Vibecode Akiflow
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You are building a lean indie version of Akiflow. Create the following project files first, then implement the application by following them. Keep the files updated as decisions change. Do not collapse this into a single README or prompt. ===== README.md ===== # Akiflow indie build ## Goal Build the smallest trustworthy replacement for the core Akiflow workflow for one developer or a tiny team. ## Scope Ingest tasks from selected tools, show an inbox, drag into a calendar, create time blocks, and push updates back. ## Quick start 1. Install the documented dependencies. 2. Copy `.env.example` to `.env`. 3. Run the development command chosen during implementation. 4. Complete the acceptance checks in `BUILD_PLAN.md`. ## Honest limits This build deliberately does not replace: - wide integrations - two-way sync - keyboard UX - mobile/desktop apps - support for API breakage If those capabilities are essential, use Super Productivity instead of pretending the gap is solved. ===== AGENTS.md ===== # Agent instructions - Optimize for a working, understandable weekend build. - Prefer the fewest moving parts that satisfy the brief. - Do not invent cryptography, security guarantees, APIs, or compliance claims. - Keep secrets out of source control and logs. - Add focused tests for destructive, security-sensitive, and data-loss paths. - Run the project checks before declaring the build complete. - Record any deliberate shortcut in the README under "Tradeoffs". ===== BUILD_PLAN.md ===== # Build plan ## Original build brief Build me a daily planner with time blocking to replace Akiflow. Requirements: - Local web app: Node + Express + better-sqlite3; the day/week grid is FullCalendar with vanilla JS, no build step. - A capture inbox: one text box, Enter saves a task; tasks have title, minutes estimate (default 30), and a done flag. - Drag a task from the inbox sidebar onto the grid to create a time block; drag to move or resize; block and task stay linked, completing one completes the other. - My real calendar shows behind the blocks as a read-only overlay of ICS feed URLs from .env; Google Calendar's secret ICS address works and needs no OAuth. - Keyboard-first: n for new task, t for today, arrows move selection, Enter schedules the selected task into the next free slot. - Morning rollover: unfinished blocks from yesterday return to the inbox with a reschedule counter, so chronically avoided tasks are visible. - SQLite storage, localhost only, no accounts, no telemetry. - Out of scope: two-way Google/Outlook sync and pulling tasks in from other apps. Read-only overlay only; OAuth plus sync-conflict handling is exactly the maintenance that makes Akiflow worth paying for. - README: how to find a calendar's secret ICS URL. ## Required capabilities - Google/Microsoft OAuth - integrations to task apps - hosted backend - background sync - notifications ## Delivery order 1. Scaffold the smallest runnable application and document its commands. 2. Implement the primary data model and core workflow. 3. Add validation, safe failure states, and persistence. 4. Cover the critical path with automated tests. 5. Exercise a clean install from the README and fix every missing step. ## Done when - A new user can go from clone to first successful workflow using only the README. - The core workflow works without paid infrastructure unless the brief requires it. - Tests cover the highest-risk behavior. - Known limitations are explicit rather than hidden. ===== .env.example ===== # Copy to .env and document every variable when it is introduced. # Never put real credentials in this file. APP_ENV=development # Add only values required by the selected implementation.
You are building a lean indie version of Akiflow. Create the following project files first, then implement the application by following them. Keep the files updated as decisions change. Do not collapse this into a single README or prompt. ===== README.md ===== # Akiflow indie build ## Goal Build the smallest trustworthy replacement for the core Akiflow workflow for one developer or a tiny team. ## Scope Ingest tasks from selected tools, show an inbox, drag into a calendar, create time blocks, and push updates back. ## Quick start 1. Install the documented dependencies. 2. Copy `.env.example` to `.env`. 3. Run the development command chosen during implementation. 4. Complete the acceptance checks in `BUILD_PLAN.md`. ## Honest limits This build deliberately does not replace: - wide integrations - two-way sync - keyboard UX - mobile/desktop apps - support for API breakage If those capabilities are essential, use Super Productivity instead of pretending the gap is solved. ===== AGENTS.md ===== # Agent instructions - Optimize for a working, understandable weekend build. - Prefer the fewest moving parts that satisfy the brief. - Do not invent cryptography, security guarantees, APIs, or compliance claims. - Keep secrets out of source control and logs. - Add focused tests for destructive, security-sensitive, and data-loss paths. - Run the project checks before declaring the build complete. - Record any deliberate shortcut in the README under "Tradeoffs". ===== BUILD_PLAN.md ===== # Build plan ## Original build brief Build me a daily planner with time blocking to replace Akiflow. Requirements: - Local web app: Node + Express + better-sqlite3; the day/week grid is FullCalendar with vanilla JS, no build step. - A capture inbox: one text box, Enter saves a task; tasks have title, minutes estimate (default 30), and a done flag. - Drag a task from the inbox sidebar onto the grid to create a time block; drag to move or resize; block and task stay linked, completing one completes the other. - My real calendar shows behind the blocks as a read-only overlay of ICS feed URLs from .env; Google Calendar's secret ICS address works and needs no OAuth. - Keyboard-first: n for new task, t for today, arrows move selection, Enter schedules the selected task into the next free slot. - Morning rollover: unfinished blocks from yesterday return to the inbox with a reschedule counter, so chronically avoided tasks are visible. - SQLite storage, localhost only, no accounts, no telemetry. - Out of scope: two-way Google/Outlook sync and pulling tasks in from other apps. Read-only overlay only; OAuth plus sync-conflict handling is exactly the maintenance that makes Akiflow worth paying for. - README: how to find a calendar's secret ICS URL. ## Required capabilities - Google/Microsoft OAuth - integrations to task apps - hosted backend - background sync - notifications ## Delivery order 1. Scaffold the smallest runnable application and document its commands. 2. Implement the primary data model and core workflow. 3. Add validation, safe failure states, and persistence. 4. Cover the critical path with automated tests. 5. Exercise a clean install from the README and fix every missing step. ## Done when - A new user can go from clone to first successful workflow using only the README. - The core workflow works without paid infrastructure unless the brief requires it. - Tests cover the highest-risk behavior. - Known limitations are explicit rather than hidden. ===== .env.example ===== # Copy to .env and document every variable when it is introduced. # Never put real credentials in this file. APP_ENV=development # Add only values required by the selected implementation.
You are building a production product version of Akiflow. Create the following project files first, then implement the application by following them. Keep the files updated as decisions change. Do not collapse this into a single README or prompt. ===== PRODUCT.md ===== # Akiflow product brief ## Problem The planner UI can be built, but bringing every task source into one reliable, two-way calendar workflow means OAuth, APIs, sync conflicts, and maintenance. ## Product outcome Ingest tasks from selected tools, show an inbox, drag into a calendar, create time blocks, and push updates back. ## Target user A serious builder who needs a maintainable product foundation rather than a one-off demo. ## Required capabilities - Google/Microsoft OAuth - integrations to task apps - hosted backend - background sync - notifications ## Explicit non-goals for v1 - wide integrations - two-way sync - keyboard UX - mobile/desktop apps - support for API breakage ## Success criteria - The primary workflow is measurable end to end. - Setup is reproducible in a clean environment. - Failure, recovery, and support paths are documented. - Product claims match what the implementation actually guarantees. ===== ARCHITECTURE.md ===== # Architecture ## Starting brief Build me a daily planner with time blocking to replace Akiflow. Requirements: - Local web app: Node + Express + better-sqlite3; the day/week grid is FullCalendar with vanilla JS, no build step. - A capture inbox: one text box, Enter saves a task; tasks have title, minutes estimate (default 30), and a done flag. - Drag a task from the inbox sidebar onto the grid to create a time block; drag to move or resize; block and task stay linked, completing one completes the other. - My real calendar shows behind the blocks as a read-only overlay of ICS feed URLs from .env; Google Calendar's secret ICS address works and needs no OAuth. - Keyboard-first: n for new task, t for today, arrows move selection, Enter schedules the selected task into the next free slot. - Morning rollover: unfinished blocks from yesterday return to the inbox with a reschedule counter, so chronically avoided tasks are visible. - SQLite storage, localhost only, no accounts, no telemetry. - Out of scope: two-way Google/Outlook sync and pulling tasks in from other apps. Read-only overlay only; OAuth plus sync-conflict handling is exactly the maintenance that makes Akiflow worth paying for. - README: how to find a calendar's secret ICS URL. ## Boundaries Separate the product into replaceable modules for interface, application logic, persistence, external integrations, and operational concerns. Keep domain logic independent from delivery frameworks and vendors. ## Production baseline - Configuration: validated at startup with safe local defaults where possible. - Security: least privilege, input validation, secret redaction, rate limits on abuse-prone paths, and no invented security primitives. - Data: explicit schema and migrations, transactional writes where integrity matters, backup and restore instructions. - Integrations: adapters around third-party providers, idempotent webhook or job processing, bounded retries, and timeouts. - Observability: structured logs with request or operation IDs, an error-tracking hook, and health/readiness checks where a server exists. - Quality: unit tests for domain rules, integration tests at module boundaries, and one end-to-end critical-path test. ## Decision records For each major dependency, document why it was chosen, its failure mode, and how it can be replaced. Do not introduce infrastructure until a requirement justifies it. ===== AGENTS.md ===== # Agent instructions - Read `PRODUCT.md` and `ARCHITECTURE.md` before changing code. - Implement milestone by milestone; keep each change reviewable and leave the application runnable. - Treat authentication, payments, encryption, imports, webhooks, and destructive actions as high-risk boundaries when present. - Never invent cryptography or silently weaken a requirement to make a test pass. - Use provider interfaces for external services and deterministic fakes in tests. - Add migrations and rollback or recovery notes for persistent data changes. - Log useful operational context without credentials, tokens, passwords, or personal data. - Update documentation and run all checks before completing a milestone. ===== MILESTONES.md ===== # Delivery milestones ## M0 — Decisions and scaffold - Confirm the runtime, persistence model, threat boundaries, and deployment target. - Create a reproducible local environment and continuous checks. ## M1 — Core workflow - Implement the smallest end-to-end product path with validation and tests. - Keep integrations behind interfaces. ## M2 — Trust layer - Add secure failure behavior, recovery paths, audit-relevant events, and data safeguards. - Test abuse cases and destructive operations. ## M3 — Operability - Add structured logs, error reporting hooks, health signals, backup/restore documentation, and deployment configuration. ## M4 — Release gate - Run a clean-install test, critical-path end-to-end test, dependency review, and documented rollback exercise. - Compare the shipped behavior with `PRODUCT.md` and publish remaining limitations. ===== OPERATIONS.md ===== # Operations ## Before release - Validate configuration and secrets at startup. - Define backup, restore, and rollback procedures and test them. - Document logs, error tracking, health signals, and alert ownership. - Set dependency update and vulnerability review expectations. ## Incident checklist 1. Contain the issue without destroying evidence or user data. 2. Record the timeline and affected scope. 3. Rotate exposed secrets and revoke compromised sessions or credentials. 4. Restore from a verified source when needed. 5. Document the root cause, remediation, and regression test. ## Launch constraint Do not market omitted Akiflow capabilities as implemented. The v1 non-goals in `PRODUCT.md` remain user-visible limitations until they are deliberately delivered.
# Akiflow indie build ## Goal Build the smallest trustworthy replacement for the core Akiflow workflow for one developer or a tiny team. ## Scope Ingest tasks from selected tools, show an inbox, drag into a calendar, create time blocks, and push updates back. ## Quick start 1. Install the documented dependencies. 2. Copy `.env.example` to `.env`. 3. Run the development command chosen during implementation. 4. Complete the acceptance checks in `BUILD_PLAN.md`. ## Honest limits This build deliberately does not replace: - wide integrations - two-way sync - keyboard UX - mobile/desktop apps - support for API breakage If those capabilities are essential, use Super Productivity instead of pretending the gap is solved.
# Agent instructions - Optimize for a working, understandable weekend build. - Prefer the fewest moving parts that satisfy the brief. - Do not invent cryptography, security guarantees, APIs, or compliance claims. - Keep secrets out of source control and logs. - Add focused tests for destructive, security-sensitive, and data-loss paths. - Run the project checks before declaring the build complete. - Record any deliberate shortcut in the README under "Tradeoffs".
# Build plan ## Original build brief Build me a daily planner with time blocking to replace Akiflow. Requirements: - Local web app: Node + Express + better-sqlite3; the day/week grid is FullCalendar with vanilla JS, no build step. - A capture inbox: one text box, Enter saves a task; tasks have title, minutes estimate (default 30), and a done flag. - Drag a task from the inbox sidebar onto the grid to create a time block; drag to move or resize; block and task stay linked, completing one completes the other. - My real calendar shows behind the blocks as a read-only overlay of ICS feed URLs from .env; Google Calendar's secret ICS address works and needs no OAuth. - Keyboard-first: n for new task, t for today, arrows move selection, Enter schedules the selected task into the next free slot. - Morning rollover: unfinished blocks from yesterday return to the inbox with a reschedule counter, so chronically avoided tasks are visible. - SQLite storage, localhost only, no accounts, no telemetry. - Out of scope: two-way Google/Outlook sync and pulling tasks in from other apps. Read-only overlay only; OAuth plus sync-conflict handling is exactly the maintenance that makes Akiflow worth paying for. - README: how to find a calendar's secret ICS URL. ## Required capabilities - Google/Microsoft OAuth - integrations to task apps - hosted backend - background sync - notifications ## Delivery order 1. Scaffold the smallest runnable application and document its commands. 2. Implement the primary data model and core workflow. 3. Add validation, safe failure states, and persistence. 4. Cover the critical path with automated tests. 5. Exercise a clean install from the README and fix every missing step. ## Done when - A new user can go from clone to first successful workflow using only the README. - The core workflow works without paid infrastructure unless the brief requires it. - Tests cover the highest-risk behavior. - Known limitations are explicit rather than hidden.
# Copy to .env and document every variable when it is introduced. # Never put real credentials in this file. APP_ENV=development # Add only values required by the selected implementation.
# Akiflow product brief ## Problem The planner UI can be built, but bringing every task source into one reliable, two-way calendar workflow means OAuth, APIs, sync conflicts, and maintenance. ## Product outcome Ingest tasks from selected tools, show an inbox, drag into a calendar, create time blocks, and push updates back. ## Target user A serious builder who needs a maintainable product foundation rather than a one-off demo. ## Required capabilities - Google/Microsoft OAuth - integrations to task apps - hosted backend - background sync - notifications ## Explicit non-goals for v1 - wide integrations - two-way sync - keyboard UX - mobile/desktop apps - support for API breakage ## Success criteria - The primary workflow is measurable end to end. - Setup is reproducible in a clean environment. - Failure, recovery, and support paths are documented. - Product claims match what the implementation actually guarantees.
# Architecture ## Starting brief Build me a daily planner with time blocking to replace Akiflow. Requirements: - Local web app: Node + Express + better-sqlite3; the day/week grid is FullCalendar with vanilla JS, no build step. - A capture inbox: one text box, Enter saves a task; tasks have title, minutes estimate (default 30), and a done flag. - Drag a task from the inbox sidebar onto the grid to create a time block; drag to move or resize; block and task stay linked, completing one completes the other. - My real calendar shows behind the blocks as a read-only overlay of ICS feed URLs from .env; Google Calendar's secret ICS address works and needs no OAuth. - Keyboard-first: n for new task, t for today, arrows move selection, Enter schedules the selected task into the next free slot. - Morning rollover: unfinished blocks from yesterday return to the inbox with a reschedule counter, so chronically avoided tasks are visible. - SQLite storage, localhost only, no accounts, no telemetry. - Out of scope: two-way Google/Outlook sync and pulling tasks in from other apps. Read-only overlay only; OAuth plus sync-conflict handling is exactly the maintenance that makes Akiflow worth paying for. - README: how to find a calendar's secret ICS URL. ## Boundaries Separate the product into replaceable modules for interface, application logic, persistence, external integrations, and operational concerns. Keep domain logic independent from delivery frameworks and vendors. ## Production baseline - Configuration: validated at startup with safe local defaults where possible. - Security: least privilege, input validation, secret redaction, rate limits on abuse-prone paths, and no invented security primitives. - Data: explicit schema and migrations, transactional writes where integrity matters, backup and restore instructions. - Integrations: adapters around third-party providers, idempotent webhook or job processing, bounded retries, and timeouts. - Observability: structured logs with request or operation IDs, an error-tracking hook, and health/readiness checks where a server exists. - Quality: unit tests for domain rules, integration tests at module boundaries, and one end-to-end critical-path test. ## Decision records For each major dependency, document why it was chosen, its failure mode, and how it can be replaced. Do not introduce infrastructure until a requirement justifies it.
# Agent instructions - Read `PRODUCT.md` and `ARCHITECTURE.md` before changing code. - Implement milestone by milestone; keep each change reviewable and leave the application runnable. - Treat authentication, payments, encryption, imports, webhooks, and destructive actions as high-risk boundaries when present. - Never invent cryptography or silently weaken a requirement to make a test pass. - Use provider interfaces for external services and deterministic fakes in tests. - Add migrations and rollback or recovery notes for persistent data changes. - Log useful operational context without credentials, tokens, passwords, or personal data. - Update documentation and run all checks before completing a milestone.
# Delivery milestones ## M0 — Decisions and scaffold - Confirm the runtime, persistence model, threat boundaries, and deployment target. - Create a reproducible local environment and continuous checks. ## M1 — Core workflow - Implement the smallest end-to-end product path with validation and tests. - Keep integrations behind interfaces. ## M2 — Trust layer - Add secure failure behavior, recovery paths, audit-relevant events, and data safeguards. - Test abuse cases and destructive operations. ## M3 — Operability - Add structured logs, error reporting hooks, health signals, backup/restore documentation, and deployment configuration. ## M4 — Release gate - Run a clean-install test, critical-path end-to-end test, dependency review, and documented rollback exercise. - Compare the shipped behavior with `PRODUCT.md` and publish remaining limitations.
# Operations ## Before release - Validate configuration and secrets at startup. - Define backup, restore, and rollback procedures and test them. - Document logs, error tracking, health signals, and alert ownership. - Set dependency update and vulnerability review expectations. ## Incident checklist 1. Contain the issue without destroying evidence or user data. 2. Record the timeline and affected scope. 3. Rotate exposed secrets and revoke compromised sessions or credentials. 4. Restore from a verified source when needed. 5. Document the root cause, remediation, and regression test. ## Launch constraint Do not market omitted Akiflow capabilities as implemented. The v1 non-goals in `PRODUCT.md` remain user-visible limitations until they are deliberately delivered.
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They pay to stop context-switching between task apps and calendars.
xwide integrations
xtwo-way sync
xkeyboard UX
xmobile/desktop apps
xsupport for API breakage
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Akiflow pricing
| plan | monthly | annual (per mo) | what you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| pro | $34/user | $19/user | 1 user; tasks, calendars, integrations, and time blocking; no numeric task/calendar cap published. |
| teams | custom | — | Custom seats, onboarding, and team controls. |
free tierno free tier
billingmonthly + annual (-44% advertised); 7-day trial; Teams custom
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Vibecode Akiflow
Kinda. The core of Akiflow is buildable in a weekend with the prompt on this page, but there are real gaps: wide integrations, two-way sync. Read the honest list above before committing.
How much does Akiflow cost?
Akiflow costs about $34/month (Pro Monthly, checked 2026-07-30), which is $408 per year.
What do I lose by replacing Akiflow?
Honestly: wide integrations; two-way sync; keyboard UX; mobile/desktop apps; support for API breakage. If any of those are load-bearing for you, keep paying.
Is there an open-source alternative to Akiflow?
Yes: Super Productivity (A local task planner with timeboxes, focus mode and its own stopwatch; less glossy, less interested in your wallet.) FlowSavvy Free (It auto-plans unlimited tasks for the next two weeks; priorities and dependencies are how the paid plan gets you.) Trevor AI Free (One calendar gets task-to-time-block planning and some AI suggestions; multiple calendars and deeper automation cost extra.) All 3 curated free alternatives are at vibecodeit.com/akiflow/alternatives. The prompt is for when you want it exactly your way.