# API Service Plan ## Stack - http-kit (HTTP server) - reitit (routing) + Ring middleware - next.jdbc + HoneySQL (via shared/) - PostgreSQL everywhere (dev + prod) ## Responsibilities - Stateless REST API: all reads & writes for messages, channels, users - Only service (besides Auth GW) with a direct PG connection - Publishes events to NATS after DB writes - No live connections — pure request/response - Sits behind auth gateway (all requests pre-authenticated) ## TODO - [ ] Define reitit route table - [ ] http-kit server setup - [ ] Design message/channel/user API endpoints - [ ] Ring middleware: error handling, content negotiation, request logging - [ ] NATS publish on write (message sent, channel created, etc.) - [ ] Database migrations