Bike-Tinder

A private, Tinder-style web app for browsing the motorcycle market: swipe real listings (like / nope / maybe), see everything on one editable list, and let the deck learn your taste. Built for Glenn; runs on the Rotarran, published to the tailnet only.

Status: v0.1 — design phase. No code yet; this repo currently holds the design docs. Build begins once the docs are approved.

How it works

[single-source crawler] → [nightly importer] → [app DB] → [API + PWA deck] → Glenn's thumb
                                                                  ↓
                                                        [swipe history] → [ranking]

• Crawl — Kijiji (NS + NB; decided 2026-11-10 — see docs/SOURCES.md) is swept nightly by the existing hunt crawler; a script-only importer folds the results in. No LLM involved, zero token cost.
• Import — the importer upserts the source's catalog into the app database: new listings appear, changes update, vanished listings retire after repeated misses (never a blocked page, never a guess).
• Deck — a Tinder-like PWA: card stack, drag to swipe, big buttons. Like / Nope / Maybe. "It's a match" moment when you like something.
• List & edit — every entry in one table; re-file any call later (a nope can become a like).
• Ranking — cold start uses the hunt's rubric score; a cheap, fully explainable swipe-boost lands first (v1.x), then a small learned model (Phase 3, retrained nightly) orders the deck by your taste. "Because you liked X" chips, never a black box.

Docs

• docs/SOURCES.md — the v1 source decision (candidates, evidence, choice)
• docs/DESIGN.md — architecture, components, data flow, deployment
• docs/DATA-MODEL.md — database schema + sync semantics
• docs/RANKING.md — cold-start + learned ranking design
• docs/UI-SPEC.md — screens, gestures, Tinder-fidelity goals
• docs/PLAN.md — phases, acceptance criteria, status

Branches

• main — stable trunk (docs + verified code); the default branch.
• dev — active development; build work lands here first.
• release — deployable cuts; the Rotarran stack tracks this branch.

Deployment (planned)

A small podman compose stack on the Rotarran under /var/mnt/DATA/podman-stacks/bike-tinder/, its own systemd user unit (Delegate=yes), SQLite database. The stack ships its own Tailscale node (sidecar container — no host-tailnet coupling) and serves the app privately at https://biketinder.tailf35a34.ts.net. Single user; reachable only from Glenn's own devices.

Crew

• Glenn — owner; the thumb that swipes.
• Alex — resident agent; architecture, orchestration, docs.
• Torres — engineer; builds and maintains this repo.