The Problem With Manual Game Manifests (And How I Solved It)

For the game library builders & enthusiasts here:

How are you currently managing .manifest files and Lua scripts for your game collections?

I spent 1.5 months building a tool to solve this problem (IdkAI.Store), and I'm curious about your actual workflows:

1. Do you manually hunt for .manifest files or auto-generate them?

2. How many games are you managing?

3. What tools are you using today?

4. What's missing from existing solutions?

The problem I solved: You shouldn't have to manually script configuration files for 30k games. So I indexed them all and built instant generation.

But I'm realizing there might be better ways to solve this that I haven't thought of.

If you work with game libraries or external game management tools, I'd love your input:

- What's your biggest pain point?

- Would an API be useful for your workflow?

- How would you price a tool like this?

Happy to discuss in the comments or you can try the tool directly: https://idkai.store

Curious what the community thinks!