Cut the Scope First: A Weekend Side Project With One Endpoint and One Smoke Test

说明与用途

一个最小化的CLI助手，通过 smoke test 验证并作为 systemd 服务部署，快速实现原型而不产生功能膨胀。

问题

Weekend side projects often fail due to scope creep, not code bugs.

结果

A minimal, deployable CLI helper that reliably calls an AI endpoint, validated by a smoke test and running as a resilient systemd service.

工作流

• 1. Define the job in one sentence.
• 2. List and score features, cut those above 30‑minute debug risk.
• 3. Write a smoke test script that verifies 200 status, non‑empty content, and time budget.
• 4. Run the smoke test multiple times to measure cold start and spread.
• 5. Deploy the helper as a single systemd unit on a Linux server.
• 6. Monitor logs and restart on failure.

证据

One fast call proves nothing. Shared capacity is shared.

来源

If your server is not a Linux box, use whatever supervisor it exposes.

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