# Vladislav Popov

- **Event:** [Built with Opus 4.7: a Claude Code hackathon](https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/built-with-4-7-hackathon)
- **When:** Apr 21 at 12:00 PM – Apr 27 at 2:00 AM (EDT)
- **Where:** Online
- **Team:** [Vladislav Popov](https://cerebralvalley.ai/u/devladpopov)
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/devladpopov/claude-habitat
- **Demo video:** https://youtu.be/vP-ILPegrvA
- **Gallery:** https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/built-with-4-7-hackathon/hackathon/gallery
- **Page:** https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/built-with-4-7-hackathon/hackathon/gallery/192

Claude Habitat is a Windows-desktop application (.exe) that turns Claude into a self-architecting personal AI workspace. No terminal, no config files, no technical knowledge required.

The app runs a 5-step wizard: enter your API key, answer a few questions about yourself, and Claude builds a personalized workspace inside your messenger. The system is messenger-agnostic by design (Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Telegram) - for this hackathon we ship with Telegram. The workspace includes topic-based channels, file processing, persistent memory, and semantic search.

What makes it unique:
• Self-architecting: Claude analyzes who you are (role, tools, workflows, pain points) and generates a custom set of topics and capabilities. A bookkeeper gets VAT, Payroll, Client Books topics. A developer gets different ones entirely.
• Zero-config deployment: One .exe, no installation, no dependencies. Works on any Windows machine.
• Real file processing: Send PDFs, images, documents to any topic - Claude reads, summarizes, and saves them to local folders on your disk.
• Persistent vector memory: Every message is indexed in LanceDB. Use /search to find anything across all topics.
• Fully local: All data stays on the user's machine. The bot runs as a child process inside Electron.

Built entirely with Claude Code (Opus 4.7) over 5 days. The Electron app, Telegram bot, onboarding system, habitat builder, and vector memory were all written by Claude. The pixel-art mascot (Claude Toad) was animated in code by Claude - eyes track the cursor, random blinks, speech bubbles with personality. Click him and he croaks; keep clicking and he starts speaking in the developer's actual voice. There's a samll hidden easter egg if you're persistent enough. UI mockups for the demo video were created in claude.ai/design

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