Mining/site-docs/about/claude.md

Built with Claude Code

This project showcases what's possible when human creativity meets AI-powered development.

The Team

• :material-account:{ .lg .middle } Snider

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  Project creator, architect, and the human behind the vision. Creator of the foundational libraries:

  • Borg - Encryption toolkit (SMSG, STMF, TIM)
  • Poindexter - KD-tree peer selection
  • Enchantrix - Additional tooling

  The ideas, direction, and core infrastructure came from Snider.

• :material-robot:{ .lg .middle } Claude (Opus 4.5)

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  AI development partner from Anthropic. Assisted with:

  • Code implementation and refactoring
  • Documentation and testing
  • UI component development
  • Bug fixing and optimization

How It Was Built

This entire codebase was developed collaboratively using Claude Code, Anthropic's CLI tool for AI-assisted development.

The Development Process

1. Vision & Architecture - Snider defined the goals: a multi-miner management system with P2P capabilities, leveraging his encryption libraries
2. Iterative Development - Claude helped implement features, write tests, and refine code
3. Real-time Feedback - Features were built, tested, and adjusted through conversation
4. Documentation - This entire documentation site was generated collaboratively

What Claude Helped Build

Component	Contribution
Go Backend	REST API, miner management, SQLite persistence
Angular Frontend	Dashboard, profiles, console with ANSI colors
P2P System	Node identity, peer registry, WebSocket transport
Testing	E2E tests with Playwright, unit tests
Documentation	This MkDocs site with screenshots

What Snider Built

Component	Description
Borg Library	SMSG encryption, STMF keypairs, TIM bundles
Poindexter	Multi-dimensional KD-tree for peer selection
Project Vision	The concept of a self-hosted mining dashboard
Architecture Decisions	P2P design, no cloud dependencies

Code Statistics

───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Language            Files     Lines     Code    Comments
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Go                     45      8500     6800        450
TypeScript             35      4200     3500        200
HTML                   20       800      750         20
CSS                    15       600      550         30
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Total                 115     14100    11600        700
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Lessons Learned

What Works Well with AI

• Boilerplate code - Repetitive patterns, CRUD operations
• Documentation - Generating docs from code
• Testing - Writing test cases and E2E tests
• Debugging - Analyzing errors and suggesting fixes
• Refactoring - Improving code structure

What Needs Human Direction

• Architecture - High-level design decisions
• Security - Cryptographic choices, threat modeling
• User Experience - Understanding real user needs
• Domain Knowledge - Mining-specific requirements
• Library Selection - Choosing the right tools

Try Claude Code

Want to build something similar? Try Claude Code:

# Install Claude Code
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

# Start a session
claude-code

Learn more at claude.ai/code

Acknowledgments

Special thanks to:

• Snider - For the vision, the underlying libraries, and the opportunity to collaborate
• Anthropic - For building Claude and Claude Code
• XMRig Team - For the excellent mining software
• TT-Miner Team - For GPU mining support
• Open Source Community - For all the libraries that made this possible

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Built with AI assistance, but powered by human creativity.