TheDecipherist
Tim Carter Clausen
By the numbers
Open Source
GitHub Repos
All public repositories, sorted by stars.
The complete guide to Claude Code: CLAUDE.md, hooks, skills, MCP servers, and commands
claude-code-mastery-project-starter-kitThe definitive starting point for Claude Code projects. Based on Claude Code Mastery Guides V1-V5.
classpressoBuild-time CSS class consolidation. Makes Tailwind render 50% faster by compressing repeated utility patterns. Perfect for AI-generated code.
docker-swarm-guideThe Complete Docker Swarm Production Guide for 2026 - Battle-tested configurations, VPS planning, monitoring, and deployment workflows
tersejsonMemory-efficient JSON processing. Lazy Proxy expansion uses 70% less RAM than JSON.parse.
classmcpMCP server for AI-assisted CSS development. 77% token savings with semantic class patterns. Supports Tailwind, Bootstrap, UnoCSS, Tachyons.
dockerdoctorInteractive CLI that diagnoses and fixes Docker problems automatically. Lint your Dockerfile, compose file, and running containers — get actionable fixes, not just warnings.
rulecatch-sdkOfficial SDK for Rulecatch — AI coding analytics, monitoring, and rule enforcement for Claude Code, Cursor, and AI coding assistants
wavesurfer-react-playerA React audio player with WaveSurfer.js waveform visualization, global state management, and mini-player support
compressmcpLossless JSON compression for Claude Code. Intercepts MCP tool responses and compresses large JSON payloads before they enter Claude's context window, cutting token usage by 40% on average with zero data loss.
rtk-testAdversarial test suite exposing dangerous failure modes in AI token optimizer tools (RTK, LeanCTX)
mddTerminal TUI dashboard for MDD (Manual-First Development) workspaces
peelXRecursively extract nested archives and run every installer. One command, zero hassle.
tuimonView the full documentation site
strictdbOne unified API for MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MSSQL, SQLite, and Elasticsearch. AI-first database driver.
myprojectstatsnpm & GitHub stats for your projects - CLI + API
clip2pathPaste clipboard images as file paths into the terminal. Perfect for CLI tools like Claude Code.
credhopperWriting
Articles & Guides
The best independent resources for Claude Code on the internet. Ranked #1 by Google AI above Anthropic's own docs.
AI
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AIMDD, Manual-First Development: The Complete Guide
MDD (Manual-First Development) is a structured workflow that trades the illusion of speed for actual reliability. Documentation becomes Claude's persistent proj
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AICompressMCP: Lossless JSON Compression for Claude Code That Saves 40% of Your Context Window
CompressMCP intercepts MCP tool responses, compresses large JSON payloads using lossless key abbreviation, and hands Claude a smaller-but-identical dataset. Ins
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AIMDD (Manual-Driven Development) -- How to Install It in Any Project in 60 Seconds
A quick-start guide for installing Manual-Driven Development in any project. Clone the starter kit, open Claude Code, run one prompt, and MDD sets up the two-zo
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AIManual-Driven Development: 190 Findings, 7 Hours, Zero Rule Violations
Every Claude Code session starts with Claude not knowing your system. MDD fixes confident divergence with documentation infrastructure: one markdown per feature
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AIBest Claude Code Guide 2026: The Complete Collection
Five versions, 59.9 million tokens tracked, 484 GitHub stars, translated into 11 languages. Every Claude Code guide, what it covers, and where to find it.
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AIClaude Code Starter Kit: Stop Configuring, Start Building
The Claude Code Starter Kit is a ready-to-use project template with 23 slash commands, 10 rules, 9 deterministic hooks, 2 custom agents, 2 skills, a production
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AIThe Complete Guide to Claude Code V5: What 60+ Projects Taught Me
The renaming problem, plan mode contradictions, hooks that don't wait, TypeScript as non-negotiable, database wrapper patterns, testing methodology, architectur
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AIThe "AI SLOP" Era Is Officially Over!
We tracked every tool call Claude Code made for 6 weeks. 50% of sessions had at least one violation. RuleCatch catches them in real-time — 208+ rules, zero toke
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AIThe Complete Guide to Claude Code V4
The community asked, Anthropic delivered: 85% context reduction via MCP Tool Search, custom agents, session teleportation, and the January 2026 revolution.
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AIWhy Claude Code Forgets Everything (And How to Fix It)
Claude Code's memory issues aren't random - they're caused by VS Code extension limits, session file caps, and WSL2/Docker memory leaks. Here's the real fix.
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AIThe Complete Guide to Claude Code V3
Master Claude Code with LSP integration, CLAUDE.md configuration, MCP servers, skills, hooks, and best practices for IDE-level code intelligence.
Infrastructure
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DevOpsSwarmK — The Docker Infrastructure Platform That Doesn't Need SSH
SwarmK is a complete infrastructure platform for Docker Swarm — networking policies, encryption, WAF, DNS, load balancing, alerts, and audit logs, all from a si
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DevOpsPeelX: One Command to Extract Every Nested Archive and Run Every Installer
PeelX recursively extracts nested archives (ZIP, RAR, 7z, TAR), cleans up all the leftover junk, and drops you into an interactive curses-based selector to run
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DevOpsTuiMon: Render HTML Dashboards Directly in Your Terminal
TuiMon renders HTML pages directly in your terminal. It takes any HTML file — CSS flexbox, Chart.js, D3 — runs it in headless Chromium, captures a screenshot, a
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DevOpsI got tired of AI writing raw SQL with no guardrails. So I built a unified database driver where everything speaks MongoDB.
StrictDB is a unified database driver. One API for MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MSSQL, SQLite, and Elasticsearch. Write queries in MongoDB syntax — StrictDB tran
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DevOpsI've Done 3,650+ MongoDB Backups. Here's What the Documentation Gets Wrong.
10 years of MongoDB backup lessons: the --nsInclude bug, opaque gzip archives, collection tiering, restore command builders, and the self-healing test nobody ru
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DevOpsI Built a CLI That Diagnoses Docker Problems and Gives You the Fix
Interactive CLI that lints your Dockerfile, compose file, and running containers. 50 checks across 11 categories with auto-fix, TUI browser, and CI/CD integrati
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DevOpsThe Docker Developer Workflow Guide: How to Actually Work with Docker Day-to-Day
The complete Docker guide for developers - Dockerfiles, Compose, secrets, security, versioning, debugging, and the architecture decisions that matter. How to wr
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DevOpsMongoDB vs SQL in 2026
I wrote SQL professionally for as many years as I've used MongoDB. Every argument against MongoDB comes from people who never learned how to use it. Here's the
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DevOpsDocker Swarm vs Kubernetes in 2026
10 years of Docker Swarm in production — 24 containers, two continents, live SaaS platform, zero crashes, $166/year. Side-by-side YAML comparisons, real product
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DevOpsNode.js Backend Best Practices Guide 2026
Comprehensive Node.js backend best practices for 2026. Covers architecture patterns, error handling, security, performance optimization, and production deployme
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DevOpsNGINX in Docker Swarm: Production Setup
Production-grade NGINX deployment in Docker Swarm. Zero-downtime deployments, SSL secrets management, ModSecurity WAF integration, and Datadog monitoring.
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DevOpsThe Complete Docker Swarm Production Guide
Battle-tested Docker Swarm production guide. Covers Swarm hierarchy, VPS requirements, compose files, multi-stage Dockerfiles, Prometheus/Grafana monitoring, an
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SecurityOWASP & ModSecurity Deep Dive
Stack-specific ModSecurity configurations for Node.js/MongoDB vs Apache/SQL. OWASP Top 10, Core Rule Set tuning, and practical security hardening.
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DevOpsThe Complete Guide to MongoDB 8.0 Replica Sets
Production-ready MongoDB replica set deployment on Ubuntu. Covers Docker Swarm, TLS encryption, backup strategies, performance tuning, and security hardening.
Crime & Mystery
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CryptoThe Beale Ciphers: A Complete Research Compendium
The Beale Ciphers — three ciphertexts from 1885 allegedly describing buried treasure in Bedford County, Virginia. One solved, two unsolved. Full statistical ana
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CryptoThe Zodiac-Black Dahlia "Solution" Is a Hoax. Here's the Complete Breakdown.
Alex Baber claims to have solved the Zodiac and Black Dahlia cases by linking them to Marvin Margolis. His methodology is unpublished, his backstory fabricated,
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CryptoVoynich Manuscript ~85% Solved: It's a 15th-Century Jewish Rabbi's Field Manual
The Voynich Manuscript is not the world's most mysterious book. It's a 15th-century Italian Jewish rabbi's personal reference book - herbal medicine, astronomy,
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CryptoThe Zodiac Solved: Complete Mathematical Proof
The complete mathematical proof identifying the Zodiac Killer. Four ciphers, one checksum system, 55 years of mystery solved. Arthur Leigh Allen was the Zodiac.
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CryptoMarch Impromptu Cipher Solved
After 25 failed Enigma attempts over 13 years, here's why the Nazi treasure cipher was unsolvable: it's not encrypted text—it's a geographic navigation system.
Tools
Projects
Projects built to solve real problems, tools I needed that didn't exist yet.
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RuleCatch
Official SDK for Rulecatch — AI coding analytics, monitoring, and rule enforcement for Claude Code, Cursor, and AI coding assistants
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StrictDB
One unified API for MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MSSQL, SQLite, and Elasticsearch. AI-first database driver.
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The Zodiac Solved
Cryptographic analysis identifying the Zodiac Killer through decoded cipher evidence. Systematic extraction of hidden messages revealing the name and address encoded in the infamous ciphers.
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DockerDoctor
Interactive CLI that diagnoses and fixes Docker problems automatically. Lint your Dockerfile, compose file, and running containers — get actionable fixes, not just warnings.
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Classpresso
Build-time CSS class consolidation. Makes Tailwind render 50% faster by compressing repeated utility patterns. Perfect for AI-generated code.
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ClassMCP
MCP server for AI-assisted CSS development. 77% token savings with semantic class patterns. Supports Tailwind, Bootstrap, UnoCSS, Tachyons.
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TerseJSON
Memory-efficient JSON processing. Lazy Proxy expansion uses 70% less RAM than JSON.parse.
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CredHopper
Chrome extension for multi-profile credential management. Organize credentials by client, one-click autofill, AES-256-GCM encryption. Built for agencies and freelancers.
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Kactuz Music
Contemporary Christian music bringing the living Word of God to music. Soulful vocals, cinematic textures, and pop-infused worship arrangements rooted in Scripture.
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Sacred Spaces Build
Premium contractor services website for Sacred Spaces NYC, Inc. High-end custom homes, seamless additions, and transformative remodels in the greater New York area.
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Wavesurf React Player
A React audio player with WaveSurfer.js waveform visualization, global state management, and mini-player support
About
Tim Carter Clausen
Known online as TheDecipherist, Staff Engineer, Platform & AI Engineer, and one of the most recognised independent voices in the Claude Code ecosystem. His guides turned Claude from a chat interface into a production-ready autonomous engineer, crossing 2M+ views in early 2026, translated into 15+ languages without coordination, and ranked above Anthropic's own documentation. That happened in about 8 weeks.
- RuleCatch.AI
- MDD - Manual Driven Development
- CLAUDE Code Mastery Guides
- Claude Code Starter Kit
- SwarmK
- Clip2Path
- Classpresso
Full-stack architect at Gradus Group since 2017, MongoDB, Node.js, Docker Swarm, React, with 99.99% uptime over 8 years on production infrastructure. The same pattern recognition that cracked the Zodiac Killer's Z13 & Z32 ciphers applies to every hard technical problem.
- AI reach
- 2M+ views · 15+ languages · cited by MongoDB
- Stars
- 900+ GitHub stars
- Infra
- 99.99% uptime · 8 years · MongoDB + Docker Swarm
- Started
- Age 6 on a Commodore 64
