commit 06f8f834dccab606d4e08151f8428f49987d2717
Author: Bryan Van Deusen <bryan.vandeusen@fabledsword.com>
Date:   Thu May 14 07:25:59 2026 -0400

    chore: initialize repo with comprehensive .gitignore and README skeleton
    
    Establishes the FabledRulebook-required ignore patterns (docs/superpowers/specs,
    docs/superpowers/plans) plus Python/Node/Vite/extension/volumes/IDE rules from
    spec §6.1 before any other code lands, so accidental adds can't leak. Also
    ignores .claude/settings.local.json (per-user local overrides; shared
    .claude/settings.json may be committed in the future).
    
    Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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+# FabledRulebook-required (agent-authored specs/plans live local only)
+docs/superpowers/specs/
+docs/superpowers/plans/
+
+# Secrets and environment
+.env
+.env.*
+!.env.example
+*.secret
+*.key
+*.pem
+
+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+.pytest_cache/
+.mypy_cache/
+.ruff_cache/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+*.egg-info/
+build/
+dist/
+venv/
+.venv/
+
+# Node / Vue / Vite
+frontend/node_modules/
+frontend/dist/
+frontend/.vite/
+frontend/coverage/
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+.pnpm-debug.log
+
+# Firefox extension build artifacts (lands in FC-3)
+extension/*.xpi
+extension/web-ext-artifacts/
+
+# Runtime volumes (must never be tracked)
+images/
+import/
+downloads/
+models/
+postgres_data/
+redis_data/
+
+# IDE / OS
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Claude Code per-user local overrides (shared .claude/settings.json is OK to commit)
+.claude/settings.local.json
+
+# Alembic / DB scratch
+alembic/versions/__pycache__/
+*.sqlite
+*.sqlite-journal
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+# FabledCurator
+
+Self-hosted media curation — gallery, ML tagging, and subscription-driven downloading in one app. Part of the FabledSword family.
+
+Combines what was [ImageRepo](https://git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/ImageRepo) (gallery, ML, importer) and [GallerySubscriber](https://git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/GallerySubscriber) (gallery-dl wrapper, subscriptions, credential capture) into a single product.
+
+## Status
+
+Pre-v1. Not yet functional.
+
+## Quick start
+
+```bash
+cp .env.example .env
+# edit .env: set DB_PASSWORD and SECRET_KEY
+docker compose up -d
+# UI: http://localhost:8080
+```
+
+## Deployment posture
+
+FabledCurator is designed to run inside a self-hosted homelab environment over plain HTTP. If you want TLS, terminate it at your reverse proxy. The app does not generate certificates, redirect to HTTPS, or set HSTS.
+
+## License
+
+Personal project; use at your own discretion.