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\n\n\n\n",[],[245],"1fd9bae2-7694-42a3-9bfe-44a58f20d50b","README.md","01a0b01a-bdc1-7547-bddc-df66332aec08",["D",1789704678825],10,"# DevFreeStack\n\nA curated directory of **100% free** developer tools, infrastructure, and services — hosting, databases, DNS, email APIs, and AI coding assistants.\n\n**No trials that expire in 14 days. No credit card required.**\n\n[Open the live site →](url:index.html) · [Admin →](url:admin.html)\n\n---\n\n## Architecture\n\nTools live in SQLite, not in the HTML. The page fetches them at runtime, so adding an entry is a form submission rather than a code change.\n\n```mermaid\nflowchart LR\n A[Browser] -->|GET /| B[main.tsx]\n A -->|GET /api/tools| B\n C[Admin UI] -->|POST/PATCH/PUT/DELETE + Val Town OAuth session| B\n B -->|security headers + static files| D[index.html / admin.html]\n B -->|reads & writes| E[(SQLite tools)]\n```\n\n| File | Role |\n| --- | --- |\n| [`main.tsx`](url:main.tsx) | Router — `/api/*` handled here, everything else served statically |\n| [`db.ts`](url:db.ts) | Schema, validation, CRUD |\n| [`seed-data.ts`](url:seed-data.ts) | Initial 26 tools (used only to seed an empty table) |\n| [`index.html`](url:index.html) | Public directory — fetches `/api/tools` |\n| [`admin.html`](url:admin.html) | Add / edit / delete tools |\n| `favicon.svg` | Site icon |\n\n## Editing tools\n\nThe admin UI is at **[`/admin.html`](url:admin.html)** (not linked from the public site, and marked `noindex`).\n\nWrites require an authenticated Val Town session and are restricted server-side to the username configured in the encrypted `ADMIN_VAL_USERNAME` environment variable. The browser does not store or send a reusable admin credential. Reads remain public.\n\nThe authorized account is configured with `ADMIN_VAL_USERNAME`; do not expose this value in client-side code.\n\n### API\n\n| Method | Path | Auth | Purpose |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| `GET` | `/api/tools` | public | List all tools |\n| `GET` | `/api/tools/:id` | public | Get one tool |\n| `GET` | `/api/status` | public | Auth/write availability, count, category & tier vocabulary |\n| `POST` | `/api/tools` | Val Town OAuth | Create |\n| `PATCH` | `/api/tools/:id` | Val Town OAuth | Partial update |\n| `PUT` | `/api/tools/:id` | Val Town OAuth | Full update |\n| `DELETE` | `/api/tools/:id` | Val Town OAuth | Delete |\n\nValidation happens server-side (`validate()` in `db.ts`): name and description required, URL must be a valid absolute `http(s)` URL, tier must be one of the three known values, at least one category required. Names are unique case-insensitively. 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A tool may belong to several (Wasmer.io is both `edge` and `paas`), and it then appears under each of those pills.\n\n**Tiers:** `Forever Free` (green), `Free Tier` (blue), `Open Source` (violet).\n\n### Invite & referral codes\n\nThe optional `code` field renders a click-to-copy chip on the card, and its value is included in the search index — so pasting `ESB9EDBVDE` into the search bar finds DNSHE.\n\n## Public site features\n\n- **Live search** across name, description, tier, category labels, and code values\n- **Category pills** with live counts, plus a **Saved** filter backed by `localStorage`\n- **Bookmarks** — star any card; persists across reloads\n- **Click-to-copy** for both the tool URL and any invite code\n- Keyboard: `/` focuses search, `Esc` clears it\n- Loading, error-with-retry, and empty states\n\n## Seeding\n\n`db.ts` seeds from `seed-data.ts` on first run, only when the `tools` table is empty. Editing `seed-data.ts` afterwards has no effect on a populated database — use the admin UI, or call `resetSeed()` (destructive: wipes the table and re-inserts the original 26).\n\n## Publishing to GitHub\n\nThe repo at [github.com/vijevira/devfreestack](https://github.com/vijevira/devfreestack) is a\n**mirror, not the source of truth** — the val is.\n\n[`publish-to-github.ts`](url:publish-to-github.ts) syncs this val's files to the repo. Click Run: it\nwalks every file, compares each against what's on GitHub, and creates **one atomic commit** containing\nall changes. It also removes remote files that no longer exist in the val. Safe to re-run whenever you\nedit the directory here; if nothing changed, no commit is created.\n\nRequires a `GITHUB_TOKEN` environment variable with write access to the repo — classic token with\n`repo` scope, or a fine-grained token with **Contents: Read and write**.\n\n👉 Add `GITHUB_TOKEN` here: https://www.val.town/x/vijevira/devfreestack/environment-variables?key=GITHUB_TOKEN\n\nOptional overrides: `GITHUB_REPO` (defaults to `vijevira/devfreestack`) and `GITHUB_BRANCH`\n(defaults to the repo's default branch).\n\nOne thing it deliberately does not do:\n\n- **It never publishes itself.** `publish-to-github.ts` is in the sync's skip list, so the repo\n contains only the project.\n\n## Contributing\n\nSuggestions arrive as GitHub issues filed through\n[`.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/suggest-a-tool.yml`](.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/suggest-a-tool.yml).\nThe form's fields mirror the database schema (`name`, `url`, `cats[]`, `tier`, `description`, `code`),\nso accepting one is a copy-paste into the admin UI rather than a transcription job. 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