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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:
- Webhook Relay & Transform API — receive, transform, forward webhooks. Hookdeck competitor at lower price.
- Markdown/HTML to PDF API — markdown-first PDF generation. DocRaptor competitor with better DX.
- 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@notgit@. 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.