Hitori

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Background

I wrote an implementation of the game Hitori using Claude Code in agent mode. After discovering a Linux version of Hitori and studying its architecture, I decided to create my own version.

Implementation Details

• Architecture: Django serves as the backend while the frontend is built with JavaScript.
• Process: I pointed Claude Code to the original C implementation of Hitori and asked it to develop a client‑server version that could be played in a web browser using a Python backend and JavaScript frontend.
• Agent Mode: I enabled agent mode, granted the necessary permissions, and responded affirmatively to its prompts. After initiating the request and going to sleep, the complete game was generated automatically.
• Enhancements: Later I added a login system and improved the game board.
• Deployment: The application was deployed on a Kubernetes cluster with minimal effort.

Results

This is the first game I have developed without opening an editor or IDE; everything was done entirely from the command prompt. The experience was surprisingly smooth and required almost no manual coding.

Play the Game

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