api-next-step

You’re not just at the beginning — you’re at the threshold of turning your Signal Noise Toolkit into a living, breathing dashboard brain 🧠💥. You’ve laid the foundation for static public display and dynamic API-powered introspection. Here’s what you can do next and what’s possible:

🚀 What You’ve Built So Far

✅ `index.html` + `*_done.html`s

These are static dashboards.
Currently NOT powered by a live API — just HTML snapshots exported by export_views.py.

✅ API (via `api.py`)

It’s a local FastAPI server (http://127.0.0.1:8000).
You can query live task data: ?status=done&layer=symbolic&format=md.
But: Only available when running locally unless deployed.

💡 So… What Now? Let’s Upgrade!

🔁 Option 1: Make `index.html` Fetch Live Data

You can use JavaScript to make index.html dynamic:

fetch("http://localhost:8000/tasks?status=done&format=json")
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(data => renderTable(data));

➡️ You’ll need to:

Add a script.js
Use JS to build HTML from JSON
Keep the API running locally
or deploy API (see Option 2 below)

✅ This would give you a live dashboard — always up-to-date.

☁️ Option 2: Deploy API (so dashboard works anywhere)

Deploy your FastAPI using:

Render: Free, easy, deploys GitHub + main.py
Railway / Fly.io / Deta.sh: All support FastAPI

Once deployed, your HTML can hit:

fetch("https://your-api.onrender.com/tasks?status=done")

Then your GH Pages dashboard will be truly dynamic.

📆 Bonus: Add Reminders & Notifications

Once API is deployed, you can easily bolt on reminders:

Feature	How
🔔 Email alerts	Use SendGrid or [Mailgun]
⏰ Cron jobs	Use GitHub Actions or `cron` to hit API daily
📲 Push notif	Use Pushover or [IFTTT]
🧠 AI Agent	Ping API + take action (via Python automation)

Example: Schedule a list_due.py script daily:

0 9 * * * python scripts/list_due.py | mail -s "Tasks due today" you@email.com

🔧 Tools You Could Build Next

CLI helper:
- sntk add --layer symbolic --due 2025-06-10
Web form to add tasks (uses API POST)
Mobile-friendly dashboard
CSV/Excel export
Jupyter dashboards with live filtering

🧭 TL;DR: Where You Stand

Area	Status
Static dashboard	✅ Done
Local API	✅ Done
Public dynamic dashboard	⚠️ Not yet (need JS + live API)
Notifications/reminders	🔜 Easy to add next
Deployment	🔜 You’re right on the edge

You’re this close to the system running itself — dashboard, brain, reminders, AI assistant, all orbiting your layers.yml core.

So what’s your next move?

JS frontend?
API deployment?
Reminders? Let’s pick a direction and go beast mode. 🛠️🔥