docs(readme): surface Desktop multi-instance in intro + Solution#46
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…mmands The previous Desktop section only existed deep in the README, so the top-of-page narrative (tagline, Inspired-by attribution, Problem, Solution, core commands table) gave no signal that Desktop management was a thing. Five surgical edits: - Tagline: add 'Claude Desktop multi-instance setups' to the feature list - Inspired-by: credit Philipp Stracker's gist, which inspired the .app wrapper + --user-data-dir approach - The Problem: second paragraph naming the single-instance-by-default pain point that motivated ckipper desktop - The Solution: second example block (ck desktop add work) parallel to ck run, showing the wrapper-bundle outcome - Core commands table: new row for ck desktop with the dt alias and anchor to the deeper section
Consolidates findings from a 3-agent README review (structure +
consistency + onboarding). Tier-1 changes that all three agreed on,
applied as one cohesive edit.
Top-of-page additions:
- One-line 'who is this for' between tagline and credits
- Quick Start gains a first-commands-by-feature mini-list (ck run,
ckipper account add, ck desktop add) so new readers see Desktop is
a peer feature before scrolling 100 lines
- Prerequisites adds /Applications/Claude.app, qualified 'only if
you'll use ck desktop instances' (currently a runtime trap for
Desktop-curious readers)
Desktop section restructure:
- Moved to after 'Sync state between accounts' so the accounts+sync
pair stays contiguous (structure-agent finding)
- Opens with a value-first sentence ('Run a personal Claude Desktop
in one window and a work Claude Desktop in another...') instead of
leading with the --user-data-dir mechanism
- New 'Accounts vs Desktop instances' comparison table — explicit
about what does NOT cross over (no shared auth, no shared MCP,
sync only on the CLI side, no Desktop default)
- Deep-link gotcha promoted from buried blockquote to its own H3
'### Don't run /login with two instances open' (mirrors Multiple
Accounts' '### Don't run the same account in two sessions' shape)
- 'Use an instance' split into 'Use' + 'List, rename, remove' to
mirror the Multiple Accounts shape
- 'Diagnostics' H3 renamed to 'Diagnose' for parallelism
Trivial polish:
- Sync section code-fence language tags: sh -> bash (matches every
other fence in the file)
Deferred to a follow-up PR (touches more sections, higher risk):
- Diagnostics consolidation (3 doctor mentions in different parents)
- Multi-account caveats -> Upstream caveats + Desktop fold-in
- OAuth-race deep-dive de-duplication
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Summary
Top-of-README didn't mention Desktop management — the existing "Claude Desktop instances" section was buried below the worktree/Docker content. Also missed attribution to Philipp Stracker's gist, which inspired the
.appwrapper +--user-data-dirapproach.Five surgical edits to README.md:
ck desktop add work) parallel tock runck desktopwith thedtalias and section anchor11 insertions, 2 deletions. No code changes.
Test plan
grep -n "Claude Desktop\|Stracker"finds the new mentions