Development Hub
Central orchestration project for managing Rob's multi-project development ecosystem.
Overview
-Development Hub provides tooling to create and manage projects that follow consistent patterns:
+Development Hub provides:
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- Centralized documentation via Docusaurus -
- Gitea repository hosting with Pages support -
- AI-assistant context files (CLAUDE.md) -
- Python project structure +
- GUI Application - PyQt6 workspace with project list, splittable terminal panes, and session persistence +
- CLI Tools - Scripts to create and manage projects following consistent patterns +
- Centralized Documentation - Docusaurus-based docs with Gitea Pages deployment
GUI Application
+A PyQt6-based workspace for managing your development projects.
+Running the App
+cd ~/PycharmProjects/development-hub
source .venv/bin/activate
python -m development_hub
Features
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- Project List - Auto-discovers projects, right-click for actions (terminal, editor, Gitea, docs, deploy) +
- Splittable Panes - Horizontal/vertical splits, each pane has its own tab bar +
- PTY Terminals - Full terminal emulation with TUI support (vim, htop work) +
- Drag & Drop - Drop files/folders into terminal to inject paths +
- Session Persistence - Remembers pane layout and open terminals on restart +
- New Project Dialog - Create projects with optional Ramble voice input +
Keyboard Shortcuts
+| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+Shift+T | New terminal tab |
Ctrl+Shift+W | Close current tab |
Ctrl+Shift+D | Split horizontal |
Ctrl+Shift+E | Split vertical |
Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right | Switch panes |
Ctrl+B | Toggle project panel |
Ctrl+N | New project dialog |
The new-project Script
The main tool is new-project, which automates creating a new project in the ecosystem:
new-project my-tool --title "My Tool" --tagline "Does useful things"
Usage
# Full specification
new-project myproject --title "My Project" --tagline "Short description"
# Interactive mode (prompts for title/tagline)
new-project myproject
# Options
--dry-run Show what would happen without making changes
--skip-gitea Skip Gitea repo creation (for offline use)
--help Show help
Project Structure
-development-hub/
├── bin/
│ └── new-project # Main scaffolding script
├── templates/
│ ├── gitignore.template
│ ├── CLAUDE.md.template
│ ├── README.md.template
│ ├── pyproject.toml.template
│ ├── overview.md.template
│ └── updating-documentation.md.template
├── docs/ # Symlink to this folder
├── CLAUDE.md
├── README.md
└── .gitignore
development-hub/
├── src/development_hub/ # GUI application
│ ├── main_window.py # Main window with menus
│ ├── project_list.py # Project discovery & context menu
│ ├── workspace.py # Splittable pane layout
│ ├── terminal_widget.py # PTY terminal with pyte
│ ├── dialogs.py # New Project, Settings dialogs
│ └── ...
├── bin/
│ └── new-project # CLI scaffolding script
├── templates/ # Project templates
├── docs/ # Symlink to this folder
├── pyproject.toml
├── CLAUDE.md
└── README.md
Configuration
Gitea API Token
The script needs a Gitea API token to create repositories automatically.
@@ -61,6 +75,6 @@Related Projects
Development Hub manages these projects:
| Project | Description |
|---|---|
| CmdForge | AI-powered CLI tool builder |
| CascadingDev | Cascading Development Framework |
| Orchestrated Discussions | AI Discussion Framework |
| Artifact Editor | Code Artifact Editor |
| Ramble | Voice Note Transcription |
All projects follow the same patterns and can be created using new-project.