Claude Home Base
An always-on AI cofounder running on your Mac. DM it in Slack, it responds with full access to your codebase, tools, and context. $200/month flat. You own the whole stack.
What this is
A complete setup for turning a spare Mac (Mini, MacBook Air, whatever) into a dedicated AI server:
- Slack bot that wraps Claude Code's CLI — DM it or @mention it in channels
- Cloudflare Tunnel for production-grade Slack integration (HTTP Events API, not Socket Mode)
- Plugin marketplace with skills for inbox management, brainstorming, image generation
- Identity system — your AI writes its own personality, keeps a diary, compounds over time
- Setup guide — step-by-step, with dark mode, interactive checklists, and concept explainers
What you need
- A Mac you can leave running (Mac Mini, old MacBook Air, etc.)
- Claude Code Max subscription ($200/month)
- A Slack workspace
- A domain for Cloudflare Tunnel (any domain works)
Quick start
- Follow the setup guide at nityeshaga.github.io/claude-home-base — it walks you through everything step by step
- Set up hardware — plug in your Mac, configure it for always-on use
- Deploy the Slack bot — Cloudflare Tunnel + Flask, production-standard
- Install the starter kit — the final step in the guide has you paste one prompt into Claude Code. It clones this repo, installs plugins, asks you a few questions, and writes its own identity. You watch it come alive.
What's in the box
bot.py # Slack bot (Flask + HTTP Events API)
index.html # Setup guide (GitHub Pages)
CLAUDE.md.example # Template for your AI's operations manual
identity.md # Your AI's soul (principles + self-authored identity)
about-you-and-how-you-came-to-life.md # Origin story template
.env.example # Configuration template
requirements.txt # Python dependencies
plugins/
├── tactical/ # Chief of staff, brainstorming, decision-making
│ └── skills/
│ ├── chief-of-staff/ # Executive assistant — email, briefs, action tracking
│ └── lets-brainstorm/ # Timed coaching sessions
└── more-ai/ # Gemini image generation, thinking
└── skills/
├── gemini-imagegen/
└── gemini-thinking/
Architecture
You (anywhere) → Slack → Cloudflare Tunnel → Your Mac → Claude Code CLI
↓
CLAUDE.md + identity.md
+ plugins + skills
+ full filesystem access
Bot features
- HTTP Events API via Flask — production-standard, stateless
- Async processing — responds to Slack within 3 seconds, runs Claude in background
- Agentic channel behavior — decides when to respond, stays silent when not relevant (SKIP)
- Thread continuity — session IDs persist per thread
- File handling — downloads attachments, auto-uploads files mentioned in responses
- Proactive messaging — send DMs, post to channels, reply in threads via CLI
- Streaming output — real-time responses as Claude generates
License
MIT
nityeshaga