Projects\Music Suite\bandcamp-tagger.py | DIR: C:\SystemEdits\Scripts\bandcamp-tagger.bat
  • Reusable Parts: The Rich progress-bar + color-coded summary-table pattern is reusable in any CLI that processes a batch of items.

Docs-CLI

Docs CLI — pulls GitHub repo docs via Repomix and hosts them on Surge.sh for any agent or tool to read.

  • Status: ONGOING
  • Type: CLI / Script
  • Tags: #python, #repomix, #surge
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: General-purpose now — de-Cursor-ified naming and branding throughout (banner, docstring, prompts) so it reads as a tool any agent can consume, not one tied to Cursor's "Index Docs" feature specifically. Interactive Rich/InquirerPy interface: dashboard stats, per-repo Repomix flag management, a gradient Cylon-eye sweep-bar animation (ported from Print-Packages.ps1's Get-SweepBar) during fetch/build/deploy steps, and a Rename repo action for renaming an entry without rebuilding it from scratch. Status panel's Name column is now clickable too, opening the local .md file directly (Doc Link still opens the hosted copy); an Open Docs folder action jumps straight to the on-disk output dir. Also fixed a few real bugs: duplicate repo names could collide and make selection ambiguous (now guarded), Update all always reported every repo as updated even when some failed (now counts failures separately), and Sync to Surge silently attempted a deploy with no check that the Surge CLI was even installed (now checked up front).
  • Location(s): DIR: C:\SystemEdits\Scripts\Docs.bat | DIR: C:\SystemEdits\Scripts\utils\Docs-CLI.py | DIR: C:\Users\John Hudock\Config\Agent-Docs\Docs-CLI-Config.json | WEB: https://docs-cli.surge.sh
  • Reusable Parts: The Repomix → Surge.sh hosting pipeline is reusable for any "pull external docs and host them somewhere fetchable" need, not tied to any one IDE. The Rich/InquirerPy dashboard shell — banner, gradient sweep-bar animation, dashboard stats table — is a reusable CLI-dashboard template on its own.

Joplin Theme Switcher

Custom CSS theme switcher plugin for the Joplin markdown editor.

  • Status: IN PROGRESS
  • Type: App Plugin
  • Tags: #joplin, #css
  • Remaining: — (status recalled from memory, not this doc — confirm/correct)
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Resolved sandbox limitations around path operations and shell APIs inside Joplin's plugin sandbox.
  • Location(s): DIR: [C:\Users\John Hudock\AppData\Roaming\Joplin\Plugins-Custom\Theme-Switcher](file:///C:/Users/John%20Hudock/AppData/Roaming/Joplin/Plugins-Custom/Theme-Switcher/)
  • Reusable Parts: The sandbox path/shell-API workaround may be reusable for other Joplin (or similarly sandboxed) plugin work.

Setup-Project

Python CLI scaffolding tool with a custom prompt_toolkit TUI picker.

  • Status: IN PROGRESS
  • Type: CLI / Script
  • Tags: #python
  • Remaining: — (status recalled from memory, not this doc — confirm/correct)
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Split-pane checkbox + live-preview picker built with Rich, InquirerPy, pyfiglet, and a custom prompt_toolkit split-pane layout. Launches in Windows Terminal at a 106x38 size.
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\Command Line Scripts\Setup Project](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/Command%20Line%20Scripts/Setup%20Project/) | DIR: C:\SystemEdits\Scripts\Setup-Project.bat | DIR: C:\SystemEdits\Scripts\utils\Setup_Project.py
  • Reusable Parts: The prompt_toolkit split-pane checkbox+preview picker is a strong standalone reusable component — a natural fit for the "reusable-parts" idea itself.

Context-Menu (Shell Switcher)

CLI to radio-switch Windows context-menu shells (Nilesoft/Breeze/IMA/native) and toggle independent shell-tweak tools (WindowFX/TranslucentFlyouts).

  • Status: IN PROGRESS
  • Type: CLI / Script
  • Tags: #python, #nilesoft-shell
  • Remaining: Resolve the Breeze crash/half-inject behavior when switched via the CLI (currently only works via Breeze's own GUI re-injection). Resume the paused WindowFX/TranslucentFlyouts toggle work.
  • Issues: Breeze caused a crash/half-injected state when switched via the CLI — explorer auto-restarted, then Breeze started working; fixed manually via Breeze's GUI (Inject All → Disabled → High Priority → Inject All).
  • Notes: Renamed from shellctl to Context-Menu (prog name context-menu, config context-menu.json/context-menu.state.json under ~/.context-menu/). Nilesoft Shell and IMA Menu switches confirmed live-tested and working.
  • Location(s): DIR: C:\SystemEdits\Scripts\Context-Menu.bat | DIR: C:\SystemEdits\Scripts\utils\Context-Menu.py
  • Reusable Parts: —

IDE Sync

Tauri (Rust + React/TS) GUI to symlink/sync config (extensions, MCP servers, settings) across VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and Antigravity.

  • Status: IN PROGRESS
  • Type: GUI App
  • Tags: #tauri, #rust, #react-ts
  • Remaining: Extension-linking approach (per-extension junctions vs. whole-folder) needs a final pass; UI polish (animations for tab switches, disclosure expand/collapse, button feedback) still open.
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: VS Code is the source of truth. Owns a dedicated canonical config store rather than picking one real IDE as truth. Ships safety features: timestamped backups before destructive ops, unlink-without-blanking, and MCP conflict diff/merge. Styled in an industrial-brutalist "Tactical Telemetry" theme.
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\IDE Sync](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/IDE%20Sync/)
  • Reusable Parts: The canonical-store + backup/diff-merge pattern is reusable for any cross-tool config-sync problem.

Nilesoft Shell GUI

Tauri (Rust + React/TS) GUI to generate and manage Nilesoft Shell's shell.nss/theme.nss context-menu configs.

  • Status: NEARING COMPLETION
  • Type: GUI App
  • Tags: #tauri, #rust, #react-ts, #nilesoft-shell
  • Remaining: Theme background-gradient rendering edge cases; Rust/Tauri backend still not build-verified in the dev sandbox (frontend fully verified).
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Feature-complete no-code menu editor: item add/remove/reorder, icons (with Shell's own bundled glyph set, docs-cross-checked), conditions builder, custom command templates, theme editor with live preview (dark/light, blur/acrylic, gradients), import manager, "Remove Built-ins" tab, raw editor with syntax sanity checks. 79/79 tests passing.
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\Nilesoft Shell GUI](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/Nilesoft%20Shell%20GUI/)
  • Reusable Parts: The popover color+alpha picker and the docs-verified glyph picker are both reusable standalone components.

Claude Profile Manager

PowerShell + WPF GUI that launches multiple isolated Claude Desktop profiles (separate login sessions) with a Sync-Sources system equalizing MCP extensions/settings/skills across profiles.

  • Status: NEARING COMPLETION
  • Type: GUI App
  • Tags: #powershell, #wpf
  • Remaining: Compile into an .exe, pick an icon, then archive the project. MCP configuration equalization across profiles is a pending follow-up.
  • Issues: Chats with locally-cached file artifacts opened in a different userData context can crash the renderer (404 not_found_error on artifact resolution) — affects the Main profile; root cause identified, no fix implemented yet.
  • Notes: Fully built and deployed across three profiles: Claude-WebExt, personal, and work (separate Anthropic account). Two-tier Sync-Sources (global bucket for extensions/settings, per-account bucket for Skills) via directory junctions/symlinks. WPF UI is borderless, warm clay/terracotta palette, 460×760 portrait, staggered animations. Custom icon.ico created (clay palette, overlapping-card motif, 4-point sparkle) at seven Windows sizes.
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\Claude Profile Manager](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/Claude%20Profile%20Manager/) | DIR: [C:\Users\John Hudock\Config\Claude-Profiles](file:///C:/Users/John%20Hudock/Config/Claude-Profiles/)
  • Reusable Parts: —

Extension Groups

VS Code extension ("ext-groups") that organizes installed extensions into searchable, taggable, multi-membership groups you can toggle on and off, from the sidebar or a wide editor tab. Works across VS Code and its forks (Cursor, Windsurf).

  • Status: COMPLETE
  • Type: App Plugin
  • Tags: #vscode, #typescript, #webview, #extension
  • Remaining: Maintenance mode. Optional: compact list mode, keybinds, shift-select, marketplace publish.
  • Issues: Disabling still needs one native click in VS Code (no public API to disable another extension), so Apply enables automatically and reveals a generated "Managed Disable Set" pack to disable.
  • Notes: Built because Hayden's Extension Pack Manager, Quick Extension Manager, BILALMRN's Manage Extensions, and installed-extensions-manage-status all fell short. Three panes (Toggle Groups, Extensions, Manage Tags & Groups), every icon swappable via settings, 2x2 icon mosaics for groups, export/import backup. Built as v0.3.5; distributed as a local .vsix for now, MIT licensed, repository URL still a placeholder.
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\IDE Extensions\Extension Groups](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/IDE%20Extensions/Extension%20Groups/)
  • Reusable Parts: Webview UI patterns (staged-selection cards, 3-pane push/pop stack), CSS-mask icon system with per-slot settings generated from a folder (scripts/sync-icon-settings.js), host-held UI state for webview handoff.

Shortcut Centralizer

Portable PySide6 GUI app — single source of truth for shortcut (.lnk) definitions, pushed out to every discovered copy on the system.

  • Status: NEARING COMPLETION
  • Type: GUI App
  • Tags: #python, #pyside6
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Manages target/args/working-dir/icon/hotkey for shortcuts stored centrally in data/shortcuts.json; likely the tool behind the large set of .lnk shortcuts under Config. Extensive test suite (11 test files across core + GUI).
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\Shortcut Centralizer](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/Shortcut%20Centralizer/)
  • Reusable Parts: —

Cursor Theme Animations

"Cinder" — a custom obsidian/ember color theme + motion pack for Cursor's Agent panel only (editor theme untouched).

  • Status: ONGOING
  • Type: Styling / Theme
  • Tags: #cursor, #css, #js
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Covers checkboxes/radios/switches, sidebar rows, dropdowns/popovers, tooltips, diff blocks, focus rings, and hover/press motion — scoped to .agent-panel so the rest of the IDE stays untouched. Companion cinder-agent-motion.js handles new-message fade-in.
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\Cursor Theme Animations](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/Cursor%20Theme%20Animations/)
  • Reusable Parts: —

C Drive Cleanup

Recurring C-drive space-optimization sweeps using WizTree scan exports and full admin PC access.

  • Status: ONGOING
  • Type: CLI / Script
  • Tags: #powershell, #wiztree
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: WizTree scan exports (whole-drive + duplicates CSV, matching .db/.sql) kept under Config\SQLite-Databases. Includes a standalone script to trim/compact the Docker Desktop WSL2 vhdx used by MetaMCP, since it never shrinks on its own.
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\C Drive Cleanup](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/C%20Drive%20Cleanup/) | DIR: [C:\Users\John Hudock\Config\SQLite-Databases](file:///C:/Users/John%20Hudock/Config/SQLite-Databases/)
  • Reusable Parts: —

Game Page Enhancer

One Millennium (Steam Client Homebrew) plugin that makes non-Steam library entries feel native: a Store / DLC / Community / Points Shop / Discussions / Guides / Workshop / Market / Support row, an About panel (opened from a native-style info button), News & Updates, achievements read from Goldberg / GSE / CODEX saves, and a quick Steam-match editor with live game search. It also adds a themed Links box (SteamDB, PCGamingWiki, Nexus Mods, CS.RIN.RU, plus any links of my own) to every game's page, and keeps the Notes hyperlink fix.

  • Status: NEARING COMPLETION
  • Type: App Plugin
  • Tags: #steam, #millennium, #lua, #typescript, #react
  • Remaining: Ongoing polish from live testing; possible opt-in SteamGridDB-style artwork helper (must never touch existing custom art); more built-in link presets and verifying their URL formats.
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Started as two plugins (this and a "Custom Link Buttons" one, dev.hudock.notesenhancer) — merged into one install; the old folder is retired (plugins\notes-enhancer\RETIRED.md) and that plugin must stay disabled. Matches are guessed from the Steam store (≈99% right), with a type-ahead search, paste-a-link and manual AppID for the rest. Everything is verified live over CDP against the running client. Hard-won findings (RPC bridge number-parsing, ShowURL vs window.open, theming rules, layout traps) live in Docs\Millennium-Plugin-Dev-Notes.md; the workflow is captured in the Millennium Plugin Dev Skill below. Scaffolded from SteamClientHomebrew/PluginTemplate.
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\Steam Plugins\Game Page Enhancer](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/Steam%20Plugins/Game%20Page%20Enhancer/)
  • Reusable Parts: The DOM-injection toolkit (dom.ts: class-bag resolution, native-element hosts, ordered mounts), the Lua store / JSON / VDF / http-backed data modules, the CDP live-verification workflow, and the settings-page UI kit — all reusable for any future Millennium plugin.

Millennium Plugin Dev Skill

Claude skill (millennium-plugin-dev) that captures the workflow for building, extending and debugging Millennium plugins — feedback file to verified, committed change — with a bundled CDP evaluator, Steam-bundle grep, isolated Lua syntax checker, and a reference set of verified gotchas.

  • Status: COMPLETE
  • Type: Library / Asset Collection
  • Tags: #claude-skill, #steam, #millennium, #python
  • Remaining: Run the full with/without-skill eval loop on the three prepared prompts and tune the description's triggering; fold in new gotchas after each plugin round.
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Written from the Game Page Enhancer rounds. Packaged copy at C:\Users\John Hudock\.agents\.skill\millennium-plugin-dev.skill; linked into ~\.claude\skills. The bundled scripts were exercised against the live client (CDP, bundle grep, Lua check).
  • Location(s): DIR: [C:\Users\John Hudock.agents\skills\millennium-plugin-dev](file:///C:/Users/John%20Hudock/.agents/skills/millennium-plugin-dev/)
  • Reusable Parts: scripts/cdp.py (evaluate JS in any CEF page over DevTools), scripts/grep_bundle.py (windowed grep for giant minified lines), scripts/lua_check.py (isolated-venv Lua syntax check).

listnr

Modern, modular terminal-based music player written in Go.

  • Status: IN PROGRESS
  • Type: CLI / Script
  • Tags: #go, #music, #tui
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Supports MP3/WAV/FLAC/OGG/M4A, directory-based library browsing, vim-inspired keybinds, audio visualizer. Modular internal layout (audio/library/config/events/ui).
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\listnr](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/listnr/)
  • Reusable Parts: —

Music - WACUP Plugin

Winamp/WACUP visualization plugin patch work (vis_pablo3.dll) plus a custom AquaSkin variant.

  • Status: IN PROGRESS
  • Type: App Plugin
  • Tags: #winamp, #wacup
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Findings from live testing and a patch handoff doc are both kept alongside the binary; backup of the original unmodified .dll and .ini are retained.
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\Music - WACUP Plugin](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/Music%20-%20WACUP%20Plugin/)
  • Reusable Parts: —

Music Suite

Unified CLI consolidating all of John's music scripts (Bandcamp Tagger, ytas, stas) into one tool, with room to scale.

  • Status: IN PROGRESS
  • Type: CLI / Script
  • Tags: #python, #powershell, #music
  • Remaining: Fix ytas's broken yt-dlp auto-updater (pip-installed yt-dlp needs pip-based updates, not the built-in updater); move the GitHub API key into an environment variable to stop hitting the unauthenticated rate limit (403) on version checks.
  • Issues: yt-dlp update-checker errors (see Remaining) — downloads themselves still succeed.
  • Notes: Consolidates bandcamp-tagger.py, ytas.ps1/.cmd, and stas.ps1 under one roof.
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\Music Suite](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/Music%20Suite/)
  • Reusable Parts: —

Typora Tint

Comprehensive editable theme suite for Typora, with plugin support, a visual customizer editor, and inter-theme compatibility.

  • Status: IN PROGRESS
  • Type: Styling / Theme
  • Tags: #typora, #css
  • Remaining: See Issues.md and Task-Effects.md for the live punch list.
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Four themes so far (bauhaus-brutalism, ember-void, industrial-neu, swiss-boldnewsprint), each with its own effects/palette folders, built against a customizer.html editor tool.
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\Typora Tint](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/Typora%20Tint/)
  • Reusable Parts: The customizer.html editor shell is reusable across future themes.

One Commander - Themes

Gruvbox-family theme variants (Better Dark, Custom, Dark, Dark Hard, Vibrant) plus a blank theme template for the One Commander file manager.

  • Status: COMPLETE
  • Type: Styling / Theme
  • Tags: #one-commander, #xaml
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: —
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\One Commander - Themes](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/One%20Commander%20-%20Themes/)
  • Reusable Parts: The Theme Template.xaml is a reusable starting point for any future One Commander theme.

HLSL Converter

Python CLI + packaged .exe that converts GLSL shaders to HLSL for use in Windows Terminal.

  • Status: COMPLETE
  • Type: CLI / Script
  • Tags: #python, #hlsl, #glsl
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Has a documented spec, full pytest suite (function mapping, include resolution, template injection, type mapping), and a PyInstaller build. Feeds Windows Terminal Tweaker's shader-conversion feature.
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\HLSL Converter](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/HLSL%20Converter/)
  • Reusable Parts: —

HLSL Normalizer

Python tool (packaged as a standalone .exe) that normalizes/cleans up HLSL shader scripts via regex parsing, for Windows Terminal use.

  • Status: COMPLETE
  • Type: CLI / Script
  • Tags: #python, #hlsl
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Companion to HLSL Converter; also bundled into Windows Terminal Tweaker.
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\HLSL Normalizer](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/HLSL%20Normalizer/)
  • Reusable Parts: —

CustomTkinter Asset Library

Reference collection of CustomTkinter (CTk) widgets, theme packs, and GUI editors/builders for building Python Tkinter-based apps.

  • Status: ONGOING
  • Type: Library / Asset Collection
  • Tags: #python, #customtkinter
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Downloaded reference material (CTkThemesPack, CTkWindow, CTkEasyEditor, Custom Tkinter Builder, hPyT, VisualTK.Studio, etc.) rather than original work — kept as a library to draw on for future CTk-based GUI projects.
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\CustomTinkiter](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/CustomTinkiter/)
  • Reusable Parts: The whole point of this folder — themes/widgets pulled from here as needed.

- PY Bat Compilers

Shared batch-file build scripts (dev/release builds, CTK variants, cache-clearing) reused across several of the Python GUI projects above.

  • Status: ONGOING
  • Type: Library / Asset Collection
  • Tags: #pyinstaller, #batch
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: —
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects- PY Bat Compilers](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/-%20PY%20Bat%20Compilers/)
  • Reusable Parts: The whole folder is reusable build tooling for any new PyInstaller-based project.

TUI Layout Designer

Textual-based visual pane-layout tool for terminal multiplexers (tmux, Zellij, WezTerm).

  • Status: ONGOING
  • Type: CLI / Script
  • Tags: #python, #textual, #tui
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Part of the modular "System AI" toolchain. Rewritten to fix absolute-positioning bugs and add a context-aware ADD/EDIT PANE sidebar, d-pad movement, grid snap, keyboard/button resize, and a pane strip navigator. Styled Gruvbox Dark Hard with a four-tier typography hierarchy.
  • Location(s): DIR: [C:\Users\John Hudock.System_AI](file:///C:/Users/John%20Hudock/.System_AI/)
  • Reusable Parts: —

AnyZip to 7z Converter

Single-script converter that repacks zip archives as 7z.

  • Status: COMPLETE
  • Type: CLI / Script
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: —
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\AnyZip to 7z Converter](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/AnyZip%20to%207z%20Converter/)
  • Reusable Parts: —

ASCII

Figlet/pyfiglet font cataloguing and sampling scripts.

  • Status: COMPLETE
  • Type: CLI / Script
  • Tags: #python, #pyfiglet
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Generates a full sample catalogue of every figlet font.
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\ASCII](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/ASCII/)
  • Reusable Parts: —

Folder Flattener

Script that extracts and flattens nested folder structures into one level.

  • Status: COMPLETE
  • Type: CLI / Script
  • Tags: #python
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Also mirrored into the global Path Scripts CLI set.
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\Folder Flattener](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/Folder%20Flattener/) | DIR: C:\SystemEdits\Scripts\flatten.bat | DIR: C:\SystemEdits\Scripts\utils\folder_flattener.py
  • Reusable Parts: —

No Overwrite Mover

PowerShell script that moves files without overwriting existing files of the same name.

  • Status: COMPLETE
  • Type: CLI / Script
  • Tags: #powershell
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: —
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\No Overwrite Mover](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/No%20Overwrite%20Mover/)
  • Reusable Parts: —

Sea Power - Mod Renamer

Script for batch-renaming mods for the game Sea Power.

  • Status: COMPLETE
  • Type: CLI / Script
  • Tags: #game-mod, #sea-power
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: —
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\Sea Power - Mod Renamer](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/Sea%20Power%20-%20Mod%20Renamer/)
  • Reusable Parts: —

Start11 Start Menu Repair

Registry fix + layout export/repair tooling for a broken Start11 Start Menu setup.

  • Status: COMPLETE
  • Type: CLI / Script
  • Tags: #start11, #registry
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: —
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\Start11 Start Menu Repair](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/Start11%20Start%20Menu%20Repair/)
  • Reusable Parts: —

TXT to JSON

Simple converter script from plain text to JSON.

  • Status: COMPLETE
  • Type: CLI / Script
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: —
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\TXT to JSON](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/TXT%20to%20JSON/)
  • Reusable Parts: —

E Terminal Gift

A one-off packaged terminal-themed gift for a friend (Eowyn).

  • Status: COMPLETE
  • Type: CLI / Script
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: —
  • Location(s): DIR: [D:\Code Projects\E Terminal Gift](file:///D:/Code%20Projects/E%20Terminal%20Gift/)
  • Reusable Parts: —

Browser Launcher

Compiled AHK2 launcher (Browser-Launcher.exe) plus a PowerShell WScript.Shell COM script, eliminating the terminal-window flash when launching Chrome/Firefox/Thorium/Vivaldi profiles from .bat files.

  • Status: COMPLETE
  • Type: GUI App
  • Tags: #ahk2, #powershell
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: The COM script bulk-rewrites .lnk shortcuts while preserving their icons.
  • Location(s): DIR: [C:\Users\John Hudock\Config\Browser-Profiles\Browser Launcher](file:///C:/Users/John%20Hudock/Config/Browser-Profiles/Browser%20Launcher/)
  • Reusable Parts: The AHK2 launcher pattern is reusable anywhere a .bat-launched GUI app needs to hide its console flash.

Print-Packages

PowerShell 7 script cataloguing hundreds of installed software/package entries across the registry, Scoop, Chocolatey, Winget, pip, npm, cargo, and PowerShell modules.

  • Status: ONGOING
  • Type: CLI / Script
  • Tags: #powershell
  • Remaining: Run periodically to regenerate; feeds the Packages index file.
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Renamed from Software-Catalogue.ps1. Output switched from a dated .md to a single Packages.csv with a Meta row carrying the generation timestamp.
  • Location(s): DIR: C:\SystemEdits\Scripts\Print-Packages.ps1
  • Reusable Parts: The animated Gruvbox gradient sweep bar it prints during each scan is a standalone, reusable loading-bar pattern for any PowerShell CLI.

VS Code Theme Bundler

Python tool that bundles multiple installed theme extensions into one, to eliminate the bloat of hoarding many separate theme extensions.

  • Status: IN PROGRESS
  • Type: CLI / Script
  • Tags: #python, #vscode
  • Remaining: —
  • Issues: —
  • Notes: Working folders: Pre_Bundle_Sources, Staging_Area, Custom_Themes, Builds, Cache_Backups.
  • Location(s): DIR: [C:\Users\John Hudock.vscode\Theme_Bundler](file:///C:/Users/John%20Hudock/.vscode/Theme_Bundler/)
  • Reusable Parts: —

Comprehensive / Broad-Scope Projects

For initiatives too broad or continuous to resolve into a single deliverable — exploratory research, workflow tuning, and system-wide configuration spanning many small, related tasks rather than one build.

Template

Copy this block and paste it below your last entry to log a new initiative.

<Project Name>

  • <open thread / discussion point>
  • <open thread / discussion point>

Improve / Discover AI Workflow

Track and improve day-to-day AI usage — new models, workflow integrations, and productivity mods across tools.

  • Discuss new solutions, alternatives, mods, extensions, tools.
  • Large emphasis on speeding up the workflow and increasing output.
  • Currently running Gemini CLI — want to refine it further.
  • Currently running VS Code — want to refine it further.
  • Cursor launch/update/kill/patch script suite in place (C:\SystemEdits\Scripts\Launch-Cursor.ps1, Update-Cursor.ps1, Kill-Cursor.ps1, Patch-Cursor.ps1) — patches Cursor's marketplace to point at the real MS Marketplace; being generalized into the IDE Sync tool's launch-watcher (see Active Projects).
  • Migrating Cursor's agent rules to a four-file .cursor/rules/*.mdc architecture (000-always.mdc, 010-mcp-protocol.mdc, 020-css-selectors.mdc, 030-architecture.mdc), moving off the old .cursorrules format.
  • MCP servers set up in Cursor: JCodeMunch, Codesight, Context7, WarpGrep, Deepcon — with ongoing token-efficiency tuning.

Windows 10 Customization

Establish a safe way to back up current system settings, then overhaul the OS visually and functionally with tools like WindowFX, WinPalletter, etc.

  • Find a solid revert solution — more comprehensive than a Windows Restore Point.
  • Find the optimal application to overhaul Windows 10 fully, using as few apps as possible to avoid conflicts.
  • WinPalletter has a large option set worth investigating.
  • Revert-solution work already started: C:\SystemEdits\Scripts\Export-PATH.ps1, Export-Registry.ps1, Export-Start11.ps1.

Windows Terminal / CMD / PowerShell

Build real command-line fluency and a more capable, better-documented terminal setup.

  • Learn to use the terminal more effectively.
  • Find a way to easily surface available commands.
  • Customize Terminal (currently uses Windows Terminal with BTOP++ installed).
  • Learn how package installs work — install locations, why certain paths are required, etc.

Other Modifications & Practices

A running log of miscellaneous system tweaks and working practices that aren't scoped enough to be their own project — capture first, formalize later. Each line leads with a [Category] tag so the log stays filterable even as it grows.

Template

  • <[Category] short note — tweak, script, or practice worth remembering>
  • [Environment] Uses the C:/SystemEdits folder to store system-wide scripts and core adjustments.
  • [Automation] SystemEdits adjustments include: custom AHK keybinds (e.g. replacing the Windows PowerToys Text Extractor with Normcap); a custom .vbs script that replaces default Windows Notepad with the MS Store app "Notepads"; a custom .bat (run via Task Scheduler) that kills AHK when launching Steam games that flag it as a cheat, then re-enables it on close. [This list is not comprehensive]
  • [Launch Scripts] Often uses custom .bat files to launch certain programs with command arguments.