VVVLink Sitebuilder#

Use this skill when the user wants to create, redesign, or publish a website, landing page, portfolio, or any HTML page that should be accessible online.

Before ANY work, announce to the user: "Using vvvlink-site-builder to create and publish your site."

Quick Reference#

• API Base: https://publish.vvvlink.com
• Site creation rules: See website-development-rules.md
• Full API docs: See api-reference.md

Direct Invocation#

When the user invokes this skill directly (without a specific task), show an intro and check for existing sites. Use Telegram formatting.

1. Load API key from ~/.vvvlink/config.json and call GET /sites (if config exists)
2. Split sites by status: "live" and non-live ("uploading", etc.)
3. Show intro message based on result:

If user has live sites:

text

VVVLink Site Builder

Your sites:
1. my-site.vvvlink.com
2. cool-page.vvvlink.com

+2 drafts (uploading). Ask me to show or clean them up.

I can update any of these or create a new one.
What would you like to do?

Only show the drafts line if there are non-live sites. If the user asks to see or manage drafts, list them with subdomain, status, and offer to delete individual ones or all at once via DELETE /sites/:siteId.

If no sites or no API key:

text

VVVLink Site Builder

I build and publish websites on vvvlink.com in seconds.

Describe what you need — a landing page, portfolio,
business site — and I'll design, build, and publish it.

Your site will be live with a unique URL right away.

When user picks an existing site to update, go to Step 10 (Updates) in the flow below.

Flow (strict order, no skipping)#

Step 1: Announce and show progress#

THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE IN THIS SKILL.

The user sees your text output as a stream. While you write text — they see it appearing live. When you make a tool call — they see nothing until the tool returns and you write more text.

Therefore: WRITE TEXT BEFORE AND AFTER EVERY TOOL CALL.

In practice, your response should look like this (the user sees each line appear as you stream it):

text

⚡ Building your site with VVVLink Site Builder...

🔍 Searching for photos of [topic]...
[tool call: curl image search]
📸 Found 5 great shots!

🎨 Designing layout with [palette] and [fonts]...
🏗️ Building hero section...
[tool call: write first part of HTML]
✨ Adding content sections...
[tool call: write rest of HTML]
📦 HTML ready!

🚀 Publishing to vvvlink.com...
[tool call: create site]
[tool call: upload file]
[tool call: publish]
[tool call: rename subdomain]

✅ Your site is live!
🌐 https://your-site.vvvlink.com

KEY RULES:

• Write at least one emoji + text line BEFORE each tool call
• The user must always see what you're doing RIGHT NOW
• NEVER make 2+ tool calls in a row without text between them
• If a tool call takes time, the preceding text is what the user will see while waiting — make it informative

IMPORTANT: These progress rules apply ONLY when BUILDING a site (multi-step process: photos → HTML → upload → publish). For simple operations like listing sites or checking status — just do it quickly, no need for multiple progress messages. One short message before + result is enough.

Step 1.5: Ask for business details (if missing)#

If the site looks like a business page (cafe, shop, studio, agency, etc.) and the user did NOT provide key info, gently ask ONCE before building. Keep it short — one message:

"📋 Before I start — want to add any of these to make it real? 📞 Phone / email / address 🕐 Opening hours 🔗 Social media links

Or I can build it now and you'll add details later."

If user says "just build it" or similar — proceed immediately. Do NOT block the build. This is optional, not a gate. Skip this step entirely for non-business sites (portfolios, personal pages, experiments).

Step 2: Find photos for the site#

Before writing any code, search for relevant photos:

bash

# Search by keywords matching the site's topic
curl -s "https://publish.vvvlink.com/images/search?q=KEYWORD&count=5&orientation=landscape"

Pick 3-6 keywords based on the site content (e.g., "office", "team", "technology"). Select the best photo for each section (hero, about, features, etc.). Use the url field from the response directly in <img src> tags.

Add &w=1600&h=900&fit=crop to URLs for hero images, &w=600&h=400&fit=crop for cards.

Step 3: Create the site#

Read and follow references/website-development-rules.md. Build a high-quality static site using the photos from Step 2. Output all files to ~/.vvvlink/sites/<subdomain>/.

Step 4: Get API key#

**apiKey is SECRET.** Never show it to the user, never log it, never include in messages. It is only for Authorization headers.

UUID is public. It identifies the account. You may show it to the user if asked.

Storage: ~/.vvvlink/config.json

json

{
  "uuid": "account-uuid",
  "apiKey": "SECRET-key-never-share"
}

Site files: ~/.vvvlink/sites/<subdomain>/

Rules:

1. NEVER call /auth/create_new_user if ~/.vvvlink/config.json exists. The apiKey is issued ONCE and cannot be recovered.
2. Only create a new account if config.json does not exist.
3. Protect ~/.vvvlink/config.json with chmod 600.

Procedure:

1. Read ~/.vvvlink/config.json → use .apiKey
2. If file does not exist → POST /auth/create_new_user {} → save response to config.json

bash

# Load or create API credentials
VVVLINK_DIR="$HOME/.vvvlink"
VVVLINK_CONFIG="$VVVLINK_DIR/config.json"

if [ -f "$VVVLINK_CONFIG" ]; then
  VVVLINK_API_KEY=$(jq -r '.apiKey' "$VVVLINK_CONFIG")
else
  mkdir -p "$VVVLINK_DIR"
  RESP=$(curl -s -X POST https://publish.vvvlink.com/auth/create_new_user \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{}')
  if echo "$RESP" | jq -e '.apiKey' > /dev/null 2>&1; then
    VVVLINK_API_KEY=$(echo "$RESP" | jq -r '.apiKey')
    echo "$RESP" | jq '{uuid: .uuid, apiKey: .apiKey}' \
      > "$VVVLINK_CONFIG"
    chmod 600 "$VVVLINK_CONFIG"
  else
    echo "Error: could not create account" >&2
    exit 1
  fi
fi

Step 5: Create site and upload#

bash

# Create site
curl -s -X POST https://publish.vvvlink.com/sites \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY"

# Upload each file (from ~/.vvvlink/sites/<subdomain>/)
curl -s -X PUT \
  "https://publish.vvvlink.com/sites/$SITE_ID/files/index.html" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  --data-binary @~/.vvvlink/sites/$SUBDOMAIN/index.html

Upload ALL files: HTML, CSS, JS, images, fonts.

If `POST /sites` returns HTTP 429 with `"Site limit reached"`, the user has hit their plan limit. Handle this gracefully:

1. Call the upgrade endpoint to get a checkout URL:

bash

curl -s -X POST https://publish.vvvlink.com/billing/upgrade \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"success_url": "https://vvvlink.com"}'

1. Show the user an upgrade message with the payment link. In Telegram, use an inline link so the user can pay in the built-in web view:

text

⚠️ *Site limit reached*

You've used all available sites on the Free plan\.

🚀 [Upgrade to Pro](PAYMENT_URL) to unlock up to 100 sites\.

_After upgrading, I'll publish your site right away\._

1. After the user pays and confirms, retry POST /sites. The limit will be updated automatically.

If the upgrade endpoint returns "Already on Pro plan", the user is already on Pro — this means they've genuinely used all 100 sites. Tell them to delete unused sites first.

Step 6: Publish#

bash

curl -s -X POST \
  "https://publish.vvvlink.com/sites/$SITE_ID/publish" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY"

Step 7: Choose subdomain BEFORE creating site#

Do NOT create a site with a random name. Pick a good one first:

1. Analyze the site content ( <title>, <h1>, topic)
2. Generate 10 slug-friendly name candidates
3. Check availability via POST /subdomains/check-bulk
4. Pick the BEST available name
5. Pass it when creating the site:

bash

curl -s -X POST https://publish.vvvlink.com/sites \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"subdomain": "chosen-name"}'

The API will use your name if available, or fall back to a random one if taken. Check the response subdomain field to confirm which name was assigned.

1. Show the user the live URL and other available options:

text

🚀 Your site is live!

🌐 https://chosen-name.vvvlink.com

Want a different name?
1. alternative-one
2. alternative-two
3. alternative-three

Reply with a number or type your own.

If user picks a different name, rename via:

bash

curl -s -X PUT \
  "https://publish.vvvlink.com/sites/$SITE_ID/subdomain" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "new-name"}'

Step 8: Show URL and STOP#

When showing the final URL, add ?v=VERSION to bust cache. Use the version number from the publish response. Use markdown link to hide the param:

text

[your-site.vvvlink.com](https://your-site.vvvlink.com?v=2)

The user sees clean URL but clicks through to the latest version.

After showing the live URL and rename options — STOP. Do NOT automatically start improving, searching more photos, or making changes. Wait for the user to respond.

You may add ONE short line like: "Want me to tweak anything — colors, content, add a section?"

But do NOT take any action until the user asks.

Step 9: Updates#

To update an existing site:

bash

curl -s -X POST \
  "https://publish.vvvlink.com/sites/$SITE_ID/new-version" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY"
# Upload new files, then publish again

Rules#

• Publish immediately without asking for confirmation
• For updates to existing sites, mention that the user can roll back to a previous version or view version history
• Always offer rename after first publish
• Store API key — don't re-init every time
• Upload ALL site files (HTML, CSS, JS, images, fonts)
• Max 10MB per site for free users

NEVER let a script error silently kill the build.

• Do NOT use set -e in shell scripts

• ALWAYS check API response before parsing with jq: bash

  RESP=$(curl -s -X POST .../sites -H "Authorization: Bearer $KEY")
  SITE_ID=$(echo "$RESP" | jq -r '.siteId // empty')
  if [ -z "$SITE_ID" ]; then
    # Show error to user, don't silently fail
    echo "Error creating site: $RESP"
    # Try to recover or explain
  fi
  
  

• If ANY step fails — tell the user what happened and what to do next. NEVER end with a raw error or empty response.

• Show the user a human-readable message, not jq errors or raw JSON.

• Use ONLY bash, curl, and jq. NEVER use python, python3, node, ruby, or any other interpreter. There is NO python on the server. If you try to use python — IT WILL FAIL. Everything can be done with bash + curl + jq.

NEVER EVER put HTML inside bash. This is the #1 cause of failures and MUST be followed without exception.

BANNED — all of these WILL break:

• heredoc: cat > file << EOF ... EOF
• echo: echo '...' > file
• printf: printf '%s' '...'
• inline: curl -d '...'
• any bash command containing HTML

REQUIRED — the ONLY correct way:

1. Use your Write/file tool to create the HTML file

2. Then upload it with curl (separate tool call): bash

   curl -s -X PUT \
     "https://publish.vvvlink.com/sites/$SITE_ID/files/index.html" \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
     -H "Content-Type: text/html" \
     --data-binary @~/.vvvlink/sites/my-site/index.html
   
   

Two separate tool calls. NEVER combine them. If you put HTML in bash — it WILL fail. Every time.

• If you get HTTP 403 or 1010 — retry the request once. Cloudflare may temporarily block requests. If retry fails, tell the user: "Temporary access issue, try again in a moment."

Message Formatting#

Messages to the user MUST be visually polished. Format for the platform you are running on (Telegram, CLI, etc). Do NOT hardcode escape characters — let your platform handle formatting.

Progress updates — use status indicators:

text

Searching for photos...
Building your site...
Uploading files (3/3)...
Publishing...
Done!

Final result — clean, no technical details:

text

🚀 Your site is live!

yoursite.vvvlink.com

Want a different name? Here are some options:

Do NOT show file names, file counts, photo counts, version numbers, or any other technical details in the final message. The user only cares about the URL.

Alternative names — simple numbered list, no "available":

text

Want a different name?
1. cool-startup
2. my-project
3. awesome-landing

Reply with a number or type your own.

Key formatting rules:

• Keep messages compact — no walls of text
• Clickable links for the published URL (always)
• Never dump raw JSON, curl output, or API responses

THE TASK IS NOT DONE UNTIL THE USER SEES A LIVE URL.

If you showed progress messages ("Building...", "Searching...") but did NOT finish with a live URL — YOU FAILED. Go back and complete all remaining steps.

Checklist — ALL must be true:

1. Site HTML was created and written to file
2. Site was uploaded via API (create + upload + publish)
3. User received a CLICKABLE live URL (https://*.vvvlink.com)
4. Rename was offered

If ANY tool call fails or times out — retry or tell the user what happened. NEVER silently stop in the middle.

NEVER end your response after a progress message. The last message the user sees MUST contain either:

• A live URL (success), OR
• An error explanation with next steps (failure)