Claude Code Environment Manager (CCEM)

Version: 1.0.0 Created: 2025-10-11 Status: Active Development

Overview

CCEM (Claude Code Environment Manager) is a comprehensive TUI-based system for managing Claude Code v2.0.10 configurations across user, project, and directory scopes. It provides contextual information, search/filter capabilities, AI-powered recommendations, and powerful migration/fork functionality.

Origin

This project was created through an intensive 2.5-hour collaborative conversation that resulted in:

• 17 files created (~320 KB)
• 218 KB of training data with schemas, examples, and test cases
• 83 permissions consolidated from 6 projects
• 7 development phases documented
• 4 major user directives guiding development

The complete conversation history and all artifacts are preserved in this repository.

Features

1. Configuration Inspector

• View and analyze Claude Code configurations
• User settings, permissions, hooks, MCP servers
• Project settings and overrides
• Directory-specific configurations

2. Search & Filter

• Search across all configuration elements
• Advanced filters and regex support
• Permission pattern matching

3. Recommendations & Optimization

• AI-powered configuration analysis
• Security recommendations
• Performance optimizations
• Quick wins for immediate improvements

4. Agent & Command Manager

• Manage subagents and slash commands
• Refine agent definitions
• Test agent configurations
• Nested argument syntax system

5. Settings & Scopes Manager

• Merge project settings across scopes
• Move objects between scopes
• Bulk operations
• Custom merge strategies

6. Migration & Version Manager

• Initialize Claude in new directories
• Fork projects with chat history
• Migrate existing projects
• Version compatibility checks
• Chat history-based fork point discovery
• Git worktree analysis and migration

7. Backup & Restore

• Create snapshots (tar.gz level 9)
• Restore from backups
• Scheduled backups
• Incremental updates

8. Security & Compliance

• Permission audits
• Security recommendations
• Compliance reports
• Post-merge security hooks

Directory Structure

~/Developer/ccem/
├── README.md                          # This file
├── CLAUDE.md                          # Project instructions for Claude
├── CONVERSATION_HISTORY.md            # Complete conversation transcript
├── DEVELOPMENT_ROADMAP.md             # Development phases and future work
├── .claude/
│   ├── commands/
│   │   └── ccem.md                    # /ccem slash command
│   └── hooks/
│       ├── post_merge_security_audit.py
│       └── config_reporter.sh
├── tui-structure.json                 # Complete TUI menu system
├── preferences.json                   # User preferences
├── execution-strategy.json            # Operation tree with parallelization
├── snapshot-system.json               # State tracking
├── merge-analysis.json                # Project merge analysis
├── custom-merge-plan.json             # Custom merge strategy
├── merge-consolidated-permissions.json
├── merge-complete.json
├── recommendations.json               # AI recommendations
├── custom-patterns-selection.json     # Pattern selections
├── migration-analysis-lcc.json        # LCC fork analysis example
├── conversation-fork-ccem-001.json    # This fork's analysis
├── training-data/
│   ├── slash-command-syntax-system.json  # 14.5 KB syntax system
│   ├── slash-command-examples.json       # Examples and test cases
│   ├── USER_MEMORY_DIRECTIVE.md          # Slash command directive
│   ├── fork-point-discovery-system.json  # Fork discovery capabilities
│   └── simulations/                      # 203 KB training data
│       ├── modify-strategy-simulation.json
│       ├── view-operation-simulation.json
│       ├── parallelization-simulation.json
│       ├── dry-run-simulation.json
│       ├── save-strategy-simulation.json
│       ├── schemas/
│       │   └── unified-schemas.json      # 17 schemas
│       ├── SUMMARY.md
│       ├── INDEX.json
│       └── REPORT.md
├── handlers/
│   └── migrate-project.sh             # Migration handler
├── backups/
│   └── project-settings-backup-*.tar.gz
└── docs/
    └── (to be created)

Key Components

TUI System

• 10 main menu items with hierarchical structure
• UUID-based relational schema for menu navigation
• Context-aware displays based on current state
• Interactive workflows with recursive refinement

Merge System

• Multiple merge strategies: recommended, default, conservative, hybrid, custom
• Before/after preview with conflict detection
• Backup with compression (tar.gz level 9)
• Dry-run mode for safe testing
• Security audit hooks post-merge

Training Data

• Slash command syntax system with nested arguments
• 10 use cases with before/after examples
• 3 complete user journeys
• 22 test cases across 8 categories
• 17 schema definitions with constraints
• 4 error scenarios with recovery strategies

Fork Point Discovery

• Chat history analysis for context extraction
• Git worktree detection and migration
• Conversation-based forks with full context
• Context extraction for specific features
• Training data forks for reusability

Statistics

• Total Files: 17 core + 10 simulation files
• Total Data: ~320 KB + conversation metadata
• Training Data: 218 KB
• Schema Definitions: 17
• Test Cases: 22
• Use Cases: 10
• User Journeys: 3
• Permissions Consolidated: 83
• MCP Servers: 4
• Hooks Created: 2
• Commands Created: 7

Development Phases

1. Phase 1: TUI specification and menu design
2. Phase 2: Custom merge specification & backup configuration
3. Phase 3: Execution strategy & parallel simulations
4. Phase 4: Merge execution & file cleanup
5. Phase 5: Recommendations & pattern refinement
6. Phase 6: Slash command syntax training data
7. Phase 7: Migration system & fork point discovery

Usage

Launch CCEM TUI

# From Claude Code (when implemented)
/ccem

# Or directly (when CLI tool is built)
ccem

Common Operations

# Inspect current configuration
/ccem inspect

# Merge project settings
/ccem merge

# Migrate/fork project
/ccem migrate <target-dir>

# Generate recommendations
/ccem optimize

# Create backup
/ccem backup

# View status
/ccem status

Next Steps

See DEVELOPMENT_ROADMAP.md for detailed future plans.

Immediate Priorities

1. Implement TUI rendering and navigation
2. Build menu system with state management
3. Implement merge functionality
4. Create test suite
5. Build CLI interface

Future Enhancements

1. Web-based TUI interface
2. Team collaboration features
3. Cloud backup integration
4. AI-powered config generation
5. Plugin system
6. Linear/GitHub integration
7. Real-time collaboration

Technology Stack

• Runtime: Node.js / TypeScript
• TUI Framework: (TBD - ink, blessed, or custom)
• Data Storage: JSON with UUID relations
• Backup: tar.gz with configurable compression
• Hooks: Python/Bash scripts
• Testing: Jest + custom validation

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md (to be created)

License

(To be determined)

Credits

Created through collaborative AI-assisted development with Claude Code.

All artifacts, training data, and conversation history preserved for learning and reference.

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For more information:

• CONVERSATION_HISTORY.md - Complete conversation transcript
• DEVELOPMENT_ROADMAP.md - Future development plans
• docs/CONVERSATION_TO_CODE_MAPPING.md - How conversation led to implementation