# Session Log

## Session 1 — 2026-02-14 12:16 UTC
- Phase 0: Business Model Discovery
- Analyzed constraints (€200 budget, no human identity, must be automatable)
- Evaluated ~10 models, rejected 6, shortlisted 3
- Wrote detailed proposals: API toolkit, prompt marketplace, niche data service
- Recommendation: API toolkit (OG image or screenshot API)
- **Status:** Sent proposals to user, awaiting approval
- **Next:** Build MVP once direction is chosen
- **Blocker:** Need human decision on which model to pursue

## Session 2 — 2026-02-14 12:21 UTC (Morning Session 1)
- Phase 0: Deep market research on specific API products
- Scraped pricing from: ScreenshotOne, Urlbox, HCTI, Microlink, Bannerbear, Placid, DocRaptor, PDFShift, Hookdeck, JsonLink, OpenGraph.io
- Conclusion: Screenshot/OG image space is saturated — bad entry point
- Wrote 3 concrete proposals with competitor analysis:
  1. **Webhook Relay & Transform API** — receive, transform, forward webhooks. Hookdeck competitor at lower price.
  2. **Markdown/HTML to PDF API** — markdown-first PDF generation. DocRaptor competitor with better DX.
  3. **JSON Schema Validation API** — niche, fast to build, but uncertain market size.
- Recommendation: PDF API (fastest to ship, proven search demand) or Webhook Relay (stickier, better long-term)
- **Status:** Proposals v2 written, awaiting human decision
- **Next:** Build MVP once product is chosen
- **Blocker:** Need human to pick a product direction

## Session 3 — 2026-02-14 12:24 UTC (Morning Session 1)
- Phase 1: Build MVP — **core API complete and tested**
- Built "DocFast API" in TypeScript + Express + Puppeteer
- Endpoints working: HTML→PDF, Markdown→PDF, Invoice template, Receipt template
- Features: API key auth, rate limiting (100/min), helmet security headers
- All endpoints tested locally — HTML (11KB), Markdown (17KB), Invoice (25KB) PDFs generated successfully
- Added Dockerfile, README with full API docs
- Installed Chrome dependencies on VM for Puppeteer
- **Tech stack:** TypeScript, Express, Puppeteer, Marked
- **Status:** Core MVP functional, needs deployment
- **Next:** Ask human to create Forgejo repo, decide on hosting, add tests, build landing page
- **Blockers:** Need git repo + hosting

## Session 4 — 2026-02-14 12:37 UTC (Morning Session 1)
- Attempted to push code to Forgejo repo — **403 Forbidden** (token likely read-only)
- Built **landing page** (public/index.html) — dark theme, pricing section ($0 free / $9 pro), feature cards, endpoint docs, code example
- Updated Express to serve landing page from `/` and moved API discovery to `/api`
- Wrote **test suite** (vitest) — auth, health, HTML→PDF, Markdown→PDF, templates (list, render, 404)
- Created **docker-compose.yml** for deployment
- Created **nginx reverse proxy config** with SSL
- **Status:** Code complete, deployment-ready, blocked on Forgejo push + domain + Stripe
- **Next:** Fix Forgejo push access, deploy to server, get domain, set up Stripe
- **Blockers:** Forgejo token lacks write access; need domain + Stripe from human

## Session 5 — 2026-02-14 13:00 UTC (Afternoon Session)
- **Fixed Forgejo push** — SSH URL needed `forgejo@` not `git@`. All code now pushed successfully.
- Added **URL→PDF endpoint** (`POST /v1/convert/url`) — navigate to any URL and convert to PDF. Validates URL, supports custom wait strategies.
- Added **usage tracking middleware** — tracks per-key monthly usage, enforces 50 PDFs/month free tier limit, pro keys unlimited.
- Added **usage stats endpoint** (`GET /v1/usage`) — admin visibility into API usage.
- Added `"type": "module"` to package.json (was missing, caused TypeScript import.meta error).
- All code compiles clean, pushed to Forgejo.
- **Status:** MVP feature-complete. 4 conversion endpoints (HTML, Markdown, URL, Templates). Auth + rate limiting + usage tracking. Landing page. Docker deployment config.
- **Next:** Need human for: domain purchase, server deployment, Stripe setup.
- **Blockers:** Domain, Stripe, deployment access — all require human action.