Managing 40+ AI-Generated Side Projects with Dev WorkDir

说明与用途

作者在使用AI编码工具创建了40多个副项目后，发现传统的Finder文件夹管理方式效率低下。他开发了Dev WorkDir，一款macOS菜单栏应用，可自动检测技术栈和运行命令。该应用允许快速查找项目、一键启动，并在本地跟踪上下文，解决了寻找和记忆项目细节的瓶颈。

问题

Managing a large number of side projects (40+) created with AI coding tools leads to inefficiency in locating projects, remembering their tech stack and run commands, and tracking context/todos.

结果

The author replaced inefficient manual folder navigation with a specialized menu bar app that auto-detects tech stacks and run commands, significantly reducing time spent searching for projects and remembering how to run them.

工作流

• Install Dev WorkDir from the App Store.
• Add project folders to Dev WorkDir.
• View projects in the menu bar with auto-detected tech stack icons (e.g., Next.js, FastAPI, Rust).
• Double-click a project to automatically run the correct start command (e.g., npm run dev, cargo run) in Terminal.
• Add or view project-specific todos directly within the app to track next steps without switching contexts.
• Open projects in the editor directly from the menu bar to minimize app switching.

证据

I've rebuilt the same small utility tool three times now because I couldn't find the previous versions.

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Double-click any project, and it automatically detects the right start command and runs it in Terminal.

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I built Dev WorkDir as a 100% local app — no cloud, no account, no tracking.

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