#VS Code
Repairing a Claude Code Session .jsonl File Too Large to Open at 38 MB
A single session stretched over 8 days grew to 38.61 MB / 11,537 records until the UI could no longer open its history. I wrote a Python script to process it line by line, trimming only the parts that were already unreadable to humans, bringing it down to 17.41 MB while preserving all 8,171 message uuid values in their original order, with no orphans.
Using Claude to Upgrade Proxmox 8 to 9 and Rebuild Windows VMs
A real case using VS Code + Claude to upgrade an entire Proxmox cluster from 8 to 9, then delete and rebuild all Windows VMs for VDI without ever SSHing into a host myself. I have laid out the commands and scripts Claude generated during the actual work as steps that a person or AI can read and run again.
Edit Videos with Claude Using Thai Prompts, No Video Editor Needed
How I actually use Claude in VS Code to trim, resize, join, and add background music to videos by typing in Thai, without memorizing ffmpeg commands or opening a video editor. Includes getting AI to compose music, NVIDIA GPU acceleration, and Mac and Linux instructions for people who have never used Claude.
Driving SketchUp with Claude Code, Part 2 — MCP Plugin Bug Fixes
Let Claude Code actually "see" and "drive" SketchUp through a community MCP plugin, with fixes for 2 time-wasting bugs — a broken PyPI wheel and a UI freeze caused by a blocking socket
Driving SketchUp with Claude Code, Part 1 — uv and PyNite Setup
Start a series on using Claude Code to draw 3D steel structures in SketchUp and run FEA calculations. This first part covers setup only, configuring Claude permissions, installing uv, and creating a conda env with PyNite.
OpenClaw vs. VSCode + AI Agent: Which Should You Use?
Comparing two approaches that turn AI from a chatbot into an assistant that gets work done — a chat-app gateway like OpenClaw and an editor-based setup like VSCode + AI Agent, covering workflows, token costs, and security basics for beginners.