CLDPM - Claude Project Manager

An SDK and CLI for managing mono repos with multiple Claude Code projects. Supports shared skills, agents, hooks, and rules across projects without duplication.

Overview

CLDPM enables sharing components across multiple Claude Code projects using a hybrid linking strategy. References are stored in config files, and symlinks are generated locally for fast access.

graph TB
    subgraph "Mono Repo"
        CLDPM[cldpm.json]

        subgraph "Shared Components"
            S1[skills/logging]
            S2[skills/code-review]
            A1[agents/debugger]
            H1[hooks/pre-commit]
        end

        subgraph "Projects"
            subgraph "web-app"
                P1[project.json]
                C1[.claude/skills/logging]
                C2[.claude/skills/code-review]
                L1[.claude/skills/local-skill]
            end

            subgraph "api-server"
                P2[project.json]
                C3[.claude/skills/logging]
                C4[.claude/agents/debugger]
            end
        end
    end

    S1 -.->|symlink| C1
    S1 -.->|symlink| C3
    S2 -.->|symlink| C2
    A1 -.->|symlink| C4

    style L1 fill:#6941c6

Installation

pip install cldpm

Or with pipx for isolated installation:

pipx install cldpm

Quick Start

# Initialize a new mono repo
cldpm init my-monorepo
cd my-monorepo

# Create a project
cldpm create project web-app

# Create shared components
cldpm create skill logging -d "Logging utilities"
cldpm create agent code-reviewer -d "Code review assistant"

# Add components to project
cldpm add skill:logging --to web-app
cldpm add agent:code-reviewer --to web-app

# View project with resolved dependencies
cldpm get web-app

# After git clone, restore symlinks
cldpm sync --all

Architecture

flowchart LR
    subgraph "CLDPM CLI"
        INIT[init]
        CREATE[create]
        ADD[add]
        REMOVE[remove]
        GET[get]
        SYNC[sync]
        LINK[link]
    end

    subgraph "Core SDK"
        CONFIG[Config Manager]
        RESOLVER[Dependency Resolver]
        LINKER[Symlink Manager]
    end

    subgraph "Storage"
        CLDPMJSON[(cldpm.json)]
        PROJSON[(project.json)]
        SHARED[(shared/)]
        CLAUDE[(.claude/)]
    end

    INIT --> CONFIG
    CREATE --> CONFIG
    ADD --> LINKER
    REMOVE --> LINKER
    GET --> RESOLVER
    SYNC --> LINKER
    LINK --> CONFIG

    CONFIG --> CLDPMJSON
    CONFIG --> PROJSON
    RESOLVER --> SHARED
    LINKER --> CLAUDE

Shared vs Local Components

CLDPM supports two types of components:

graph LR
    subgraph "Shared"
        SC[shared/skills/logging]
    end

    subgraph "Project A"
        PA[.claude/skills/logging] -->|symlink| SC
        LA[.claude/skills/local-a]
    end

    subgraph "Project B"
        PB[.claude/skills/logging] -->|symlink| SC
        LB[.claude/skills/local-b]
    end

    style LA fill:#6941c6
    style LB fill:#6941c6

Component Dependencies

Shared components can depend on other shared components:

graph TD
    A[advanced-review] --> B[code-review]
    A --> C[security-check]
    B --> D[base-utils]
    C --> D

# Create component with dependencies
cldpm create skill advanced-review --skills code-review,security-check

# Link dependencies to existing component
cldpm link skill:base-utils --to skill:code-review

# Remove dependencies
cldpm unlink skill:base-utils --from skill:code-review

Directory Structure

my-monorepo/
├── cldpm.json                    # Root configuration
├── CLAUDE.md                     # Root instructions (Claude Code)
├── .cursor/rules/cldpm.mdc       # Cursor IDE rules
├── .clinerules                   # Cline rules
├── .windsurfrules                # Windsurf rules
├── .github/copilot-instructions.md  # GitHub Copilot instructions
├── shared/                       # Shared components (committed)
│   ├── skills/
│   │   └── logging/
│   │       ├── SKILL.md
│   │       └── skill.json
│   ├── agents/
│   ├── hooks/
│   └── rules/
└── projects/
    └── web-app/
        ├── project.json          # Dependencies defined here
        ├── CLAUDE.md
        └── .claude/
            ├── skills/
            │   ├── .gitignore        # Ignores symlinks only
            │   ├── logging/ -> symlink (ignored)
            │   └── local-skill/      # Committed
            ├── agents/
            ├── hooks/
            └── rules/

AI Tool Integration

CLDPM automatically generates configuration files for popular AI coding assistants when you run cldpm init. These files help AI tools understand CLDPM commands and mono repo structure.

Section Markers

All generated content is wrapped with markers for easy updates:

<!-- CLDPM-SECTION-START -->
... CLDPM content ...
<!-- CLDPM-SECTION-END -->

When running cldpm init --existing on a repo that already has these files, CLDPM will:

• Update existing sections if markers are present
• Append new sections if no CLDPM content exists
• Skip files that already contain CLDPM content without markers

Commands

Remote Repository Support

# View remote project info
cldpm get my-project --remote owner/repo

# Download remote project with all dependencies (uses sparse checkout)
cldpm get my-project -r owner/repo --download --output ./local-copy

# Supported URL formats
cldpm get my-project -r owner/repo                              # GitHub shorthand
cldpm get my-project -r https://github.com/owner/repo           # Full URL
cldpm get my-project -r https://github.com/owner/repo/tree/main # With branch in URL

# Use -b flag when branch name contains slashes
cldpm get my-project -r owner/repo -b feature/my-feature -d

Note: Remote downloads use Git sparse checkout to download only the required files, significantly reducing bandwidth for large repositories.

Documentation

📖 Full Documentation

SDKs

Python

pip install cldpm

from cldpm.core.config import load_cldpm_config, list_projects
from cldpm.core.resolver import resolve_project, list_shared_components

# Load configuration
config = load_cldpm_config("/path/to/monorepo")

# List all projects
projects = list_projects("/path/to/monorepo")

# Resolve a project with all dependencies
project = resolve_project("my-project", "/path/to/monorepo")

TypeScript

npm install cldpm

import {
  loadCldpmConfig,
  listProjects,
  resolveProject,
  listSharedComponents,
} from "cldpm";

// Load configuration
const config = await loadCldpmConfig("/path/to/monorepo");

// List all projects
const projects = await listProjects("/path/to/monorepo");

// Resolve a project with all dependencies
const project = await resolveProject("my-project", "/path/to/monorepo");

See SDK Reference for complete API documentation.

How It Works

sequenceDiagram
    participant Dev as Developer
    participant CLDPM as CLDPM CLI
    participant FS as File System
    participant Git as Git

    Dev->>CLDPM: cldpm add skill:logging --to web-app
    CLDPM->>FS: Update project.json
    CLDPM->>FS: Create symlink
    CLDPM->>FS: Update .gitignore

    Dev->>Git: git commit
    Git->>FS: Commit project.json
    Git--xFS: Ignore symlink

    Dev->>Git: git clone (new machine)
    Dev->>CLDPM: cldpm sync --all
    CLDPM->>FS: Read project.json
    CLDPM->>FS: Recreate symlinks

1. Source of truth: project.json stores component references
2. Local optimization: Symlinks generated via cldpm sync
3. Git-friendly: Per-directory .gitignore ignores only symlinks
4. Cross-platform: cldpm sync regenerates symlinks after clone

Development

cd python
pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! See Contributing Guide and Code of Conduct.

Security

For security concerns, see Security Policy.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Crafted by Transilience.ai