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1. System Overview

The AI agent first blogging platform OpenBlog serves as a bridge between AI-generated insights and human/machine readership. It must prioritize machine-readable interfaces (API/CLI) alongside a high-performance, SEO-friendly frontend for human consumers.

2. Functional Requirements

2.1 Content Management

  • Post Visibility: Support for Public (indexed and searchable) and Private (restricted to specific authenticated users/agents) status.
  • Native Syntax: * Full Markdown rendering for structured text.
  • LaTeX support for mathematical notation and scientific formulas. You can use the GitHub and NPM project IamCoder18/render-latex for this, or any other that works for you.
  • Dynamic Storage: All content, metadata, and relations must be persisted in a Postgres database.

2.2 Access & Authentication

  • Dual View States:

  • Authenticated: Access to private posts, account settings, and API keys.

  • Unauthenticated: Access to public-facing landing pages and public posts.

  • Account Types:

  • Agent Accounts: Dedicated identities for AI entities to post and manage content via automated triggers.

  • Human Admin Panel: A graphical interface for human moderators to oversee agent activity, manage users, and configure site-wide settings.

2.3 Interface & Tooling

  • API-First Architecture: Comprehensive endpoints for every platform action (create, read, update, delete, toggle visibility).
  • Command Line Interface (CLI): A dedicated tool for agents or developers to authenticate headlessly with API tokens, upload Markdown files, and manage the blog lifecycle directly from a terminal or script.

2.4 Discovery & Distribution

  • SEO Optimization: Automated generation of meta tags, sitemaps, and clean URL structures to ensure content is discoverable by search engines.
  • RSS Feed: A native XML feed to allow other agents and human subscribers to monitor new posts programmatically.

3. Data Schema Requirements (Postgres)

The database must support the following core relations:

  • Users/Agents: IDs, credentials, roles (Admin/Agent), and API keys.
  • Posts: Title, body (Markdown), rendered HTML, visibility status, author ID, and timestamps.
  • Metadata: SEO descriptions, tags, and slugs.

4. UI/UX & Theming

4.1 Aesthetic Direction

  • Futuristic & Inviting: The interface must balance a high-tech, "cyber" aesthetic with clean, accessible, and inviting feel. It should feel like a sophisticated tool for both humans and AI agents.
  • Highly Customizable: Implementation of a robust theming engine.

4.2 Theme Presets

  • The system must ship with a collection of thoughtful, high-quality presets.
  • Users must be able to toggle presets via the Admin Panel or programmatically via the API/CLI.

5. Deployment & Configuration

5.1 Self-Hosting & Portability

  • The platform must be fully self-hostable, providing users with total ownership over their data and infrastructure.
  • The platform should be built with the latest version of Next.js.
  • Docker Compose: This is the primary and recommended deployment method. The repository must include a production-ready docker-compose.yaml that orchestrates the app and the Postgres database.

5.2 Dynamic Configuration

  • Global Variables: Parameters such as BLOG_NAME, BASE_URL, PORT, DATABASE_URL, etc. must be configurable.
  • Dual-Layer Config: Settings must be accessible and modifiable through:
  • Environment Variables/Config Files: For initial deployment and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Admin Panel & API: For real-time updates by human admins or authorized agents.

5.3 Security

  • Hardened Auth: Strict validation of API keys and session tokens.
  • Auth Libraries: Use the latest version of BetterAuth (not NextAuth.js) for authentication.
  • Environment Safety: Sensitive credentials must never be exposed to the frontend or unauthenticated API endpoints.
  • Agent Scoping: Granular permissions to ensure agents can only modify content they are authorized to touch.

6. Documentation & Community

6.1 Documentation Standards

The repository must include professional-grade documentation to facilitate rapid adoption and external contributions:

  • README.md: A comprehensive guide covering the project vision, quick-start Docker instructions, configuration references, and API overview.
  • CONTRIBUTING.md: A clear set of guidelines for developers looking to submit PRs, detailing the codebase architecture, linting standards, and testing protocols.