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root 155cbd1bbf Initial MVP: full-stack music discovery app
Backend (FastAPI):
- User auth with email/password and Spotify OAuth
- Spotify playlist import with audio feature extraction
- AI recommendation engine using Claude API with taste profiling
- Save/bookmark recommendations
- Rate limiting for free tier (10 recs/day, 1 playlist)
- PostgreSQL models with Alembic migrations
- Redis-ready configuration

Frontend (React 19 + TypeScript + Vite + Tailwind):
- Landing page, auth flows (email + Spotify OAuth)
- Dashboard with stats and quick discover
- Playlist management and import from Spotify
- Discover page with custom query support
- Recommendation cards with explanations and save toggle
- Taste profile visualization
- Responsive layout with mobile navigation
- PWA-ready configuration

Infrastructure:
- Docker Compose with PostgreSQL, Redis, backend, frontend
- Environment-based configuration
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Vynl - AI Music Discovery App

Project Status: Ready to build MVP

Design Doc

See DESIGN.md for full product spec.

Quick Summary

  • Import playlists from Spotify/Apple Music/YouTube Music/Tidal
  • AI finds new music you'll love and explains why
  • Free tier (10 recs/day, 1 playlist) + Pro ($4.99/month, unlimited)
  • Cross-platform import/export

Tech Stack

  • Backend: Python 3.12+ / FastAPI / PostgreSQL / Redis / Celery
  • Frontend: React 19 + TypeScript + Vite + Tailwind CSS
  • AI: Claude API for recommendations + Spotify audio features + MusicBrainz + Last.fm
  • Auth: Email + OAuth (Spotify, Apple, Google)
  • Payments: Stripe
  • Mobile: PWA (progressive web app)

MVP Scope (v1.0)

  1. User auth (email + Spotify OAuth)
  2. Spotify playlist import
  3. Manual song/artist search
  4. AI recommendations via Claude API
  5. "Why you'll like this" explanations
  6. Taste profile display
  7. Save/bookmark recommendations
  8. Responsive web app (PWA)

Brand

  • Colors: Deep purple (#7C3AED) + warm cream (#FFF7ED) + charcoal (#1C1917)
  • Vibe: Warm analog nostalgia meets modern AI

Git

  • Repo: To be created on Gitea (chrisryn/vynl)
  • Branches: master + dev (standard workflow)