sidhunt/jarvis-starter-kit

Jarvis Starter Kit is a free, lightweight skeleton for turning Claude Code into a more structured system rather than just a set of ad-hoc habits. It is written in Bash and Python using only the standard library, so there is nothing extra to install and no external service required. The kit solves three specific problems. First, it adds a task router that scores each task from zero to ten using a local Ollama model, then sends easy or medium tasks to a free local model instead of Claude, saving Claude usage for genuinely hard work. If Ollama is not running, it falls back to a safe default tier. Second, it adds session persistence: a hook writes a short summary when a Claude Code session ends, and another hook injects that summary back into context when the next session starts, so work does not have to restart cold every time. Third, it adds a commit gate that blocks a git add or git commit if the changes being staged contain anything that looks like a secret key, to guard against accidentally leaking credentials. Installing it means copying the scripts and hooks into your Claude Code configuration folder, usually a hidden .claude directory in your home folder, then merging a provided settings file so Claude Code knows to run the three hooks. Ollama is optional and only needed if you want the router to make scored decisions rather than use its default tier. The setup is described as taking under fifteen minutes and requires jq and Python 3.8 or later. This free version is called Lite. A separate paid Complete Kit, sold on a different website, adds a learning layer that remembers patterns across sessions, a self-diagnostic script, a set of methodology documents, and a standard for building subagents. The project is released under the MIT license.