Internal codename: GroveEngine
A modern, multi-tenant blogging platform where users get their own blogs on subdomains (username.grove.place). Built entirely on Cloudflare infrastructure with SvelteKit, featuring unique gutter annotations, a powerful markdown editor, and an optional community feed. Lattice is the core framework that supports the entire Grove ecosystem—the thing that holds everything else up.
A lattice is the framework that supports growth. Vines climb it. Gardens are built around it. It's not the thing you see—it's the thing that holds everything else up.
| Package | Version | Description |
|---|---|---|
| @autumnsgrove/groveengine | 0.9.71 | Lattice — Multi-tenant blog engine with 185 UI components |
| landing | — | Marketing site at grove.place |
| domains | — | Forage — AI-powered domain discovery tool |
| clearing | — | Status page & admin dashboard |
| plant | — | Tenant blog management app |
| meadow | — | Community feed feature |
| og-worker | — | Dynamic OG image generation Worker |
| grove-router | — | Subdomain routing Worker |
| durable-objects | — | Cloudflare Durable Objects for caching and real-time features |
| post-migrator | — | Hot/warm/cold storage migration (cron-triggered) |
| Site | URL | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grove Landing | grove.place | Landing page with forest scenes and seasonal themes |
| Vineyard | grove.place/vineyard | Lattice asset showcase with all 185 UI components |
| Example Blog | example.grove.place | Demo site (The Midnight Bloom Tea Café) |
| Forage | forage.grove.place | AI-powered domain discovery |
| CDN | cdn.grove.place | Content delivery network |
| OG Images | og.grove.place | Dynamic OG image generation |
| Auth | auth.grove.place | Heartwood authentication service |
| Admin | admin.grove.place | Heartwood admin dashboard |
| Login | login.grove.place | Heartwood login portal |
| Scout | scout.grove.place | GroveScout |
| Music | music.grove.place | Aria (music curation) |
| Search | search.grove.place | GroveSearch |
| Status | status.grove.place | System status page |
| Project | Repository | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heartwood | AutumnsGrove/GroveAuth | Authentication service with Google OAuth 2.0 + PKCE |
| GroveScout | AutumnsGrove/GroveScout | Scout tool |
| Aria | AutumnsGrove/GroveMusic | Music curation platform |
| GroveSearch | AutumnsGrove/GroveSearch | Search service |
| Forage | AutumnsGrove/Forage | AI-powered domain discovery tool |
| Shutter | AutumnsGrove/Shutter | Web content distillation with prompt injection defense |
GroveEngine/
├── packages/ # All apps consolidated here
│ ├── engine/ # @autumnsgrove/groveengine - Core engine (0.9.71)
│ │ ├── src/lib/
│ │ │ ├── auth/ # JWT and session management
│ │ │ ├── components/ # Svelte components (admin, custom)
│ │ │ ├── payments/ # Lemon Squeezy payment system
│ │ │ ├── ui/ # 185 UI components with design system
│ │ │ │ ├── components/
│ │ │ │ │ ├── ui/ # Glass, buttons, cards, forms (40+)
│ │ │ │ │ ├── nature/ # Trees, creatures, weather (64)
│ │ │ │ │ ├── chrome/ # Header, Footer, navigation
│ │ │ │ │ ├── typography/ # Font components (20+)
│ │ │ │ │ ├── terrarium/ # Interactive terrarium displays
│ │ │ │ │ ├── gallery/ # Image gallery & lightbox
│ │ │ │ │ ├── charts/ # Analytics visualizations
│ │ │ │ │ └── content/ # Cards, roadmaps, plans
│ │ │ │ ├── tokens/ # Design tokens & color palettes
│ │ │ │ └── styles/ # Global CSS & Tailwind preset
│ │ │ └── utils/ # 12 utility modules
│ │ ├── routes/ # SvelteKit routes (blog, admin, API, auth)
│ │ └── migrations/ # D1 database migrations (13 migrations)
│ ├── landing/ # Marketing site (grove.place)
│ │ └── src/routes/
│ │ ├── forest/ # Seasonal nature scene showcase
│ │ ├── vineyard/ # Asset & component showcase
│ │ ├── manifesto/ # Project philosophy
│ │ ├── knowledge/ # Help center (10+ categories)
│ │ └── legal/ # ToS, Privacy, DMCA, etc.
│ ├── domains/ # Forage: AI-powered domain discovery
│ ├── plant/ # Tenant blog management app
│ ├── meadow/ # Community feed feature
│ ├── clearing/ # Status page & admin dashboard
│ ├── og-worker/ # Dynamic OG image generation (og.grove.place)
│ ├── grove-router/ # Subdomain routing Worker
│ ├── durable-objects/ # Caching & real-time Durable Objects
│ └── post-migrator/ # Hot/warm/cold storage migration
├── docs/ # Project documentation
│ ├── specs/ # Technical specifications (50+ specs)
│ ├── patterns/ # Design patterns (8 patterns)
│ └── guides/ # Setup and onboarding guides
└── AgentUsage/ # 24+ agent workflow guides
- Gutter Annotations — Unique sidebar annotation system for contextual notes on blog posts
- Markdown Editor — Full-featured editor with live preview modes (Source/Split/Preview), drag-drop images, and zen mode
- Heartwood Integration — Google Sign-In with OAuth 2.0 + PKCE via Heartwood
- Multi-Tenant Architecture — Subdomain-based isolation with per-tenant databases
- Cloudflare Native — D1 database, R2 storage, KV caching, Workers deployment, Durable Objects
- Lemon Squeezy Payments — Payment system with provider abstraction for subscriptions
- Feature Flags — Tenant-scoped toggles with gradual rollout and admin dashboard
- Glass Design System — 8 glassmorphism components (Glass, GlassCard, GlassButton, GlassCarousel, GlassNavbar, GlassLogo, GlassOverlay, GlassConfirmDialog)
- Nature Components — 64 SVG components for atmospheric forest scenes (trees, creatures, weather, botanical, structural, water, sky)
- Typography Components — 20+ font components with FontProvider for scoped font application
- Seasonal Palettes — Complete color system for spring, summer, autumn, winter, and midnight (the queer fifth season)
- Dark Mode — Full dark mode support across all components
- Forage — AI-powered domain discovery with DeepSeek v3.2, SSE streaming, live Cloudflare pricing
- Shutter — Web content distillation layer with prompt injection defense and token efficiency (200 tokens vs 20,000)
- Shade — AI content protection with Turnstile verification, WAF rules, and Dark Visitors integration
- OG Worker — Dynamic Open Graph image generation at og.grove.place
- CDN Admin Uploader — R2-powered media upload with magic byte validation
- Durable Objects — Real-time coordination, caching, and D1 scaling infrastructure
- Feature Flags — Tenant-scoped feature toggles with admin dashboard
- Accessibility Fonts — 20 fonts including OpenDyslexic, Atkinson Hyperlegible, Luciole, and Lexend
# Install the engine package
pnpm add @autumnsgrove/groveengine// Import blog components
import { ContentWithGutter, MarkdownEditor } from '@autumnsgrove/groveengine';
// Import utilities
import { parseMarkdown } from '@autumnsgrove/groveengine/utils/markdown';Current Phase: Phase 1 - MVP Development | Engine Version: 0.9.71 | Domain: grove.place ✅
- ✅ Codebase Reorganization — 6-phase consolidation moving all apps into
packages/directory for cleaner workspace structure - ✅ Test Coverage Expansion — Comprehensive test suites for security modules, payments, utilities, feature flags, and auth (6 batches)
- ✅ Knowledge Base Enhancements — Seasonal color palettes, related content sections, floating table of contents
- ✅ Forests — Community aggregation inspired by GeoCities neighborhoods with 45 themed forests across 10 categories (The Prism, The Terminal, The Kitchen, etc.)
- ✅ Wander — First-person immersive grove discovery with floating terrariums, time of day, seasons, weather, and ambient soundscape
- ✅ Curios — Cabinet of wonders for old-web personalization (guestbooks, shrines, hit counters, custom cursors, link gardens)
- ✅ New Tree Logo — 3-tier tree design with light/dark depth, 5 seasonal palettes (spring, summer, autumn, winter, midnight), and -12° windswept rotation
- ✅ Midnight Mode — The queer fifth season with purple/rose palette, activated via footer toggle easter egg
- ✅ Forest Page — Seasonal nature scene showcase with randomized trees, birds, and weather effects
- ✅ Durable Objects — Real-time caching, tenant coordination, and D1 scaling infrastructure
- ✅ Feature Flags System — Tenant-scoped feature toggles with admin dashboard and gradual rollout
- ✅ Lemon Squeezy Integration — Payment system migration from Stripe with provider abstraction
- ✅ Shutter Spec — Web content distillation design for token efficiency and prompt injection defense
- ✅ Blog engine with 185 UI components
- ✅ Multi-tenant database schema (13 migrations, 25+ tables)
- ✅ Heartwood integration with Google OAuth 2.0 + PKCE
- ✅ Lemon Squeezy payments with provider abstraction
- ✅ Forage AI domain search with SSE streaming
- ✅ Security audit completed with critical issues fixed
- ✅ 30+ specification documents, 8 design patterns
- 🔄 Glass design system expansion to remaining pages
- 🔄 Multi-tenant infrastructure testing
- 🔄 Tenant onboarding flow finalization
Key Links:
- Grove Naming System — The philosophy behind Grove's naming
- Engine Specification
- Prism Pattern — Glassmorphism design system
An AI-powered domain discovery tool that speeds up client consultations from 2-3 weeks to 1-2 days. Before you can plant, you have to search—and Forage does the searching so you can focus on choosing.
Features:
- DeepSeek v3.2 via OpenRouter (zero-data-retention compliance)
- Real-time SSE streaming for live progress updates
- Live pricing from Cloudflare Registrar
- Pricing tiers: bundled (≤$30), recommended (≤$50), standard, premium
- Expandable cards with domain evaluation scores
- RDAP metadata (registrar, expiration date)
- Token usage tracking with cost estimation
- Follow-up quiz system for refined searches
Tech: SvelteKit + Cloudflare Durable Objects + TypeScript
See docs/visual-overview.md for:
- Platform architecture diagram
- Development roadmap timeline
- Pricing structure
- Technology stack
- User flow diagrams
Nobody wants generic blogging platforms. Neurodivergent folks especially hate them—the endless customization rabbit holes, the algorithm-driven feeds, the sense that you're always performing for an audience you can't see.
Grove is different. It's:
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Queer-friendly infrastructure — A safe digital space, especially valuable when physical environments feel hostile. Your corner of the internet, without surveillance capitalism.
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Community-owned, solarpunk-aligned — Decentralized by design, built to be genuinely helpful rather than exploitative. No investor pressure to enshittify.
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Portable by philosophy — Your content lives in markdown files. You can export and migrate anytime. We don't hold your data hostage.
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Built for people, not engagement metrics — No dark patterns, no algorithmic manipulation. Just a place to Be.
This isn't just a SaaS—it's about helping people have their own space online, away from big tech algorithms.
| Plan | Price | Key Features |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/month | Meadow access, 20 public comments/week, no blog |
| Seedling | $8/month | 50 posts, 1GB storage, 3 themes + accent, unlimited comments |
| Sapling | $12/month | 250 posts, 5GB storage, 10 themes + accent, email forwarding |
| Oak | $25/month | Unlimited posts, 20GB storage, custom domain (BYOD), theme customizer, full email |
| Evergreen | $35/month | Unlimited posts, 100GB storage, custom domain included, custom font uploads, 8hrs support |
Phase 1: Lattice MVP - In Progress
- Post limits, analytics, first client onboarding
Phase 2: Multi-tenant Infrastructure
- Subdomain routing, tenant isolation, plan management
Phase 3: Grove Website
- Marketing site, billing dashboard, customer portal
Phase 4: Meadow
- Community feed, post sharing, voting, emoji reactions
Phase 5: Polish & Scale
- Additional themes, advanced analytics, comment system
Goals:
- 10 clients by Month 3
- 20 clients by Month 6
- $500 MRR by Month 12
- Frontend: SvelteKit 2.5+, Svelte 5, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS 3.4+
- Backend: Cloudflare Workers, D1 (SQLite), KV, R2 Storage, Durable Objects
- Payments: Lemon Squeezy (with provider abstraction for future payment providers)
- Auth: Heartwood (Google OAuth 2.0 + PKCE)
- Email: Resend
- Markdown: Marked.js 17+, gray-matter (YAML frontmatter)
- Charts: Chart.js 4.5+
- Icons: Lucide Svelte
- UI: 185 components with bits-ui primitives, glassmorphism design system
- AI Provider: DeepSeek v3.2 via OpenRouter (for domain search)
- Testing: Vitest 4.0+, Testing Library, happy-dom
- Build: Vite 5.4+, pnpm 9+ workspaces
- Design Patterns: 8 documented patterns (Prism, Sentinel, Threshold, Loom, Songbird, Firefly, Vineyard)
- Zero data loss incidents
- Page load time < 2 seconds
- < 10 hours support per client/month
- < 5% monthly churn rate
- Net Promoter Score > 50
- Node.js 20+
- pnpm 9+
- Cloudflare account (for deployment)
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/AutumnsGrove/GroveEngine.git
cd GroveEngine
# Install dependencies
pnpm install
# Start development server (engine)
cd packages/engine
pnpm dev
# Start with Cloudflare bindings (D1, R2, KV)
pnpm dev:wrangler
# Start landing page
cd packages/landing
pnpm dev
# Start domain search tool (Forage)
cd packages/domains
pnpm dev# Run tests (engine)
cd packages/engine
pnpm test
# Run tests with coverage
pnpm test:coverage
# Run security tests
pnpm test:security
# Run tests with UI
pnpm test:ui# Build engine package for npm
cd packages/engine
pnpm build:package# Apply migrations locally
cd packages/engine
wrangler d1 migrations apply grove-engine-db --local
# Apply migrations to production
wrangler d1 migrations apply grove-engine-db --remoteAGPL-3.0
Project Status: Phase 1 - MVP Development Domain: grove.place ✅ Engine Version: 0.9.71 Last Updated: 2026-01-16