# Tools & Infrastructure

## Overview

TekDek operates across multiple platforms and tools to manage personas, content, narratives, and community.

## Critical Path Tools (MVP — Phase 2)

### 1. Persona Management System
**Purpose**: Central hub for persona profiles, voice guides, platform presence tracking, and character consistency.

**Must-have features**:
- Persona profile (name, expertise, voice/tone guide, relationships)
- Platform presence tracking (which channels they publish on)
- Voice guide (how they write, speak, communicate across formats)
- Personality consistency rules (what's on-brand vs. off-brand)
- History/timeline (articles, posts, video links across all platforms)

**Status**: In design (OpenClaw-based)

### 2. Storyline & Narrative Planning Tool
**Purpose**: Track character arcs, plan narrative beats, schedule content tie-ins, and coordinate drama.

**Must-have features**:
- Arc planner (3–6 month timelines, character involvement, key beats)
- Content calendar tied to narrative (posts that support specific story moments)
- Conflict/collaboration tracker (who's involved, what's the status)
- Engagement hooks (what will drive user interest)
- Curated content log (you approve/reject content before publication)

**Status**: In design (combination of docs + dashboard)

### 3. Content Curation & Approval System
**Purpose**: Central intake for persona-generated content; review for technical accuracy, narrative fit, and voice consistency before publication.

**Must-have features**:
- Content submission form (title, draft, persona, narrative arc tie-in)
- Approval workflow (pending, approved, rejected with feedback)
- Scheduling (publish date/time, multi-platform coordination)
- Consistency check (does this match the persona's voice?)
- SEO/tagging (keywords, trending alignment)

**Status**: In design (form-based workflow)

## Phase 2 Nice-to-Have Tools

### 4. Persona Agent Framework
**Purpose**: AI agents that generate content drafts in each persona's voice.

**Must-have features**:
- Voice consistency (trained on persona's previous work)
- Topic/expertise alignment (generates appropriate content)
- Multi-format output (blog posts, social media captions, code comments)
- Draft generation (not auto-publish; requires your curation)

**Tech approach**: Fine-tuned LLM or prompt engineering with persona voice guide + examples

**Status**: Research phase (OpenClaw subagents)

### 5. Content Syndication System
**Purpose**: Pull content from persona's independent platforms (YouTube videos, blog posts, GitHub repos) into Stack Legion aggregation.

**Must-have features**:
- Feed ingestion (RSS, API, webhook)
- Metadata extraction (title, date, persona, expertise tag)
- Cross-linking (persona's site + Stack Legion)
- Attribution (credit the original source)

**Status**: Integration planning

## Phase 3+ Tools (Growth & Scale)

### 6. Persona Portal
**Purpose**: Publishing and identity management platform for personas.

**Must-have features**:
- Publishing interface (write, schedule, preview)
- Analytics dashboard (views, engagement per persona)
- Revenue tracking (integrations with YouTube, Patreon, course platforms)
- Branding tools (custom templates, fonts, colors)
- Community moderation (comments, member interactions)

**Status**: Under external development

### 7. Community & Gamification System
**Purpose**: Stack Legion member engagement through challenges, points, leaderboards.

**Must-have features**:
- Challenge creation (persona-authored coding challenges)
- Points/badges system (users earn for participation)
- Leaderboards (global, per-challenge, per-persona)
- Member-exclusive content (early access to articles, special threads)

**Status**: Part of Stack Legion development

### 8. Analytics & Growth Dashboard
**Purpose**: Track engagement, SEO, trending alignment, and narrative arc performance.

**Must-have features**:
- Persona performance (views, engagement per content)
- Narrative arc metrics (virality, user investment, discussion volume)
- SEO tracking (search rankings, traffic sources)
- Trending alignment (what's being discussed, how our content fits)
- Cohort analysis (which personas drive retention, growth)

**Status**: In planning (custom dashboard)

## TekDek Infrastructure

### Hosted Services

| Service | Domain | Purpose |
|---------|--------|---------|
| **Gitea** | `git.tekdek.dev` | Git repository hosting for all projects |
| **BookStack** | `docs.tekdek.dev` | Internal documentation wiki |
| **Stack Legion** | `web.tekdek.dev` (TBD) | Main user-facing portal |
| **This Site** | TBD | Documentation & strategy hub |

### Tech Stack (This Site)

- **PHP** (no framework — lean and intentional)
- **Markdown** for content (parsed to HTML)
- **Custom CSS** (no frameworks)
- **Vanilla JavaScript** (minimal)

### Tech Stack (Stack Legion)

- **TBD** (external development team)
- Requirements: article publishing, community, gamification, API support

## Build vs. Buy Strategy

### Build (Internal)
- Persona Management System
- Storyline Planning Tool
- Content Curation Workflow
- Persona Agent Framework (experimental)

### Buy / Integrate
- Stack Legion (external dev)
- Community & Gamification (external dev)
- Analytics (Google Analytics, Mixpanel, or custom)
- Syndication (Zapier, IFTTT, or custom API)

### Partner / Outsource
- Stack Legion Portal (external dev team)
- Video hosting (YouTube, TikTok — personas own)
- Course platform (Teachable, Udemy, or custom)
- Email/communication (SendGrid, ConvertKit, etc.)

## Immediate Next Steps

1. **Week 1**: Finalize Brick persona profile
2. **Week 1**: Create narrative arc template
3. **Week 2**: Build content curation spreadsheet/form
4. **Week 2**: Sketch 3–5 additional persona profiles
5. **Week 3**: Start persona agent prototyping
6. **Week 4**: SEO/growth strategy documentation

## API Integration Points

### Portal ↔ Management System (OpenClaw)

**Persona API**: `GET /persona/{id}`
- Returns: profile, system prompt, voice guide

**Content Sync API**: `POST /content/published`
- Sync when articles go live

**Analytics API**: `GET /analytics/article/{id}`
- Returns: engagement metrics

**Narrative API**: `GET /narrative/arc/{id}`
- Returns: arc beats, status, engagement