🚀 Initial Project Setup & Development Roadmap

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Welcome to EverNest! 🪺

This is the initial tracking issue for the EverNest project - an AI-powered prenatal storytelling companion.

✅ Completed Setup

• Next.js 16 app with TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS 4 styling system
• shadcn/ui component library
• Auth.js (NextAuth v5) authentication
• Prisma ORM with PostgreSQL
• Google Gemini API integration
• Docker Compose for local development
• Jest testing framework
• ESLint configuration
• GitHub repository with templates

🎯 Core Features Implemented

• User authentication system
• Story generation with Gemini AI
• Personalized story parameters (names, themes, length)
• Story library with favorites
• User settings and profile management
• Theme selection (8 different themes)
• Faith preference options

📋 Next Steps

High Priority

• Complete authentication flow testing
• Add story generation UI/UX improvements
• Implement story sharing functionality
• Add story export (PDF/text)
• Mobile responsive design refinements

Medium Priority

• Add story audio generation (text-to-speech)
• Implement story scheduling/reminders
• Add story analytics (reading history)
• Create onboarding flow for new users
• Add more theme options

Low Priority

• Add social features (share stories with partner)
• Implement story templates
• Add multi-language support
• Create admin dashboard
• Add usage analytics

🔧 Technical Debt

• Resolve Prisma 7 adapter configuration
• Add comprehensive test coverage
• Set up CI/CD pipeline
• Add error monitoring (Sentry)
• Implement rate limiting for API routes

📚 Documentation Needed

• API documentation
• Deployment guide
• Contributing guidelines
• Architecture deep-dive
• User guide

🤝 Contributing

This is an open-source project! Feel free to:

• Report bugs using the bug report template
• Suggest features using the feature request template
• Submit pull requests following the PR template

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Tech Stack: Next.js 16, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS 4, Prisma, PostgreSQL, Google Gemini API, Auth.js, shadcn/ui