🐍 The Great Unification

One tool beats three. Complexity eliminated, intelligence unified.

Development Philosophy in Action

Before: Multiple Tools

Context Detection
Project awareness
Content Analysis
Pattern recognition
Content Generation
Publishing pipeline

3 separate concerns • Multiple codebases • Integration overhead

After: Unified uroboro

Smart Project Detection
Auto-discovers from git repos, package files, directory names
Content-Based Auto-Tagging
Analyzes patterns, detects action types, identifies tech domains
Ripcord Functionality
Instant context extraction to clipboard, cross-platform

1 tool • 3 commands • Intelligent automation built-in

Unification Benefits

Philosophy Maintained

Three commands beats seventeen. Core simplicity preserved while adding intelligent automation.

Complexity Eliminated

One codebase handles everything. Reduced maintenance burden while increasing practical value.

Zero Configuration

Smart detection eliminates setup requirements. Works immediately across projects with intelligent fallbacks.

Enhanced Intelligence

Built-in automation handles project detection, content analysis, and context extraction. More power, same simplicity.

"Three commands beats seventeen. One tool beats three."

Focus principle in action - uroboro demonstrates how unifying related functionality creates more value with less complexity.

You're Amazing at Building.
Terrible at Talking About It.

Has this ever happened to you? 😏

Brilliant technical work

Forgotten in a week
8 hours coding

8 minutes explaining what you built
Amazing insights during development

Can't remember them later
Social media feels like marketing BS

You just want to share cool tech

The Real Cost:

  • Lost opportunities—Amazing work goes unnoticed
  • Imposter syndrome—No record of your growth
  • Lonely development—No community around your work
  • Career stagnation—No portfolio of your thinking

The Core Workflow

Three commands. That's it. 🎯

1

capture
(10 seconds + smart detection)

uroboro capture "Cross-Platform Directory Handling - implemented XDG compliance"
uro -c "Cross-Platform Directory Handling - implemented XDG compliance"

Intelligent Automation Built-In:

  • Smart Project Detection - Auto-discovers from git repos, package files, directory names
  • Content-Based Auto-Tagging - Analyzes patterns, detects action types (bugfix, feature, etc.)
  • Zero Configuration - Works immediately with intelligent fallbacks
2

publish
(2 minutes + intelligent enhancement)

uroboro publish --devlog
uro -p --devlog

Local AI + intelligent automation transforms your captures into:

  • Blog posts - Articles enhanced with project context
  • Social content - Twitter-ready threads with smart tagging
  • Dev logs - Technical progress with auto-categorization
  • Voice matching - Content that sounds like you, enriched with context
  • Cross-project insights - Connections discovered automatically
3

status
(Everything + ripcord)

uroboro status
uro -s

Complete overview with intelligent context:

  • Recent activity - All projects with smart categorization
  • Git integration - Commit patterns with context analysis
  • Ripcord functionality - Instant context extraction to clipboard
  • Pattern recognition - Unified development intelligence
  • Usage tracking - Local-only analytics with pattern recognition

🎯 North Star Principle

Three commands beats seventeen. One tool beats three. We transformed uroboro from a mixed Python/Go prototype into a unified development assistant with intelligent automation while maintaining the core philosophy.

🐍 Intelligent Unification: Successfully unified multiple development concerns into one powerful tool
🧠 Smart Detection: Zero-configuration project detection with intelligent fallbacks
🏷️ Auto-Tagging: Content-based intelligence for pattern recognition and action type detection
📋 Ripcord Integration: Cross-platform context extraction functionality built into all commands
🧹 Repository Cleanup: Removed 2,497 lines of outdated Python code (60.8% of codebase)
🛡️ Quality Assurance: Full unit test coverage + GitHub Actions CI pipeline
📁 XDG Compliance: Unified data storage in ~/.local/share/uroboro/daily/
⚡ Dual Interface: Both uroboro and uro commands from same codebase

Focus principle: One tool beats three. Ship professional tools, not amateur prototypes.

See It in Action

The three-command workflow demonstrated

Why Three Commands Work

Less is more when it comes to developer tools

The Great Cleanup

Removed 2,497 lines of Python remnants (60.8% of the repo). Transformed from mixed Python/Go prototype into clean Go-only codebase with comprehensive testing.

Quality Assurance

Full unit test coverage across all 3 commands. GitHub Actions CI pipeline with Test Suite → Build → Quality Gate workflow. No amateur hour regressions.

Dual Interface

Both uroboro and uro commands built from same source. Seamless transition between full command and short alias without data loss.

XDG Compliance

Unified data storage in ~/.local/share/uroboro/daily/. No more scattered data across multiple locations. Clean system integration.

AI-Collaborative Design

Real testimonial from uroboro's developer: "I don't even type 'uro capture' anymore. I just remind my AI assistant to capture work at natural breakpoints. The AI reads captures, understands context, and helps generate much better content than I'd write alone."

Get Started in 3 Minutes

Install, capture, publish

1

Install

go install github.com/QRY91/uroboro@latest

Or clone and use the binary (installs both uroboro and uro):

git clone https://github.com/qry91/uroboro
cd uroboro && ./uro capture "test"

✅ Well-tested: Full test coverage, CI/CD pipeline, clean Go codebase

2

Capture Your Work

uroboro capture "Your development insight here"
3

Publish & Get Acknowledged

uroboro publish --blog

Requirements

  • Ollama (for local AI)
  • Git (for git integration)
  • 8GB+ RAM (recommended for AI models)

Go 1.19+ needed only for `go install` method