Mika Kuns
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Every update failed at "Could not replace the existing files": the app relaunches the installer via ShellExecute without a working directory, so it inherited the app's CWD - which the Start Menu shortcut sets to <InstallDir>\app. A process's current directory is locked by Windows, so the installer blocked its own `app` -> `app.bak` rename. Retries and reboots could not help. - installer moves its CWD to %TEMP% at startup, and both relaunch sites in the UI pass an explicit WorkingDirectory - cache the release zip in %TEMP%\ClaudeDo-download-cache and reuse it on a retry while its SHA-256 still matches, so a failed attempt no longer costs another full download; drop it after a successful install, delete a mismatching one, prune zips of other versions - roll back a half-done stash: a leftover app.bak was deleted as a stale stash on the next attempt, and that copy was the only one left - name the blocked path in the error message
ClaudeDo
A desktop task management app that executes tasks autonomously via Claude CLI in isolated git worktrees.
Queue up coding tasks, and ClaudeDo picks them up one by one — each running in its own worktree so your main branch stays clean.
Architecture
Two-process system communicating over SignalR:
| Project | Role |
|---|---|
| ClaudeDo.App | Avalonia desktop entry point, DI container setup |
| ClaudeDo.Ui | Views, ViewModels, SignalR client (MVVM) |
| ClaudeDo.Data | SQLite data layer, repositories, models, GitService |
| ClaudeDo.Worker | ASP.NET Core hosted service, task queue, Claude CLI runner |
┌────────────────┐ SignalR ┌────────────────┐
│ ClaudeDo.App │◄───────────►│ ClaudeDo.Worker │
│ (Avalonia) │ 127.0.0.1 │ (ASP.NET Core) │
│ │ :47821 │ │
│ ┌────────────┐│ │ ┌────────────┐ │
│ │ Ui ││ │ │ TaskQueue │ │
│ │(ViewModels)││ │ │ Claude CLI │ │
│ └────────────┘│ │ └────────────┘ │
└───────┬────────┘ └───────┬────────┘
│ │
└──────────────┬───────────────┘
│
┌───────┴───────┐
│ ClaudeDo.Data │
│ (SQLite) │
└───────────────┘
Tech Stack
- .NET 8.0
- Avalonia 12.0.0 (Fluent theme)
- SQLite (WAL mode) via Entity Framework Core (EF Core + Migrations)
- SignalR for real-time IPC between UI and Worker
- CommunityToolkit.Mvvm for source-generated MVVM
- Git worktrees for task isolation
Prerequisites
- .NET 8.0 SDK
- Claude CLI installed and authenticated
- Git
Getting Started
# Build
dotnet build src/ClaudeDo.App
dotnet build src/ClaudeDo.Worker
# Run tests
dotnet test tests/ClaudeDo.Worker.Tests
# Run the app
dotnet run --project src/ClaudeDo.App
How It Works
- Create a task in the UI and tag it with "agent" to mark it for automated execution.
- The Worker picks up queued tasks and runs each one via Claude CLI in an isolated git worktree.
- When done, the worktree can be merged, kept for review, or discarded.
Task status flow: Manual | Queued → Running → Done | Failed
Worktree state flow: Active → Merged | Discarded | Kept
Configuration
All data and config lives under ~/.todo-app/:
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
todo.db |
SQLite database |
ui.config.json |
UI settings |
worker.config.json |
Worker settings (worktree strategy, etc.) |
logs/ |
Application logs |
Project Structure
ClaudeDo.slnx
├── src/
│ ├── ClaudeDo.App/ # Desktop entry point
│ ├── ClaudeDo.Ui/ # Views & ViewModels
│ ├── ClaudeDo.Data/ # Data access layer
│ └── ClaudeDo.Worker/ # Background task runner
├── tests/
│ └── ClaudeDo.Worker.Tests/
├── schema/
│ └── schema.sql # Database schema
└── docs/
├── plan.md # Architecture & design spec
├── open.md # Verification checklist & backlog
└── improvement-plan.md # Prioritized improvements
License
Private — not licensed for redistribution.