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 # Reviq Publisher Dashboard
 
+A modern publisher dashboard for managing organizations, members, and sites. Built as a monorepo with SvelteKit frontend and oRPC API server.
+
+## Tech Stack
+
+### Frontend (`apps/publisher-dashboard`)
+- **SvelteKit** with Svelte 5 (runes)
+- **Tailwind CSS v4** for styling
+- **TanStack Query** for data fetching
+- **bits-ui** for accessible UI primitives
+- **Lucide** for icons
+- **WebAuthn/Passkeys** for passwordless authentication
+
+### Backend (`apps/api-server`)
+- **Bun** runtime
+- **oRPC** for type-safe API (contract-first)
+- **Kysely** for type-safe SQL queries
+- **PostgreSQL** database
+- **Postmark** for transactional emails
+
+### Shared Packages
+- `@reviq/api-contract` - Shared API contract (oRPC)
+- `@reviq/db` - Database client and queries
+- `@reviq/db-schema` - Database schema and codegen
+- `@reviq/utils` - Shared utilities
+
+## Project Structure
+
+```
+publisher-dashboard/
+├── apps/
+│   ├── api-server/        # Backend API server
+│   ├── cli/               # CLI tools
+│   └── publisher-dashboard/  # SvelteKit frontend
+├── packages/
+│   ├── api-contract/      # Shared oRPC contract
+│   ├── db/                # Database client
+│   ├── db-schema/         # DB schema & codegen
+│   ├── testing/           # Test utilities
+│   └── utils/             # Shared utilities
+└── db/                    # Database migrations
+```
+
 ## Setup
 
 ### Prerequisites
 
+- [Bun](https://bun.sh/) v1.1.42+
 - [devenv](https://devenv.sh/) for development environment management
 
 ### Environment Variables
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 This starts:
 - PostgreSQL database
 - Publisher dashboard dev server (port 6827)
+- API server
 - Package build watcher
 
 The database is automatically initialized with:
 - Database: `reviq-dashboard`
 - User: `reviq`
 - Password: `reviq`
+
+### Manual Development
+
+If not using devenv, start services individually:
+
+```bash
+# Install dependencies
+bun install
+
+# Build packages first
+bun run build:packages
+
+# Start dev server
+bun run dev
+```
+
+## Scripts
+
+| Script | Description |
+|--------|-------------|
+| `bun run dev` | Start all dev servers |
+| `bun run build` | Build all packages and apps |
+| `bun run typecheck` | Run TypeScript type checking |
+| `bun run lint` | Run Biome and ESLint |
+| `bun run lint:fix` | Fix linting issues |
+| `bun run test` | Run tests |
+| `bun run db:codegen` | Generate database types |
+
+## Features
+
+### Authentication
+- Passwordless login with passkeys (WebAuthn)
+- Email verification
+- Session management with device tracking
+
+### Organizations
+- Create and manage organizations
+- Member management with roles (owner, admin, member)
+- Invite members via email
+- Organization settings
+
+### Dashboard
+- Organization switcher
+- Performance metrics
+- Reports (coming soon)
+- Site management (coming soon)
+
+## Architecture
+
+### Frontend Routes
+
+```
+/                          # Landing page
+/login                     # Login page
+/dashboard                 # Organization list
+/dashboard/[slug]          # Organization home
+/dashboard/[slug]/performance  # Performance metrics
+/dashboard/[slug]/reports  # Reports (placeholder)
+/dashboard/[slug]/settings # Organization settings
+  ├── /members             # Member management
+  └── /sites               # Sites (placeholder)
+/account                   # User account settings
+  ├── /security            # Security settings
+  └── /sessions            # Active sessions
+/admin                     # Admin panel
+```
+
+### API Structure
+
+The API uses oRPC with a contract-first approach. Routes are defined in `@reviq/api-contract` and implemented in `apps/api-server`.
+
+Key API namespaces:
+- `auth` - Authentication (passkeys, sessions)
+- `me` - Current user profile
+- `orgs` - Organization management
+- `orgs.members` - Member management
+- `orgs.invites` - Invitation management