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+"""Central launcher for the projects in this repository."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+SKIP_DIRECTORIES = {'.git', '.github', '__pycache__'}
+ENTRYPOINT_NAMES = (
+    'main.py',
+    'app.py',
+    'calculate.py',
+    'generate.py',
+    'track.py',
+    'translate.py',
+    'validate.py',
+)
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class Project:
+    name: str
+    directory: Path
+    entrypoint: Path
+
+
+def find_entrypoint(project_dir: Path) -> Path | None:
+    """Return the best Python entrypoint for a project directory."""
+    for filename in ENTRYPOINT_NAMES:
+        candidate = project_dir / filename
+        if candidate.is_file():
+            return candidate
+
+    python_files = sorted(
+        path for path in project_dir.glob('*.py')
+        if path.name != Path(__file__).name
+    )
+    if python_files:
+        return python_files[0]
+    return None
+
+
+def discover_projects(root: Path = ROOT) -> list[Project]:
+    """Find top-level project folders that contain a runnable Python file."""
+    projects: list[Project] = []
+    for child in sorted(root.iterdir(), key=lambda path: path.name.lower()):
+        if not child.is_dir() or child.name in SKIP_DIRECTORIES or child.name.startswith('.'):
+            continue
+        entrypoint = find_entrypoint(child)
+        if entrypoint is None:
+            continue
+        projects.append(Project(child.name, child, entrypoint))
+    return projects
+
+
+def print_projects(projects: list[Project]) -> None:
+    if not projects:
+        print('No runnable projects were found.')
+        return
+
+    width = len(str(len(projects)))
+    print('Available projects:')
+    for index, project in enumerate(projects, start=1):
+        relative_entrypoint = project.entrypoint.relative_to(ROOT).as_posix()
+        print(f'{index:>{width}}. {project.name} ({relative_entrypoint})')
+
+
+def resolve_selection(selection: str, projects: list[Project]) -> Project | None:
+    normalized = selection.strip().lower()
+    if normalized.isdigit():
+        index = int(normalized) - 1
+        if 0 <= index < len(projects):
+            return projects[index]
+
+    for project in projects:
+        if project.name.lower() == normalized:
+            return project
+    return None
+
+
+def run_project(project: Project) -> int:
+    print(f'Launching {project.name}...')
+    print(f'Entrypoint: {project.entrypoint.relative_to(ROOT).as_posix()}')
+    completed = subprocess.run(
+        [sys.executable, str(project.entrypoint)],
+        cwd=project.directory,
+        check=False,
+    )
+    return completed.returncode
+
+
+def interactive_menu(projects: list[Project]) -> int:
+    while True:
+        print_projects(projects)
+        choice = input("Enter a project number/name to run, or 'q' to quit: ").strip()
+        if choice.lower() in {'q', 'quit', 'exit'}:
+            return 0
+
+        project = resolve_selection(choice, projects)
+        if project is None:
+            print('Invalid selection. Please try again.\n')
+            continue
+        return run_project(project)
+
+
+def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Launch any Python project in this repository.')
+    parser.add_argument('--list', action='store_true', help='List available projects and exit.')
+    parser.add_argument('--run', metavar='PROJECT', help='Run a project by number or exact folder name.')
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    args = parse_args()
+    projects = discover_projects()
+
+    if args.list:
+        print_projects(projects)
+        return 0
+
+    if args.run:
+        project = resolve_selection(args.run, projects)
+        if project is None:
+            print(f"Project not found: {args.run}", file=sys.stderr)
+            return 1
+        return run_project(project)
+
+    return interactive_menu(projects)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    raise SystemExit(main())