@raystack/chronicle 0.1.0-canary.5a2be79 → 0.1.0-canary.5a730d4

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@raystack/chronicle",
-  "version": "0.1.0-canary.5a2be79",
+  "version": "0.1.0-canary.5a730d4",
   "description": "Config-driven documentation framework",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "type": "module",
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
     "dist",
     "src",
     "templates",
-    "next.config.mjs",
-    "source.config.ts",
     "tsconfig.json"
   ],
   "bin": {
@@ -37,27 +35,34 @@
     "@codemirror/theme-one-dark": "^6.1.3",
     "@codemirror/view": "^6.39.14",
     "@heroicons/react": "^2.2.0",
+    "@mdx-js/rollup": "^3.1.1",
     "@raystack/apsara": "^0.56.0",
-    "@types/unist": "^3.0.3",
+    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^6.0.1",
     "chalk": "^5.6.2",
     "class-variance-authority": "^0.7.1",
     "codemirror": "^6.0.2",
     "commander": "^14.0.2",
-    "fumadocs-core": "16.6.15",
-    "fumadocs-mdx": "^14.2.6",
+    "glob": "^11.0.0",
+    "gray-matter": "^4.0.3",
     "lodash": "^4.17.23",
     "mermaid": "^11.13.0",
-    "next": "16.1.6",
+    "openapi-types": "^12.1.3",
     "react": "^19.0.0",
     "react-device-detect": "^2.2.3",
     "react-dom": "^19.0.0",
-    "remark-attr": "^0.11.1",
+    "react-router-dom": "^7.13.1",
     "remark-directive": "^4.0.0",
+    "remark-gfm": "^4.0.1",
+    "@shikijs/rehype": "^4.0.2",
+    "remark-frontmatter": "^5.0.0",
+    "remark-mdx-frontmatter": "^5.2.0",
+    "satori": "^0.25.0",
+    "sirv": "^3.0.1",
     "slugify": "^1.6.6",
     "unified": "^11.0.5",
     "unist-util-visit": "^5.1.0",
-    "openapi-types": "^12.1.3",
-    "yaml": "^2.8.2",
-    "zod": "^4.3.6"
+    "minisearch": "^7.2.0",
+    "vite": "^8.0.0",
+    "yaml": "^2.8.2"
   }
 }

package/src/cli/__tests__/config.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
+import { resolveContentDir } from '../utils/config'
+
+describe('resolveContentDir', () => {
+  it('returns flag value when provided', () => {
+    const result = resolveContentDir('/custom/path')
+    expect(result).toBe('/custom/path')
+  })
+
+  it('returns env var when set', () => {
+    const original = process.env.CHRONICLE_CONTENT_DIR
+    process.env.CHRONICLE_CONTENT_DIR = '/env/content'
+    const result = resolveContentDir()
+    expect(result).toContain('env/content')
+    process.env.CHRONICLE_CONTENT_DIR = original
+  })
+
+  it('defaults to content directory', () => {
+    const original = process.env.CHRONICLE_CONTENT_DIR
+    delete process.env.CHRONICLE_CONTENT_DIR
+    const result = resolveContentDir()
+    expect(result).toContain('content')
+    process.env.CHRONICLE_CONTENT_DIR = original
+  })
+})

package/src/cli/__tests__/scaffold.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
+import { detectPackageManager } from '../utils/scaffold'
+
+describe('detectPackageManager', () => {
+  it('returns a string', () => {
+    const result = detectPackageManager()
+    expect(typeof result).toBe('string')
+    expect(['npm', 'bun', 'pnpm', 'yarn']).toContain(result)
+  })
+})

package/src/cli/commands/build.ts

@@ -1,32 +1,52 @@
 import { Command } from 'commander'
-import { spawn } from 'child_process'
 import path from 'path'
-import fs from 'fs'
 import chalk from 'chalk'
-import { attachLifecycleHandlers, resolveNextCli } from '@/cli/utils'
+import { resolveContentDir } from '@/cli/utils/config'
+import { PACKAGE_ROOT } from '@/cli/utils/resolve'
 
 export const buildCommand = new Command('build')
   .description('Build for production')
-  .action(() => {
-    const scaffoldPath = path.join(process.cwd(), '.chronicle')
-    if (!fs.existsSync(scaffoldPath)) {
-      console.log(chalk.red('Error: .chronicle/ not found. Run'), chalk.cyan('chronicle init'), chalk.red('first.'))
-      process.exit(1)
-    }
+  .option('-c, --content <path>', 'Content directory')
+  .option('-o, --outDir <path>', 'Output directory', 'dist')
+  .action(async (options) => {
+    const contentDir = resolveContentDir(options.content)
+    const outDir = path.resolve(options.outDir)
 
-    const nextCli = resolveNextCli()
+    process.env.CHRONICLE_PROJECT_ROOT = process.cwd()
+    process.env.CHRONICLE_CONTENT_DIR = contentDir
 
     console.log(chalk.cyan('Building for production...'))
 
-    const child = spawn(process.execPath, [nextCli, 'build'], {
-      stdio: 'inherit',
-      cwd: scaffoldPath,
-      env: {
-        ...process.env,
-        CHRONICLE_PROJECT_ROOT: process.cwd(),
-        CHRONICLE_CONTENT_DIR: './content',
+    const { build } = await import('vite')
+    const { createViteConfig } = await import('@/server/vite-config')
+
+    const baseConfig = await createViteConfig({ root: PACKAGE_ROOT, contentDir })
+
+    // Build client bundle
+    console.log(chalk.gray('Building client...'))
+    await build({
+      ...baseConfig,
+      build: {
+        outDir: path.join(outDir, 'client'),
+        ssrManifest: true,
+        rolldownOptions: {
+          input: path.resolve(PACKAGE_ROOT, 'src/server/index.html'),
+        },
+      },
+    })
+
+    // Build server bundle (noExternal: true to bundle all deps for portability)
+    console.log(chalk.gray('Building server...'))
+    await build({
+      ...baseConfig,
+      ssr: {
+        noExternal: true,
+      },
+      build: {
+        outDir: path.join(outDir, 'server'),
+        ssr: path.resolve(PACKAGE_ROOT, 'src/server/entry-prod.ts'),
       },
     })
 
-    attachLifecycleHandlers(child)
+    console.log(chalk.green('Build complete →'), outDir)
   })

package/src/cli/commands/dev.ts

@@ -1,33 +1,21 @@
 import { Command } from 'commander'
-import { spawn } from 'child_process'
-import path from 'path'
-import fs from 'fs'
 import chalk from 'chalk'
-import { attachLifecycleHandlers, resolveNextCli } from '@/cli/utils'
+import { resolveContentDir } from '@/cli/utils/config'
+import { PACKAGE_ROOT } from '@/cli/utils/resolve'
 
 export const devCommand = new Command('dev')
   .description('Start development server')
   .option('-p, --port <port>', 'Port number', '3000')
-  .action((options) => {
-    const scaffoldPath = path.join(process.cwd(), '.chronicle')
-    if (!fs.existsSync(scaffoldPath)) {
-      console.log(chalk.red('Error: .chronicle/ not found. Run'), chalk.cyan('chronicle init'), chalk.red('first.'))
-      process.exit(1)
-    }
+  .option('-c, --content <path>', 'Content directory')
+  .action(async (options) => {
+    const contentDir = resolveContentDir(options.content)
+    const port = parseInt(options.port, 10)
 
-    const nextCli = resolveNextCli()
+    process.env.CHRONICLE_PROJECT_ROOT = process.cwd()
+    process.env.CHRONICLE_CONTENT_DIR = contentDir
 
     console.log(chalk.cyan('Starting dev server...'))
 
-    const child = spawn(process.execPath, [nextCli, 'dev', '-p', options.port], {
-      stdio: 'inherit',
-      cwd: scaffoldPath,
-      env: {
-        ...process.env,
-        CHRONICLE_PROJECT_ROOT: process.cwd(),
-        CHRONICLE_CONTENT_DIR: './content',
-      },
-    })
-
-    attachLifecycleHandlers(child)
+    const { startDevServer } = await import('@/server/dev')
+    await startDevServer({ port, root: PACKAGE_ROOT, contentDir })
   })

package/src/cli/commands/init.ts

@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ import path from 'path'
 import chalk from 'chalk'
 import { stringify } from 'yaml'
 import type { ChronicleConfig } from '@/types'
-import { loadCLIConfig, scaffoldDir, detectPackageManager } from '@/cli/utils'
-
+import { detectPackageManager, getChronicleVersion } from '@/cli/utils/scaffold'
 
 function createConfig(): ChronicleConfig {
   return {
@@ -21,13 +20,14 @@ function createPackageJson(name: string): Record<string, unknown> {
   return {
     name,
     private: true,
+    type: 'module',
     scripts: {
       dev: 'chronicle dev',
       build: 'chronicle build',
       start: 'chronicle start',
     },
     dependencies: {
-      '@raystack/chronicle': 'latest',
+      '@raystack/chronicle': `^${getChronicleVersion()}`,
     },
     devDependencies: {
       '@raystack/tools-config': '0.56.0',
@@ -58,23 +58,27 @@ export const initCommand = new Command('init')
     const dirName = path.basename(projectDir) || 'docs'
     const contentDir = path.join(projectDir, options.content)
 
-    // Create content directory if it doesn't exist
+    // Create content directory
     if (!fs.existsSync(contentDir)) {
       fs.mkdirSync(contentDir, { recursive: true })
-      console.log(chalk.green('✓'), 'Created', contentDir)
+      console.log(chalk.green('\u2713'), 'Created', contentDir)
     }
 
-    // Create or update package.json in project root
+    // Create or update package.json
     const packageJsonPath = path.join(projectDir, 'package.json')
     if (!fs.existsSync(packageJsonPath)) {
       fs.writeFileSync(packageJsonPath, JSON.stringify(createPackageJson(dirName), null, 2) + '\n')
-      console.log(chalk.green('✓'), 'Created', packageJsonPath)
+      console.log(chalk.green('\u2713'), 'Created', packageJsonPath)
     } else {
       const existing = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath, 'utf-8'))
       const template = createPackageJson(dirName)
       let updated = false
 
-      // Merge missing scripts
+      if (existing.type !== 'module') {
+        existing.type = 'module'
+        updated = true
+      }
+
       if (!existing.scripts) existing.scripts = {}
       for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(template.scripts as Record<string, string>)) {
         if (!existing.scripts[key]) {
@@ -83,7 +87,6 @@ export const initCommand = new Command('init')
         }
       }
 
-      // Merge missing dependencies
       if (!existing.dependencies) existing.dependencies = {}
       for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(template.dependencies as Record<string, string>)) {
         if (!existing.dependencies[key]) {
@@ -92,7 +95,6 @@ export const initCommand = new Command('init')
         }
       }
 
-      // Merge missing devDependencies
       if (!existing.devDependencies) existing.devDependencies = {}
       for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(template.devDependencies as Record<string, string>)) {
         if (!existing.devDependencies[key]) {
@@ -103,41 +105,42 @@ export const initCommand = new Command('init')
 
       if (updated) {
         fs.writeFileSync(packageJsonPath, JSON.stringify(existing, null, 2) + '\n')
-        console.log(chalk.green('✓'), 'Updated', packageJsonPath, 'with missing scripts/deps')
+        console.log(chalk.green('\u2713'), 'Updated', packageJsonPath)
       } else {
-        console.log(chalk.yellow('⚠'), packageJsonPath, 'already has all required entries')
+        console.log(chalk.yellow('\u26a0'), packageJsonPath, 'already has all required entries')
       }
     }
 
-    // Create chronicle.yaml in project root
+    // Create chronicle.yaml
     const configPath = path.join(projectDir, 'chronicle.yaml')
     if (!fs.existsSync(configPath)) {
       fs.writeFileSync(configPath, stringify(createConfig()))
-      console.log(chalk.green('✓'), 'Created', configPath)
+      console.log(chalk.green('\u2713'), 'Created', configPath)
     } else {
-      console.log(chalk.yellow('⚠'), configPath, 'already exists')
+      console.log(chalk.yellow('\u26a0'), configPath, 'already exists')
     }
 
-    // Create sample index.mdx only if content dir is empty
+    // Create sample index.mdx
     const contentFiles = fs.readdirSync(contentDir)
     if (contentFiles.length === 0) {
       const indexPath = path.join(contentDir, 'index.mdx')
       fs.writeFileSync(indexPath, sampleMdx)
-      console.log(chalk.green('✓'), 'Created', indexPath)
+      console.log(chalk.green('\u2713'), 'Created', indexPath)
     }
 
-    // Add .chronicle to .gitignore
+    // Update .gitignore
     const gitignorePath = path.join(projectDir, '.gitignore')
-    const chronicleEntry = '.chronicle'
+    const gitignoreEntries = ['node_modules', 'dist']
     if (fs.existsSync(gitignorePath)) {
       const existing = fs.readFileSync(gitignorePath, 'utf-8')
-      if (!existing.includes(chronicleEntry)) {
-        fs.appendFileSync(gitignorePath, `\n${chronicleEntry}\n`)
-        console.log(chalk.green('✓'), 'Added .chronicle to .gitignore')
+      const missing = gitignoreEntries.filter(e => !existing.includes(e))
+      if (missing.length > 0) {
+        fs.appendFileSync(gitignorePath, `\n${missing.join('\n')}\n`)
+        console.log(chalk.green('\u2713'), 'Added', missing.join(', '), 'to .gitignore')
       }
     } else {
-      fs.writeFileSync(gitignorePath, `${chronicleEntry}\n`)
-      console.log(chalk.green('✓'), 'Created .gitignore with .chronicle')
+      fs.writeFileSync(gitignorePath, `${gitignoreEntries.join('\n')}\n`)
+      console.log(chalk.green('\u2713'), 'Created .gitignore')
     }
 
     // Install dependencies
@@ -145,11 +148,7 @@ export const initCommand = new Command('init')
     console.log(chalk.cyan(`\nInstalling dependencies with ${pm}...`))
     execSync(`${pm} install`, { cwd: projectDir, stdio: 'inherit' })
 
-    // Scaffold .chronicle/ directory
-    loadCLIConfig(contentDir)
-    scaffoldDir(contentDir)
-
     const runCmd = pm === 'npm' ? 'npx' : pm === 'bun' ? 'bunx' : `${pm} dlx`
-    console.log(chalk.green('\n✓ Chronicle initialized!'))
+    console.log(chalk.green('\n\u2713 Chronicle initialized!'))
     console.log('\nRun', chalk.cyan(`${runCmd} chronicle dev`), 'to start development server')
   })

package/src/cli/commands/serve.ts

@@ -1,53 +1,55 @@
 import { Command } from 'commander'
-import { spawn } from 'child_process'
 import path from 'path'
-import fs from 'fs'
 import chalk from 'chalk'
-import { attachLifecycleHandlers, resolveNextCli } from '@/cli/utils'
+import { resolveContentDir } from '@/cli/utils/config'
+import { PACKAGE_ROOT } from '@/cli/utils/resolve'
 
 export const serveCommand = new Command('serve')
   .description('Build and start production server')
   .option('-p, --port <port>', 'Port number', '3000')
-  .action((options) => {
-    const scaffoldPath = path.join(process.cwd(), '.chronicle')
-    if (!fs.existsSync(scaffoldPath)) {
-      console.log(chalk.red('Error: .chronicle/ not found. Run'), chalk.cyan('chronicle init'), chalk.red('first.'))
-      process.exit(1)
-    }
+  .option('-c, --content <path>', 'Content directory')
+  .option('-o, --outDir <path>', 'Output directory', 'dist')
+  .action(async (options) => {
+    const contentDir = resolveContentDir(options.content)
+    const port = parseInt(options.port, 10)
+    const outDir = path.resolve(options.outDir)
 
-    const nextCli = resolveNextCli()
-
-    const env = {
-      ...process.env,
-      CHRONICLE_PROJECT_ROOT: process.cwd(),
-      CHRONICLE_CONTENT_DIR: './content',
-    }
+    process.env.CHRONICLE_PROJECT_ROOT = process.cwd()
+    process.env.CHRONICLE_CONTENT_DIR = contentDir
 
+    // Build
     console.log(chalk.cyan('Building for production...'))
 
-    const buildChild = spawn(process.execPath, [nextCli, 'build'], {
-      stdio: 'inherit',
-      cwd: scaffoldPath,
-      env,
-    })
+    const { build } = await import('vite')
+    const { createViteConfig } = await import('@/server/vite-config')
 
-    process.once('SIGINT', () => buildChild.kill('SIGINT'))
-    process.once('SIGTERM', () => buildChild.kill('SIGTERM'))
+    const baseConfig = await createViteConfig({ root: PACKAGE_ROOT, contentDir })
 
-    buildChild.on('close', (code) => {
-      if (code !== 0) {
-        console.log(chalk.red('Build failed'))
-        process.exit(code ?? 1)
-      }
+    await build({
+      ...baseConfig,
+      build: {
+        outDir: path.join(outDir, 'client'),
+        ssrManifest: true,
+        rolldownOptions: {
+          input: path.resolve(PACKAGE_ROOT, 'src/server/index.html'),
+        },
+      },
+    })
 
-      console.log(chalk.cyan('Starting production server...'))
+    await build({
+      ...baseConfig,
+      ssr: {
+        noExternal: true,
+      },
+      build: {
+        outDir: path.join(outDir, 'server'),
+        ssr: path.resolve(PACKAGE_ROOT, 'src/server/entry-prod.ts'),
+      },
+    })
 
-      const startChild = spawn(process.execPath, [nextCli, 'start', '-p', options.port], {
-        stdio: 'inherit',
-        cwd: scaffoldPath,
-        env,
-      })
+    // Start
+    console.log(chalk.cyan('Starting production server...'))
 
-      attachLifecycleHandlers(startChild)
-    })
+    const { startProdServer } = await import('@/server/prod')
+    await startProdServer({ port, root: PACKAGE_ROOT, distDir: outDir })
   })

package/src/cli/commands/start.ts

@@ -1,33 +1,24 @@
 import { Command } from 'commander'
-import { spawn } from 'child_process'
 import path from 'path'
-import fs from 'fs'
 import chalk from 'chalk'
-import { attachLifecycleHandlers, resolveNextCli } from '@/cli/utils'
+import { resolveContentDir } from '@/cli/utils/config'
+import { PACKAGE_ROOT } from '@/cli/utils/resolve'
 
 export const startCommand = new Command('start')
   .description('Start production server')
   .option('-p, --port <port>', 'Port number', '3000')
-  .action((options) => {
-    const scaffoldPath = path.join(process.cwd(), '.chronicle')
-    if (!fs.existsSync(scaffoldPath)) {
-      console.log(chalk.red('Error: .chronicle/ not found. Run'), chalk.cyan('chronicle init'), chalk.red('first.'))
-      process.exit(1)
-    }
+  .option('-c, --content <path>', 'Content directory')
+  .option('-d, --dist <path>', 'Dist directory', 'dist')
+  .action(async (options) => {
+    const contentDir = resolveContentDir(options.content)
+    const port = parseInt(options.port, 10)
+    const distDir = path.resolve(options.dist)
 
-    const nextCli = resolveNextCli()
+    process.env.CHRONICLE_PROJECT_ROOT = process.cwd()
+    process.env.CHRONICLE_CONTENT_DIR = contentDir
 
     console.log(chalk.cyan('Starting production server...'))
 
-    const child = spawn(process.execPath, [nextCli, 'start', '-p', options.port], {
-      stdio: 'inherit',
-      cwd: scaffoldPath,
-      env: {
-        ...process.env,
-        CHRONICLE_PROJECT_ROOT: process.cwd(),
-        CHRONICLE_CONTENT_DIR: './content',
-      },
-    })
-
-    attachLifecycleHandlers(child)
+    const { startProdServer } = await import('@/server/prod')
+    await startProdServer({ port, root: PACKAGE_ROOT, distDir })
   })

package/src/cli/utils/config.ts

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export function loadCLIConfig(contentDir: string): CLIConfig {
   const configPath = resolveConfigPath(contentDir)
 
   if (!configPath) {
-    console.log(chalk.red('Error: chronicle.yaml not found in'), process.cwd(), 'or', contentDir)
+    console.log(chalk.red(`Error: chronicle.yaml not found in '${process.cwd()}' or '${contentDir}'`))
     console.log(chalk.gray(`Run 'chronicle init' to create one`))
     process.exit(1)
   }

package/src/cli/utils/index.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 export * from './config'
-export * from './process'
-export * from './scaffold'
+export * from './resolve'

package/src/cli/utils/resolve.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import path from 'path'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
 
+// After bundling: dist/cli/index.js → ../.. = package root
+// After install: node_modules/@raystack/chronicle/dist/cli/index.js → ../.. = package root
 export const PACKAGE_ROOT = path.resolve(path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), '..', '..')

package/src/cli/utils/scaffold.ts

@@ -1,33 +1,7 @@
-import { execSync } from 'child_process'
-import { createRequire } from 'module'
 import fs from 'fs'
 import path from 'path'
-import chalk from 'chalk'
 import { PACKAGE_ROOT } from './resolve'
 
-const COPY_FILES = ['src', 'source.config.ts', 'tsconfig.json']
-
-function copyRecursive(src: string, dest: string) {
-  const stat = fs.statSync(src)
-  if (stat.isDirectory()) {
-    fs.mkdirSync(dest, { recursive: true })
-    for (const entry of fs.readdirSync(src)) {
-      copyRecursive(path.join(src, entry), path.join(dest, entry))
-    }
-  } else {
-    fs.copyFileSync(src, dest)
-  }
-}
-
-function ensureRemoved(targetPath: string) {
-  try {
-    fs.lstatSync(targetPath)
-    fs.rmSync(targetPath, { recursive: true, force: true })
-  } catch {
-    // nothing exists, proceed
-  }
-}
-
 export function detectPackageManager(): string {
   if (process.env.npm_config_user_agent) {
     return process.env.npm_config_user_agent.split('/')[0]
@@ -39,93 +13,8 @@ export function detectPackageManager(): string {
   return 'npm'
 }
 
-function generateNextConfig(scaffoldPath: string) {
-  const config = `import { createMDX } from 'fumadocs-mdx/next'
-
-const withMDX = createMDX()
-
-/** @type {import('next').NextConfig} */
-const nextConfig = {
-  reactStrictMode: true,
-}
-
-export default withMDX(nextConfig)
-`
-  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(scaffoldPath, 'next.config.mjs'), config)
-}
-
-function createPackageJson(): Record<string, unknown> {
-  return {
-    name: 'chronicle-docs',
-    private: true,
-    dependencies: {
-      '@raystack/chronicle': 'latest',
-    },
-    devDependencies: {
-      '@raystack/tools-config': '0.56.0',
-      'openapi-types': '^12.1.3',
-      typescript: '5.9.3',
-      '@types/react': '^19.2.10',
-      '@types/node': '^25.1.0',
-    },
-  }
-}
-
-function ensureDeps() {
-  const cwd = process.cwd()
-  const cwdPkgJson = path.join(cwd, 'package.json')
-  const cwdNodeModules = path.join(cwd, 'node_modules')
-
-  if (fs.existsSync(cwdPkgJson) && fs.existsSync(cwdNodeModules)) {
-    // Case 1: existing project with deps installed
-    return
-  }
-
-  // Case 2: no package.json — create in cwd and install
-  if (!fs.existsSync(cwdPkgJson)) {
-    fs.writeFileSync(cwdPkgJson, JSON.stringify(createPackageJson(), null, 2) + '\n')
-  }
-
-  if (!fs.existsSync(cwdNodeModules)) {
-    const pm = detectPackageManager()
-    console.log(chalk.cyan(`Installing dependencies with ${pm}...`))
-    execSync(`${pm} install`, { cwd, stdio: 'inherit' })
-  }
-}
-
-export function resolveNextCli(): string {
-  const cwdRequire = createRequire(path.join(process.cwd(), 'package.json'))
-  return cwdRequire.resolve('next/dist/bin/next')
-}
-
-export function scaffoldDir(contentDir: string): string {
-  const scaffoldPath = path.join(process.cwd(), '.chronicle')
-
-  // Create .chronicle/ if not exists
-  if (!fs.existsSync(scaffoldPath)) {
-    fs.mkdirSync(scaffoldPath, { recursive: true })
-  }
-
-  // Copy package files
-  for (const name of COPY_FILES) {
-    const src = path.join(PACKAGE_ROOT, name)
-    const dest = path.join(scaffoldPath, name)
-    ensureRemoved(dest)
-    copyRecursive(src, dest)
-  }
-
-  // Generate next.config.mjs
-  generateNextConfig(scaffoldPath)
-
-  // Symlink content dir
-  const contentLink = path.join(scaffoldPath, 'content')
-  ensureRemoved(contentLink)
-  fs.symlinkSync(path.resolve(contentDir), contentLink)
-
-  // Ensure dependencies are available
-  ensureDeps()
-
-  console.log(chalk.gray(`Scaffold: ${scaffoldPath}`))
-
-  return scaffoldPath
+export function getChronicleVersion(): string {
+  const pkgPath = path.join(PACKAGE_ROOT, 'package.json')
+  const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(pkgPath, 'utf-8'))
+  return pkg.version
 }