Project Initialization

Date: 2026-03-28 Type: Build Log

Context

Set up the Tick Slayer 3000 web application — the command center for tracking the autonomous tick rover build.

What Changed

Next.js App Setup

• Initialized Next.js with App Router and Tailwind CSS 4
• Added shadcn/ui component library with sidebar-08 layout variant
• Configured for port 8009 local development

Convex Backend

• Created schema with parts table for tracking shopping list items
• Fields: name, description, link, price, image, category, status, notes, quantity
• Status workflow: needed → ordered → shipped → received
• Full CRUD mutations and queries

Parts Tracker

• Table view with sortable columns
• Add/edit dialog with full form
• Click-to-cycle status badges
• Price tracking with quantity multiplier
• External link support

Documentation System

• Docusaurus-style browseable docs with category sections
• Article index with categories (Architecture, Build Guides, Software)
• Markdown rendering with remark-gfm and rehype-raw

Progress Log

• Auto-discovers markdown files from docs/progress/
• Parses date, time, type from filename and content
• Table view with type badges (Build Log, Decision, Research, Code Review)
• Detail view with prev/next navigation and collapsible TOC

Key Takeaways

• Followed Park Bench project pattern for progress logs
• Parts table designed around the shopping list workflow (tracking what's needed vs received)
• Documentation structure ready for build guides as the project progresses