PubScript
A self-hostable, multi-user writing studio for novelists — one codebase that runs as a web app and as a native desktop app, with a local-first AI co-writing engine built in.
See PLAN.md for the full vision, architecture, and data model. The CHUNK#n.md files are the executable work orders.
Quickstart
pnpm i && pnpm dev # run the app shell at http://localhost:5173
pnpm test # run every workspace's unit tests
pnpm typecheck # strict TypeScript across the monorepo
pnpm build # build web + server
Docker (self-host)
docker compose -f docker/compose.yaml up --build
# → http://localhost:8080 (health: curl localhost:8080/api/health)
One container serves the web app, runs the Fastify API, and stores SQLite on a volume.
Repository layout
| Path | What it is |
|---|---|
PLAN.md |
Single source of truth for what and why |
CHUNK#n.md |
Executable, step-by-step work orders |
apps/web/ |
React 19 + Vite app (runs in browser AND in Tauri) |
packages/core/ |
Domain types, ULIDs, time, token budget, StorageAdapter contract |
packages/ui/ |
Design tokens, theme engine (Ink / Parchment / Nocturne / Terminal), component kit |
server/ |
Fastify + SQLite: auth, multi-tenant, WS, admin, AI proxy |
docker/ |
Dockerfile + compose (one container serves app + API + data) |
docs/ |
ADRs, data model reference, AI role prompts, parity matrix |
Status
CHUNK #1 through #10 are complete and CI-green: the monorepo with strict TypeScript, the collapsible app shell and theming/density system, the packages/core contracts, the Fastify multi-tenant server, the TipTap writing surface with an OnlyOffice/Word-inspired formatting toolbar (34 fonts, line numbers, focus mode, alignment, indentation, lists, scene breaks, footnotes), characters & world-building, the plot & whiteboard surface, the export pipeline (Markdown/HTML/EPUB/DOCX/ODT/PDF with an ExportDialog), offline hunspell-WASM spellcheck + grammar checking, the AI provider & agent layer (packages/ai) with full AI Settings and toggleable AI Chat Sidebar (AISidebar.tsx), the guided Project Structure Tutorial Wizard (Projects.tsx), and the Admin user/role/audit management interface (AdminView.tsx). pnpm typecheck, pnpm test, pnpm lint, and pnpm build all pass across the workspace.
CHUNK #11 (Packaging, Parity & Polish) has Docker packaging (docker/compose.yaml), project template onboarding, and UI/UX polish complete.