Bootstrap Pro 2.0 Ultron Mode

Professional .claude/ template + compression proxy · Claude Code

Bootstrap Pro is the .claude/ baseline that structures serious projects: Spec-Driven Development, VSA + DDD, ADRs, hooks and verification loops. Ultron Mode is ultronpx, the local proxy that converts dense context blocks into PNG — up to ~3× cheaper per converted block, with exact identifiers protected and fail-open guaranteed. One bundle, one license.

watermarked zip + GitHub template · ultronpx via npm + license · Node ≥ 22

Spec-Driven Development out of the box VSA + DDD + ADRs ready Loops: /verify · /waves · /babysit-pr Vision tokens: up to 3× cheaper per block Verbatim Guard: a SHA never becomes a pixel Fail-open: byte-identical passthrough Auditable savings dashboard Spec-Driven Development out of the box VSA + DDD + ADRs ready Loops: /verify · /waves · /babysit-pr Vision tokens: up to 3× cheaper per block Verbatim Guard: a SHA never becomes a pixel Fail-open: byte-identical passthrough Auditable savings dashboard
The bundle

Two layers, one license

Bootstrap Pro structures the project before the first line of code; Ultron Mode cuts the cost of every request after it. You skip the first two days of setup — and pay less for every day that follows.

Layer 1 · architecture

Claude Code Bootstrap Pro

The .claude/ baseline for serious projects: Spec-Driven Development, Vertical Slice + DDD, API-First, ADRs, Diátaxis docs, DevSecOps, ready-made subagents, skills and hooks — with a NOTES.md living memory and cross-session continuity. Delivered as a watermarked zip + GitHub template repository.

Layer 2 · savings

Ultron Mode (ultronpx)

A local proxy that converts dense context blocks into PNG — vision tokens are priced per pixel, not per text: up to ~3× cheaper per block, ~45% measured savings per imaged block on real traffic. Verbatim Guard, adaptive gate, fail-open and auditable savings. A rewrite of the pxpipe concept, by teamchong, with attribution.

Why together

Compound savings

The Bootstrap disciplines your context — specs, NOTES.md, waves and compact hooks keep sessions lean and resumable. The ultronpx compresses whatever dense content remains: tool results, logs, history. Structure reduces waste; compression reduces the price of what's unavoidable.

Inside Bootstrap Pro

What the template solves before you start

It's the same .claude/ baseline used to start every serious B2Tech project — each capability below ships ready, with the assets named.

Spec-Driven workflow

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  • /specInterviews you and writes the feature spec — goal, contracts, edge cases, acceptance criteria.
  • /wavesDerives the implementation wave plan: dependencies, parallelism and per-wave acceptance criteria, with a ready-made /goal command.
  • /vertical-sliceScaffolds a complete VSA + DDD slice, from presentation to infrastructure.

Verification & loops

autonomy
  • /verifyClaude verifies its own change end-to-end — evidence, not opinion — before reporting it done.
  • /babysit-prUnder /loop, monitors a PR: answers review comments and fixes red CI on its own.
  • how-to/loopsAll four loop types (turn, goal, time, proactive) mapped, with cost rules.

Session continuity

memory
  • NOTES.mdThe project's living memory: what was decided, what's in flight, what's left — survives the end of the session.
  • pre-compactA hook snapshots git state and guides the summary before /compact; another restores context after it.
  • stop-notesContinuity check at the end of each turn — a completed wave forces a notes update.

Security guardrails

DevSecOps
  • block-secretsA PreToolUse hook blocks access to .env and sensitive paths at the tool level.
  • /security-scanOn-demand DevSecOps audit pipeline, with a STRIDE threat-model template in docs/security/.
  • settings.jsonCurated allow/deny lists + optional destructive-command blocker.

Automated quality

hooks + agents
  • format-on-saveAuto-formats every edited file; docs-reminder nudges when docs fall behind the code.
  • subagentscode-reviewer, test-runner, threat-modeler and web-researcher with fresh context.
  • /review · /commitGuided PR review and Conventional Commits, plus /fix-issue for issue triage.

Architecture & docs

templates
  • docs/adr/Nygard-format ADRs with an initial meta-ADR; architectural decisions versioned from day 1.
  • openapi · asyncapiAPI-First contract skeletons in docs/api/ — the code respects the contract, not the other way around.
  • Diátaxis + CItutorials/how-to/reference/explanation tree + CI workflow and multi-ecosystem Dependabot.
Inside Ultron Mode

Engineering to compress without breaking anything

Compressing context is easy; compressing without corrupting a SHA, leaking a secret or blocking your flow is the real problem. Every piece below exists for that — all shipped in the ultronpx 2.x that comes with the bundle.

Verbatim Guard

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  • SHAs · UUIDs · IPsExact identifiers are extracted to a textual sidecar before rendering — byte by byte, they never become pixels.
  • stack tracesFile paths and traces stay readable as text: Claude cites the exact line, not an approximate reading.
  • secretsA detected secret pins the whole block as text — credentials are never rendered into an image.

Adaptive Gate

profitability
  • living thresholdThe point where compression pays off recalibrates with real telemetry (EWMA with hard bounds) — not a fixed guess.
  • model profilesPer-model profiles + a fidelity probe calibrate the render for the model you're using.
  • render cacheBlocks repeated across requests aren't re-rendered — the render cost is paid once.

Auditable savings

measured
  • count_tokensEvery modified request logs the real cost and the counterfactual — measured via Anthropic's free endpoint, not estimated.
  • events.jsonlFull trail in ~/.ultronpx/events.jsonl: what was converted, what it cost, what it would have cost.
  • dashboardA local dashboard shows the running total; ultronpx stats summarizes it in the terminal.

CLI

5 commands
  • ultronpx initCreates ~/.ultronpx/config.toml and shows the activation steps.
  • ultronpx activateActivates the license with a 6-digit code sent to your purchase email.
  • ultronpx doctorValidates port, env, key, connectivity, render fonts and license.
  • ultronpx startStarts the proxy on 127.0.0.1:47821.
  • ultronpx statsAccumulated savings, straight in the terminal.

Request comes in → Verbatim Guard separates the untouchable → the gate decides if it pays off → render (or passthrough) → savings logged. All on 127.0.0.1.

Security model

A proxy in the path of your API key has to earn trust

The ultronpx sits between Claude Code and Anthropic — a position that demands explicit guarantees, not promises.

The API key is never written down

The key lives only in the client environment. The proxy forwards the header to api.anthropic.com and never writes it to config, logs, telemetry events or pixels.

Secrets pin the block as text

If the Verbatim Guard detects a secret in a block, the whole block is kept out of the render — credentials never become an image, not even by accident.

Byte-exact identifiers

SHAs, UUIDs, IPs and stack traces go to a textual sidecar before rendering. Claude cites the exact commit — not an approximate visual reading of it.

Fail-open, always

Any internal error degrades to a byte-identical passthrough. The proxy never blocks your flow or corrupts a payload — the worst case is the behavior without ultronpx.

Local-first, zero analytics

Listens on 127.0.0.1:47821; the only network destination is api.anthropic.com — the same as Claude Code without the proxy. No telemetry byte leaves your machine.

Auditable end to end

Every modified request leaves a trail in ~/.ultronpx/events.jsonl — what was converted, what it cost, what it would have cost. The license is validated at activation; after that, zero contact with B2Tech servers.

Delivery and activation

From checkout to a running proxy

Delivery is automatic after checkout. The template arrives by email and GitHub; ultronpx activates with your purchase email. Requires Node.js ≥ 22.

Layer 1 · the template

Receive Bootstrap Pro

Two delivery channels — the zip is the official licensed copy; the repository is the git-native convenience.

  1. Watermarked zip, by email. A snapshot of the template with your purchase fingerprint in NOTICE.md — your proof of license. Keep the original safe.
  2. Read-only GitHub (optional). Provide your username after purchase and get an invite to the master repository: history, updates and the Use this template button.
    # future updates, straight from master
    git remote add bootstrap <master-repo>
    git fetch bootstrap
  3. Instantiate your project. Copy into a fresh repo, walk the README's instantiation checklist and make the first commit.
    chmod +x .claude/hooks/*.sh
    git init && git add . && git commit
Layer 2 · the proxy

Activate Ultron Mode

Five commands and one environment variable. From then on, use Claude Code as usual and watch the savings.

  1. Install and activate. The license arrives as a 6-digit code at your purchase email.
    # Node.js ≥ 22
    npm install -g ultronpx
    ultronpx init
    ultronpx activate
  2. Validate and start. The doctor checks port, env, key, connectivity, fonts and license.
    ultronpx doctor
    ultronpx start
    export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:47821
  3. Watch the savings. Real and counterfactual costs measured via count_tokens — in the terminal, the local dashboard and the raw trail.
    ultronpx stats
    # trail: ~/.ultronpx/events.jsonl

Frequently asked questions

Still unsure about something? Write to bruno@b2tech.io.

How do I buy it, and how is it delivered?
Purchase happens at the Hotmart checkout — pricing is shown there. Delivery is automatic: you receive by email a zip of the template watermarked with your purchase (NOTICE.md with a fingerprint) and, if you provide your GitHub username, a read-only invite to the master repository — history, updates and the Use this template button. The ultronpx license is activated with your purchase email.
What is in the bundle?
Two layers. (1) Claude Code Bootstrap Pro: the complete .claude/ baseline — CLAUDE.md, subagents, skills (/spec, /waves, /verify, /babysit-pr, /security-scan, /vertical-slice), security and continuity hooks, a NOTES.md living memory, ADR, OpenAPI, AsyncAPI and STRIDE templates, a Diátaxis docs tree and a CI skeleton. (2) ultronpx 2.x: the local visual context compression proxy, licensed with the same purchase.
How does Ultron Mode cut token costs?
Vision tokens are priced by the image dimensions in pixels, not by how much text is inside. Dense text consumes ~2 characters per token; rendered on the ultronpx grid it reaches ~6 characters per vision token — up to ~3× cheaper per block, with ~45% measured savings per imaged block on real traffic. Savings depend on workload density: logs, JSONL, lockfiles and data compress a lot; sparse prose does not pay off and the gate keeps it as text — by design.
Can Claude actually read context turned into an image?
Yes — Claude models read text rendered in images with high fidelity, and ultronpx calibrates the render per model (model profiles + fidelity probe; measured recall of 0.93 on Fable with the dense renderer). Whatever requires byte-exact precision never becomes a pixel: the Verbatim Guard extracts SHAs, UUIDs, IPs and stack traces to a textual sidecar before rendering, and the adaptive gate only converts a block when telemetry shows it pays off.
What about my API key? Does my data leave my machine?
The key lives only in the client environment: the proxy forwards the header to api.anthropic.com and never writes it to config, logs, telemetry or pixels. At runtime the only network destination is api.anthropic.com — the same as Claude Code without the proxy — and the savings telemetry stays in ~/.ultronpx/events.jsonl, on your machine. The license is validated at activation; zero remote analytics after that.
What if the proxy fails mid-request?
Fail-open, always: any internal error degrades to a byte-identical passthrough — the request goes to Anthropic exactly as Claude Code emitted it. The worst case with ultronpx is the behavior you already had without it; the proxy never blocks your flow or corrupts payloads.
Is ultronpx still open source?
From v2 on, ultronpx is proprietary software, licensed with the purchase of Bootstrap Pro 2.0 Ultron Mode. Versions published up to 1.0.0 remain under MIT, irrevocably. The original concept is pxpipe, by teamchong — attribution and thanks maintained; the rewrite differentiators (Verbatim Guard, adaptive gate, auditable savings, fail-open, local-first) are exclusive to ultronpx.
What do I need to run it? How many projects can I use it on?
Node.js ≥ 22, Claude Code and an active license. The template can be used on as many of your own projects as you want — what the license forbids is republishing, reselling or repackaging the template itself. Want to master Claude Code end to end? Bootstrap Pro also ships as a bonus of the Claude Code Architect training.
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Senior project architecture,
with context at the price it should cost.

One purchase, two layers: the .claude/ baseline that structures every new project and the proxy that converts dense blocks into PNG when it pays off — identifiers intact, fail-open guaranteed and every cent audited in events.jsonl.

watermarked zip + GitHub template · ultronpx via npm + license · Node ≥ 22 · local-first