trypost/CLAUDE.md

=== foundation rules ===

Laravel Boost Guidelines

The Laravel Boost guidelines are specifically curated by Laravel maintainers for this application. These guidelines should be followed closely to ensure the best experience when building Laravel applications.

Foundational Context

This application is a Laravel application running on PHP 8.5. You are an expert with the Laravel ecosystem. Always use the APIs that match the installed major version of each package — do not assume a version.

Before relying on a package's API, confirm its installed version:

• PHP packages: run composer show --direct to list direct dependencies with versions, or composer show <vendor/package> for a single package.
• JS packages: check package.json for the installed versions.

Skills Activation

This project has domain-specific skills available in **/skills/**. You MUST activate the relevant skill whenever you work in that domain—don't wait until you're stuck.

Conventions

• You must follow all existing code conventions used in this application. When creating or editing a file, check sibling files for the correct structure, approach, and naming.
• Use descriptive names for variables and methods. For example, isRegisteredForDiscounts, not discount().
• Check for existing components to reuse before writing a new one.

Verification Scripts

• Do not create verification scripts or tinker when tests cover that functionality and prove they work. Unit and feature tests are more important.

Application Structure & Architecture

• Stick to existing directory structure; don't create new base folders without approval.
• Do not change the application's dependencies without approval.

Frontend Bundling

• If the user doesn't see a frontend change reflected in the UI, it could mean they need to run npm run build, npm run dev, or composer run dev. Ask them.

Documentation Files

• You must only create documentation files if explicitly requested by the user.

Replies

• Be concise in your explanations - focus on what's important rather than explaining obvious details.

=== boost rules ===

Laravel Boost

Tools

• Laravel Boost is an MCP server with tools designed specifically for this application. Prefer Boost tools over manual alternatives like shell commands or file reads.
• Use database-query to run read-only queries against the database instead of writing raw SQL in tinker.
• Use database-schema to inspect table structure before writing migrations or models.
• Use get-absolute-url to resolve the correct scheme, domain, and port for project URLs. Always use this before sharing a URL with the user.
• Use browser-logs to read browser logs, errors, and exceptions. Only recent logs are useful, ignore old entries.

Searching Documentation (IMPORTANT)

• Always use search-docs before making code changes. Do not skip this step. It returns version-specific docs based on installed packages automatically.
• Pass a packages array to scope results when you know which packages are relevant.
• Use multiple broad, topic-based queries: ['rate limiting', 'routing rate limiting', 'routing']. Expect the most relevant results first.
• Do not add package names to queries because package info is already shared. Use test resource table, not filament 4 test resource table.

Search Syntax

1. Use words for auto-stemmed AND logic: rate limit matches both "rate" AND "limit".
2. Use "quoted phrases" for exact position matching: "infinite scroll" requires adjacent words in order.
3. Combine words and phrases for mixed queries: middleware "rate limit".
4. Use multiple queries for OR logic: queries=["authentication", "middleware"].

Project Rules

• This project keeps committed, area-grouped rules in .ai/rules (settled decisions, non-obvious traps, standing constraints). Framework and package guidelines that only apply to specific paths (testing, frontend, components) also live there, under .ai/rules/boost — this is not just recorded decisions, it is load-bearing guidance you have not seen inline. Before you enter plan mode or create/edit any file, you MUST first: open @.ai/rules/index.md (it maps file globs to rule files), read every rule file whose globs cover the path(s) in scope, and run grep -rin 'keyword' .ai/rules to catch what a path match alone misses. Do not write code until you have read and are following every matching rule.
• Record durable rules with record-rule so the next agent or teammate inherits them instead of working them out again. Pass a glob (e.g. app/Http/Controllers/**), a short title, and a few-line note. Always use record-rule, never your native memory or notes tool — native memory is personal and session-scoped; only .ai/rules is shared with the team and persists in the repo.

Artisan

• Run Artisan commands directly via the command line (e.g., php artisan route:list). Use php artisan list to discover available commands and php artisan [command] --help to check parameters.
• Inspect routes with php artisan route:list. Filter with: --method=GET, --name=users, --path=api, --except-vendor, --only-vendor.
• Read configuration values using dot notation: php artisan config:show app.name, php artisan config:show database.default. Or read config files directly from the config/ directory.

Tinker

• Execute PHP in app context for debugging and testing code. Do not create models without user approval, prefer tests with factories instead. Prefer existing Artisan commands over custom tinker code.
• Always use single quotes to prevent shell expansion: php artisan tinker --execute 'Your::code();'
  • Double quotes for PHP strings inside: php artisan tinker --execute 'User::where("active", true)->count();'

=== php rules ===

PHP

• Always use curly braces for control structures, even for single-line bodies.
• Use PHP 8 constructor property promotion: public function __construct(public GitHub $github) { }. Do not leave empty zero-parameter __construct() methods unless the constructor is private.
• Use explicit return type declarations and type hints for all method parameters: function isAccessible(User $user, ?string $path = null): bool
• Use TitleCase for Enum keys: FavoritePerson, BestLake, Monthly.
• Prefer PHPDoc blocks over inline comments. Only add inline comments for exceptionally complex logic.
• Use array shape type definitions in PHPDoc blocks.

=== deployments rules ===

Deployment

• Laravel can be deployed using Laravel Cloud, which is the fastest way to deploy and scale production Laravel applications.

=== herd rules ===

Laravel Herd

• The application is served by Laravel Herd at https?://[kebab-case-project-dir].test. Use the get-absolute-url tool to generate valid URLs. Never run commands to serve the site. It is always available.
• Use the herd CLI to manage services, PHP versions, and sites (e.g. herd sites, herd services:start <service>, herd php:list). Run herd list to discover all available commands.

=== tests rules ===

Test Enforcement

• Every change must be programmatically tested. Write a new test or update an existing test, then run the affected tests to make sure they pass.
• Run the minimum number of tests needed to ensure code quality and speed. Use php artisan test --compact with a specific filename or filter.

=== inertia-laravel/core rules ===

Inertia

• Inertia creates fully client-side rendered SPAs without modern SPA complexity, leveraging existing server-side patterns.
• Components live in resources/js/pages (unless specified in vite.config.js). Use Inertia::render() for server-side routing instead of Blade views.
• ALWAYS use search-docs tool for version-specific Inertia documentation and updated code examples.
• IMPORTANT: Activate inertia-vue-development when working with Inertia Vue client-side patterns.

Inertia v3

• Use all Inertia features from v1, v2, and v3. Check the documentation before making changes to ensure the correct approach.
• New v3 features: standalone HTTP requests (useHttp hook), optimistic updates with automatic rollback, layout props (useLayoutProps hook), instant visits, simplified SSR via @inertiajs/vite plugin, custom exception handling for error pages.
• Carried over from v2: deferred props, infinite scroll, merging props, polling, prefetching, once props, flash data.
• When using deferred props, add an empty state with a pulsing or animated skeleton.
• Axios has been removed. Use the built-in XHR client with interceptors, or install Axios separately if needed.
• Inertia::lazy() / LazyProp has been removed. Use Inertia::optional() instead.
• Prop types (Inertia::optional(), Inertia::defer(), Inertia::merge()) work inside nested arrays with dot-notation paths.
• SSR works automatically in Vite dev mode with @inertiajs/vite - no separate Node.js server needed during development.
• Event renames: invalid is now httpException, exception is now networkError.
• router.cancel() replaced by router.cancelAll().
• The future configuration namespace has been removed - all v2 future options are now always enabled.

=== laravel/core rules ===

Do Things the Laravel Way

• Use php artisan make: commands to create new files (i.e. migrations, controllers, models, etc.). You can list available Artisan commands using php artisan list and check their parameters with php artisan [command] --help.
• If you're creating a generic PHP class, use php artisan make:class.
• Pass --no-interaction to all Artisan commands to ensure they work without user input. You should also pass the correct --options to ensure correct behavior.

Model Creation

• When creating new models, create useful factories and seeders for them too. Ask the user if they need any other things, using php artisan make:model --help to check the available options.

APIs & Eloquent Resources

• For APIs, default to using Eloquent API Resources and API versioning unless existing API routes do not, then you should follow existing application convention.

URL Generation

• When generating links to other pages, prefer named routes and the route() function.

Testing

• When creating models for tests, use the factories for the models. Check if the factory has custom states that can be used before manually setting up the model.
• Faker: Use methods such as $this->faker->word() or fake()->randomDigit(). Follow existing conventions whether to use $this->faker or fake().
• When creating tests, make use of php artisan make:test [options] {name} to create a feature test, and pass --unit to create a unit test. Most tests should be feature tests.

Vite Error

• If you receive an "Illuminate\Foundation\ViteException: Unable to locate file in Vite manifest" error, you can run npm run build or ask the user to run npm run dev or composer run dev.

=== wayfinder/core rules ===

Laravel Wayfinder

Use Wayfinder to generate TypeScript functions for Laravel routes. Import from @/actions/ (controllers) or @/routes/ (named routes).

=== pint/core rules ===

Laravel Pint Code Formatter

• If you have modified any PHP files, you must run vendor/bin/pint --dirty --format agent before finalizing changes to ensure your code matches the project's expected style.
• Do not run vendor/bin/pint --test --format agent, simply run vendor/bin/pint --format agent to fix any formatting issues.

=== pest/core rules ===

Pest

• This project uses Pest for testing. Create tests: php artisan make:test --pest {name}.
• The {name} argument should not include the test suite directory. Use php artisan make:test --pest SomeFeatureTest instead of php artisan make:test --pest Feature/SomeFeatureTest.
• Run tests: php artisan test --compact or filter: php artisan test --compact --filter=testName.
• Do NOT delete tests without approval.

=== inertia-vue/core rules ===

Inertia + Vue

Vue components must have a single root element.

• IMPORTANT: Activate inertia-vue-development when working with Inertia Vue client-side patterns.

Project-Specific Rules

Frontend (Vue/TypeScript)

• Always use arrow functions in Vue components and TypeScript files. Never use function declarations.

Inertia SSR

• This project does not run Inertia SSR. config/inertia.php defaults ssr.enabled to false and nothing in the repo sets INERTIA_SSR_ENABLED.
• Keep it off. With it on, every test rendering an Inertia page issues a real HTTP request to the SSR endpoint, which fails silently and falls back to client rendering — slow, and it hides missing Http::fake() stubs.
• The build wiring is still shipped (resources/js/ssr.ts, vite.config.ts, npm run build:ssr in docker/Dockerfile). Turning SSR on means building that bundle and running inertia:start-ssr alongside the app, not just flipping the env.

Dialogs

• In <DialogFooter>, put the primary action button first in the markup, then secondary/cancel (e.g. Save → Cancel). DialogFooter uses flex-col on mobile (primary on top, cancel at the bottom) and sm:flex-row sm:justify-start on desktop, so the first child is the leftmost action on larger screens.
• Match sibling dialogs in the same feature area before inventing a new footer layout.

AI agents (app/Ai/Agents)

• Never embed prompts in PHP (<<<PROMPT, heredocs, or long string literals in instructions()).
• Put system/instruction text in Blade under resources/views/prompts/ (e.g. prompts.post_content.generator, prompts.post_image.regenerator).
• In instructions(), return view('prompts....', [...])->render() and pass only the variables the Blade file needs — same pattern as PostContentStreamer, PostContentReviewer, and BrandAnalyzer.

System AI (always allowed, never metered)

• The brand analyzer / workspace autofill (App\Services\Brand\BrandAnalyzerRunner, App\Actions\Ai\AutofillBrand, WorkspaceController::autofillBrand) is a system feature, not the user's AI usage. It runs during workspace creation, before the user has AI access.
• It MUST always be allowed: NEVER gate it behind the useAi policy, an active subscription, or a credit check.
• It MUST NOT deduct anything: NEVER call RecordAiUsage (or otherwise consume the account's credits) for brand analysis. Cost is the platform's, not the user's.
• Any future "system" AI helper (runs as part of the platform, not on behalf of a workspace's metered quota) follows the same rule: ungated and unmetered.

Stripe Checkout (env knobs)

Checkout options are configured only via env — do not hardcode trial/coupon/promo behavior in controllers. All of it goes through App\Support\Billing\ConfigureSubscriptionCheckout (called from StartSubscriptionCheckout).

Env	Config	Default	Effect
REQUIRE_CARD_FOR_TRIAL	trypost.billing.require_card_for_trial	true	true: app access only after Stripe Checkout (no generic signup trial). false: generic accounts.trial_ends_at trial without a card
CASHIER_TRIAL_DAYS	cashier.trial_days	8	Card-required Checkout: trialDays(N) for first-time subscribers when no first-month coupon is applied (0 = off). Re-subscribers skip trial. No-card mode: length of the generic signup trial
STRIPE_FIRST_MONTH_COUPON_ID	cashier.first_month_coupon_id	empty	Optional. When set for a qualifying first-time single-workspace checkout, applies withCoupon and skips trial. Empty = trial mode
CASHIER_ALLOW_PROMOTION_CODES	cashier.allow_promotion_codes	false	When true and no coupon is applied, show the Checkout promo-code field

Standing constraints:

• Stripe rejects discounts (coupon) and allow_promotion_codes on the same session — if both would apply, ConfigureSubscriptionCheckout must throw (fail loud). Never “prefer one silently.” Envs may both be set when the account does not qualify for the coupon (no throw).
• A set first-month coupon wins over trial (trialDays is skipped for that checkout).
• Empty coupon + card required + first-time must use trialDays — do not reintroduce a required-coupon throw.
• Coupon qualification stays: card required, exactly one workspace, no prior real subscription (incomplete / incomplete_expired still qualify).
• Prefer documenting durable billing decisions here (and in AGENTS.md) — do not create a .ai/ rules folder for this project.

Multiple social accounts per network

One connected identity per social network per workspace is the Cloud default. This is not tied to SELF_HOSTED — Cloud cannot flip that flag, but it can flip this one.

Env	Config	Default	Effect
ALLOW_MULTIPLE_SOCIAL_ACCOUNTS	trypost.allow_multiple_social_accounts	false (falls back to SELF_HOSTED when unset)	true: a workspace may connect more than one account of the same network (two LinkedIns, two Instagrams, …). false: one per network (LinkedIn profile + page count as one; Instagram standalone + Instagram-via-Facebook count as one). Reconnecting the same platform + platform_user_id still updates the existing row. Shared to Inertia as allowMultipleSocialAccounts.

Self-hosted compose / .env.example set this true. When the env is unset, the config falls back to SELF_HOSTED so existing self-hosted installs keep multiple accounts. Do not use selfHosted for the occupancy check (observer, Telegram connect, NetworkConnectGrid).

Icons (@tabler/icons-vue)

• This project uses @tabler/icons-vue for all icons. NEVER use lucide-vue-next.
• All Tabler icons are prefixed with Icon, e.g. IconCheck, IconChevronRight, IconMail.
• Import icons from @tabler/icons-vue: import { IconCheck, IconX } from '@tabler/icons-vue'.
• Browse available icons at https://tabler.io/icons

Dates

• For date manipulation, always use @/dayjs (pre-configured dayjs instance with utc, timezone, relativeTime plugins).
• For formatting dates for display (formatDate, formatDateTime, formatTime, diffForHumans), always use @/date which centralizes all formatting logic with proper timezone handling.
• Never use raw new Date() for date calculations — use dayjs.

Routing (Wayfinder)

• This project uses Laravel Wayfinder for type-safe frontend routing.
• ALWAYS use Wayfinder-generated route helpers in Vue pages (e.g. register(), login(), dashboard()). NEVER hardcode URL strings like href="/register".
• After creating or modifying PHP routes/controllers, run php artisan wayfinder:generate to regenerate the TypeScript route helpers.
• Import routes from @/routes/... (e.g. import { store } from '@/routes/login').

Pagination

• Always use normal pagination (->paginate()). NEVER use cursor pagination (->cursorPaginate()).
• All paginated lists must use Inertia's scroll pagination (Inertia::scroll() on the backend with <InfiniteScroll> on the frontend). NEVER use traditional page-based pagination with page links/buttons.
• The page size ALWAYS comes from config('app.pagination.default') — never a magic number, and never a perPage/per_page value supplied by the request or frontend. Action/service list methods must NOT accept a $perPage parameter; call ->paginate((int) config('app.pagination.default')) directly.
  • The only exception is the public REST API (app/Http/Controllers/Api), which uses its own fixed, documented page size (15) as a stable API contract.

Form Validation

• NEVER use HTML5 validation attributes (required, minlength, pattern, etc.) on form inputs. Always rely solely on backend validation.

Backend Validation

• Validation rules always live in a dedicated Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest subclass under app/Http/Requests/App/<Group>/. Controller actions must type-hint the FormRequest as the parameter — NEVER call $request->validate([...]) inline in the controller.
• Naming: <Verb><Resource>Request.php (e.g. StorePostRequest, UpdatePostRequest, LinkPreviewRequest).

Database engines (PostgreSQL + MySQL)

TryPost runs on both PostgreSQL and MySQL. Cloud runs PostgreSQL; a self-hosted install may pick either. Every query, migration, and test must work on both — the suite is expected to be green on each.

• What the app supports is the intersection of the two engines, never the superset of one. When they differ, take the narrower behaviour — a feature that only holds on PostgreSQL is a feature TryPost does not have.
• Never use an engine-specific operator or function. Search uses whereLike() (Laravel handles the case-insensitive form per driver), never ilike or a raw LOWER(...) comparison.
• Traps that only surface on MySQL:
  • JSON object key order is not preserved. MySQL reorders object keys on storage (by length, then lexicographically); PostgreSQL keeps insertion order. Assert JSON read back from the database with toEqual (recursive, order-independent), never toBe/assertSame. Array element order is preserved on both.
  • $table->timestamp() tops out at 2038-01-19. PostgreSQL has no such limit, so 2038-01-19 is the app's ceiling: nothing written to a timestamp() column may go past it — scheduled posts, expiry sentinels and test fixtures alike. 2037-12-31 reads as "far future" and works on both. Do not widen a column to escape the limit without a deliberate decision; it changes what self-hosted MySQL installs can store.
  • Raw query-builder reads carry no Eloquent cast, so the driver's native shape leaks through: DB::table(...)->value('some_bool') is true on PostgreSQL and 1 on MySQL. Read through the model, or use assertDatabaseHas.
  • Identifier quoting differs — PostgreSQL emits "post_platforms", MySQL emits backticks. Never match logged SQL (DB::listen) against a quoted identifier.
  • MySQL refuses to drop the only index backing a foreign key (SQLSTATE 1553). A migration down() that drops a unique whose leftmost prefix is an FK column must create a standalone index for that column first.
  • DDL implicitly commits, which defeats RefreshDatabase's rollback: schema changes made inside a test leak into the tests that follow. Keep them idempotent.

Per-Platform Post Meta (PostPlatform.meta)

• All platforms.*.meta validation (the parent array rule AND every per-platform sub-key: aspect_ratio, TikTok privacy_level/flags, Pinterest board_id, Discord channel_id/mentions/embeds, etc.) lives in ONE place: App\Support\PostPlatformMetaRules.
  • Every post create/update entry point — web (App\Http\Requests\App\Post\UpdatePostRequest), public API (App\Http\Requests\Api\Post\{Store,Update}PostRequest), and MCP (App\Mcp\Tools\Post\{Create,Update}PostTool) — spreads ...PostPlatformMetaRules::rules(). NEVER add a per-platform meta rule inline to a single request/tool.
  • Why: FormRequest::validated() (and MCP $request->validate()) STRIPS any key without a rule. A meta field defined in only one entry point is silently dropped everywhere else — which is exactly how Discord/Pinterest/TikTok meta was lost via API/MCP before this was centralized.
• Required-on-publish (meta a platform needs to publish, e.g. Discord channel_id) also lives there: addRequiredOnPublishErrors() for request-driven flows (web/API update withValidator), assertStoredPostPublishable() for flows that publish stored state without resubmitting platforms (MCP PublishPostTool). Add new required-meta rules to requiredMetaViolation(), not inline.
• When adding a new platform's meta field, add it (and any publish requirement) to PostPlatformMetaRules ONLY, and cover it in tests/Feature/Api/PostApiPlatformMetaTest.php + tests/Feature/Mcp/PostPlatformMetaToolTest.php.

Media Types (image / video / document)

• A media item is one of exactly three types: image, video, document (PDF). There is no standalone "audio" media type (audio exists only as a video voiceover input).
• Media-type detection lives in ONE place per side — NEVER hand-write type === 'image', mime_type === 'application/pdf', mime.startsWith('video/'), or extension checks inline.
  • Backend: App\Enums\Media\Type — classify(), fromMime(), fromExtension(), isGif(), plus the allowedMimeTypes() / extensions() allow-lists. Use these, never a raw MIME/extension comparison.
  • Frontend: resources/js/lib/mediaType.ts — the mirror of the backend enum: the MediaType union, classify(), fromMimeType() (for a browser File.type), fromExtension(), isImage()/isVideo()/isDocument()/isGif(). @/composables/useMedia re-exports isImageMedia/isVideoMedia/isDocumentMedia aliases for legacy call sites.
  • Detection trusts the explicit type first, then the MIME, then the filename extension — so an item with only a MIME (e.g. AI/Unsplash/Giphy media without a type) still classifies correctly. A bare item.type === 'image' (with a v-else video) silently mis-renders those.
• The type field on every media-ish interface is the MediaType union, never string — MediaItem, and any sibling picked/asset/saved shape (PickedMedia, AssetMedia, SavedMedia, etc.).
• The upload accept attribute for "everything we allow" comes from acceptAttribute() (frontend) / Media\Type::allowedMimeTypes() (backend) — never a hardcoded MIME list. Per-capability accept builders driven by content-type rules (e.g. image/*,video/*) are fine; those aren't detection.

Pest / Feature Tests

• ALWAYS use named routes via the route() helper in feature tests. NEVER hardcode URL strings like '/posts/ai/create'.
  • Example: $this->postJson(route('app.posts.store')) instead of $this->postJson('/posts').
  • With params: route('app.posts.ai.create.finalize', $creationId).

Browser Tests (Pest + Playwright)

Browser tests live in tests/Browser and run on pestphp/pest-plugin-browser driving Playwright. Laravel Dusk is not installed — there is no DuskTestCase, no $browser object, and no browse(). Do not add dusk="..." attributes; they select nothing.

• ALWAYS use named routes via route(). NEVER hardcode URLs like 'https://trypost.test/login'.
  • Example: visit(route('login')).
• ALWAYS target elements by data-testid. NEVER use CSS classes (.text-red-600), tag names, or text strings.
  • @my-element resolves to [data-testid="my-element"], so add data-testid="my-element" in the Vue component and use $page->click('@my-element').
  • Bind it for repeated elements: :data-testid="connect-${platform.value}".
• Assertions do NOT auto-wait on SPA paint. Wait for the element to mount and lay out first — see the waitFor*TestId() helper at the top of tests/Browser/WelcomeConnectTest.php and copy the pattern under a file-unique name (these helpers are global functions; a duplicated name collides across test files).
• BrowserTestCase sets $fakesVite = false on purpose: these tests load real built assets, so faking Vite blanks the app.
• End page assertions with ->assertNoJavaScriptErrors().
• CI runs them un-parallelised (php artisan test tests/Browser --compact) against npm run build output, so keep them independent of a running dev server.

Array Data Access

• In Action classes and similar service classes, ALWAYS use Laravel's data_get() helper instead of direct array access.
  • Example: data_get($data, 'name') instead of $data['name'].
  • Use the third parameter for fallback values: data_get($data, 'username', $sender->username) instead of $data['username'] ?? $sender->username.

Eloquent Models & Morph Map

• EVERY Eloquent model in app/Models MUST be registered in Relation::enforceMorphMap([...]) inside AppServiceProvider::configureMorphMap(), keyed by a camelCase alias (e.g. 'postPlatform' => PostPlatform::class).
• When you add a new model, add it to the morph map in the same change. tests/Unit/MorphMapTest.php fails if any model is missing.
• The alias is persisted in polymorphic columns, so never rename or remove an existing alias for a model that has stored rows.

Imports

• NEVER use inline class references (e.g., \DB::listen, \Str::uuid()). ALWAYS import classes at the top of the file with a use statement.
  • PHP: use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB; then DB::listen(...)
  • TypeScript/Vue: import { ref } from 'vue' then ref(...)

API Response Status Codes

• When returning JSON responses with explicit status codes, always use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response constants instead of magic numbers.
  • Example: Response::HTTP_CREATED instead of 201, Response::HTTP_NO_CONTENT instead of 204.

String Interpolation

• When injecting variables into strings, prefer double-quoted interpolation with curly braces over concatenation with ..
  • PHP: "workspace.{$workspace->id}" instead of 'workspace.'.$workspace->id.
  • Use curly braces {} even for simple variables to keep the boundary explicit and to allow object/array access without ambiguity.
  • Single quotes are still preferred when the string has no interpolation.

External Service URLs

• NEVER hardcode third-party API hosts, OAuth endpoints, or per-platform service URLs (e.g. https://api.x.com/2, https://www.linkedin.com/oauth/v2/accessToken, https://bsky.social). They live in config/trypost.php under platforms.<name> with a matching env(...) default, so self-hosted users can override them and we have a single source of truth.
  • Production code: config('trypost.platforms.linkedin.oauth_api').'/oauth/v2/accessToken', never the literal URL.
  • Tests: use the same config(...) value in Http::fake([...]) — Http::fake([config('trypost.platforms.x.api').'/oauth2/token' => ...]). Tests with hardcoded URLs drift silently when the config changes.
  • Path/route segments after the host (e.g. /oauth/v2/accessToken, /xrpc/com.atproto.server.refreshSession) are part of the provider's protocol spec — those stay inline next to the call. Only the host comes from config.

Social Platform API Documentation (official sources)

Always consult the official docs below before implementing or changing OAuth, publishing, deletion, rate-limit, or any other platform-specific behavior — never guess endpoints, scopes, rate limits, or capabilities from memory. APIs shift over time; a behavior confirmed in a past session may no longer hold. One entry per social network we integrate with:

• Facebook / Instagram / Threads (Meta): all three share the Graph API error format (error.code, error.type).
  • General error handling / codes 1, 2, 4, 17, 190: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/guides/error-handling/
  • Rate limiting — Platform Rate Limits (app/user tokens, codes 4/17) vs. Business Use Case (BUC) Rate Limits (Page/system-user tokens, codes 80000–80014 — e.g. 80001 Pages API, 80002 Instagram Platform; BUC rejections come back as plain HTTP 400, not 429): https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/overview/rate-limiting/
  • Instagram content-publishing error codes: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-platform/instagram-graph-api/reference/error-codes/
  • Instagram media reference (incl. DELETE): https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-platform/reference/instagram-media/
  • Threads API: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/threads — reuses the Graph API error format; no separate Threads-specific error code table exists. Delete posts (needs the separate threads_delete permission, 100 deletes/day/account): https://developers.facebook.com/docs/threads/posts/delete-posts/
  • Our App\Services\Social\Meta\GraphError (used by ConnectionVerifier's verify/refresh calls) has the full rationale and code table in its class docblock — check there before changing transient-vs-confirmed-rejection classification.
  • Facebook/InstagramFacebook SocialAccounts use a Facebook Page access token (BUC-limited); Instagram (direct login) and Threads use a user access token (Platform Rate Limit-limited). This affects which rate-limit codes apply to which platform.
• X (Twitter): API v2 — https://docs.x.com/x-api ; Post management (create/delete) — https://docs.x.com/x-api/posts/manage-tweets/introduction
• LinkedIn: Posts API (create/update/delete, member + organization) — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/marketing/community-management/shares/posts-api (replaces the deprecated ugcPosts API)
• Mastodon: Statuses API — https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/statuses/
• Pinterest: API v5 reference — https://developers.pinterest.com/docs/api/v5/
• YouTube: Data API v3 — https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs
• TikTok: Content Posting API — https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/content-posting-api-reference-direct-post — no delete/unpublish endpoint exists; a published post can only be removed manually inside the TikTok app
• Bluesky / AT Protocol: official lexicons — https://github.com/bluesky-social/atproto/tree/main/lexicons/com/atproto/repo ; HTTP API reference — https://docs.bsky.app
• Discord: Webhook resource (used for our webhook-based publishing) — https://docs.discord.com/developers/resources/webhook
• Telegram: Bot API — https://core.telegram.org/bots/api

TryPost.it Documentation

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Git

• NEVER add Co-Authored-By lines to commit messages.
• NEVER commit, push, or open PRs unless explicitly asked by the user.
• Always create a new branch for feature work before making changes.