create-volt 0.36.0 → 0.38.0

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,35 @@ All notable changes to `create-volt` are documented here. The format follows
 [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/), and this project adheres to
 [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
+## [0.38.0] - 2026-06-29
+
+### Added
+- **Smart hot reload (live DOM morph).** Editing markdown / HTML / templates now
+  patches only the changed DOM nodes instead of a full page reload — focus, caret,
+  scroll, and untouched subtrees survive. CSS edits swap the stylesheet in place;
+  JS edits (and client-rendered `#app` pages) still do a full reload, and any morph
+  error falls back to one. The watcher tells the client which file changed.
+- **Themes hot-reload in dev.** Editing `_theme.js` / `_theme.css` / a bundled
+  theme now reflects immediately — theme imports are mtime cache-busted in dev
+  (previously a restart was needed). Pages + posts share the live resolver
+  (`themeResolver`).
+
+## [0.37.0] - 2026-06-29
+
+### Added
+- **Bundled themes + a wizard theme picker.** create-volt ships paper/midnight/
+  classic under `.volt/themes`; the setup wizard has a **Theme** dropdown (no npm
+  needed) with a **Customize** button that copies the chosen theme to
+  `pages/_theme.js` for editing. `THEME` now also resolves bundled themes.
+- **More wizard settings:** `SITE_NAME`, `SITE_URL`, `CONFIG_PORT`, and optional
+  **AI keys** (`AI_PROVIDER` + Anthropic/OpenAI/Gemini key — written to `.env`,
+  kept server-side).
+- **`CONFIG_PORT` defaults to 5050** for the `--edit`/`--studio` config UI, so it
+  never collides with a running app.
+- **Inject `<script>` tags** for third-party libs: per-page front-matter
+  `scripts:` (comma-separated URLs) and/or a site-wide `SITE_SCRIPTS` env, loaded
+  deferred (works on pages + posts).
+
 ## [0.36.0] - 2026-06-29
 
 ### Added
@@ -479,6 +508,8 @@ All notable changes to `create-volt` are documented here. The format follows
   watching and full-page hot reload. Supports `--skip-install` and `--force`,
   and auto-detects npm / pnpm / yarn / bun for the install step.
 
+[0.38.0]: https://github.com/MIR-2025/volt/releases/tag/v0.38.0
+[0.37.0]: https://github.com/MIR-2025/volt/releases/tag/v0.37.0
 [0.36.0]: https://github.com/MIR-2025/volt/releases/tag/v0.36.0
 [0.35.0]: https://github.com/MIR-2025/volt/releases/tag/v0.35.0
 [0.34.0]: https://github.com/MIR-2025/volt/releases/tag/v0.34.0

package/addons/pages/files/lib/pages.js

@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ export function metaHead(meta) {
     }
     if (ok) t.push(`<script type="application/ld+json">${meta.jsonld.replace(/</g, "\\u003c")}</script>`);
   }
+  // custom <script> tags for third-party libs: per-page front-matter `scripts:`
+  // (comma-separated URLs) and/or a site-wide SITE_SCRIPTS env. Loaded deferred.
+  const scripts = [process.env.SITE_SCRIPTS, meta.scripts].filter(Boolean).join(",");
+  for (const url of scripts.split(",").map((s) => s.trim()).filter(Boolean)) {
+    t.push(`<script src="${esc(url)}" defer></script>`);
+  }
   return t.join("\n");
 }
 
@@ -117,12 +123,23 @@ function themeCss(dir) {
 // local pages/_theme.js; else the built-in default. A theme may `export const css`
 // (served at /_theme.css, shared with the editor); otherwise pages/_theme.css or
 // the default CSS is used.
+const DEV = process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production";
+// In dev, cache-bust theme imports by mtime so editing _theme.js shows up without
+// a restart (ESM caches a given URL forever); unchanged files keep the same URL.
+const freshUrl = (f) => pathToFileURL(f).href + (DEV ? "?t=" + fs.statSync(f).mtimeMs : "");
+
 export async function loadTheme(dir, env) {
   const wrap = (m) => {
     const layout = m && (m.layout || m.default);
     return layout ? { layout, css: m.css || themeCss(dir) } : null;
   };
   if (env.THEME) {
+    // a theme bundled by create-volt (.volt/themes/<name>/index.js) — no npm needed
+    const bundled = path.resolve(dir, "..", ".volt", "themes", env.THEME, "index.js");
+    if (fs.existsSync(bundled)) {
+      const t = wrap(await import(freshUrl(bundled)));
+      if (t) return t;
+    }
     for (const id of [`volt-theme-${env.THEME}`, env.THEME]) {
       try {
         const t = wrap(await import(id));
@@ -134,20 +151,27 @@ export async function loadTheme(dir, env) {
   }
   const local = path.join(dir, "_theme.js");
   if (fs.existsSync(local)) {
-    const t = wrap(await import(pathToFileURL(local).href));
+    const t = wrap(await import(freshUrl(local)));
     if (t) return t;
   }
   return { layout: defaultLayout(dir), css: themeCss(dir) };
 }
 
+// A theme getter that caches in production but re-resolves every call in dev, so
+// theme edits hot-reload. Shared by pages + posts so they render the same theme.
+export function themeResolver(dir) {
+  let cached = null;
+  return async () => (cached && !DEV ? cached : (cached = await loadTheme(dir, process.env)));
+}
+
 export async function pagesRouter({ dir }) {
   const express = (await import("express")).default;
   const { marked } = await import("marked");
   ensure(dir);
-  const { layout, css } = await loadTheme(dir, process.env);
+  const getTheme = themeResolver(dir);
   const r = express.Router();
-  r.get("/_theme.css", (_req, res) => res.type("css").send(css));
-  r.get("/:slug", (req, res, next) => {
+  r.get("/_theme.css", async (_req, res) => res.type("css").send((await getTheme()).css));
+  r.get("/:slug", async (req, res, next) => {
     const slug = req.params.slug;
     if (!isSafeSlug(slug)) return next(); // safe slug only — no traversal
     const file = path.join(dir, slug + ".md");
@@ -157,6 +181,7 @@ export async function pagesRouter({ dir }) {
     // preserve complex layouts; everything else is markdown rendered with marked.
     const content = meta.format === "html" ? body : marked.parse(body);
     const m = { ...meta, title: meta.title || slug };
+    const { layout } = await getTheme();
     res.type("html").send(layout({ title: m.title, head: metaHead(m), content, meta: m }));
   });
   return r;

package/addons/posts/files/lib/posts.js

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import fs from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
 // express + marked are imported lazily in postsRouter() so the pure helpers load
 // without those deps. Theme + SEO come from the pages add-on (a dependency).
-import { parseFrontMatter, isSafeSlug, metaHead, loadTheme } from "../../../pages/files/lib/pages.js";
+import { parseFrontMatter, isSafeSlug, metaHead, themeResolver } from "../../../pages/files/lib/pages.js";
 
 const esc = (s) => String(s).replace(/[&<>"]/g, (c) => ({ "&": "&amp;", "<": "&lt;", ">": "&gt;", '"': "&quot;" })[c]);
 const slugify = (s) => String(s).toLowerCase().trim().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, "-").replace(/^-+|-+$/g, "");
@@ -115,24 +115,25 @@ export async function postsRouter({ dir, themeDir }) {
   const express = (await import("express")).default;
   const { marked } = await import("marked");
   fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
-  const { layout } = await loadTheme(themeDir || dir, process.env); // same theme as pages
+  const getTheme = themeResolver(themeDir || dir); // same theme as pages (live in dev)
   const PER = Math.max(1, Number(process.env.POSTS_PER_PAGE) || 10);
-  const render = ({ title, content, meta = {} }) => {
+  const render = async ({ title, content, meta = {} }) => {
     const m = { ...meta, title };
+    const { layout } = await getTheme();
     return layout({ title, head: metaHead(m), content, meta: m });
   };
   const r = express.Router();
 
-  r.get("/blog", (req, res) => {
+  r.get("/blog", async (req, res) => {
     const all = readPosts(dir);
     const page = Math.max(1, parseInt(req.query.page, 10) || 1);
     const totalPages = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(all.length / PER));
     const slice = all.slice((page - 1) * PER, page * PER);
     const heading = process.env.SITE_NAME || "Blog";
-    res.type("html").send(render({ title: heading, meta: { description: heading + " — latest posts" }, content: renderList(slice, { heading, page, totalPages, baseUrl: "/blog" }) }));
+    res.type("html").send(await render({ title: heading, meta: { description: heading + " — latest posts" }, content: renderList(slice, { heading, page, totalPages, baseUrl: "/blog" }) }));
   });
 
-  r.get("/blog/:slug", (req, res, next) => {
+  r.get("/blog/:slug", async (req, res, next) => {
     if (!isSafeSlug(req.params.slug)) return next();
     const post = readPosts(dir).find((p) => p.slug === req.params.slug);
     if (!post) return next();
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ export async function postsRouter({ dir, themeDir }) {
       ...(post.meta.author ? { author: { "@type": "Person", name: post.meta.author } } : {}),
     });
     res.type("html").send(
-      render({
+      await render({
         title,
         meta: { ...post.meta, title, type: "article", jsonld: post.meta.jsonld || autoLd },
         content: renderPost(post, marked),
@@ -153,18 +154,18 @@ export async function postsRouter({ dir, themeDir }) {
     );
   });
 
-  r.get("/category/:name", (req, res, next) => {
+  r.get("/category/:name", async (req, res, next) => {
     if (!isSafeSlug(req.params.name)) return next();
     const list = readPosts(dir).filter((p) => slugify(p.meta.category) === req.params.name);
     if (!list.length) return next();
-    res.type("html").send(render({ title: "Category: " + req.params.name, content: renderList(list, { heading: "Category: " + req.params.name, baseUrl: "/category/" + req.params.name }) }));
+    res.type("html").send(await render({ title: "Category: " + req.params.name, content: renderList(list, { heading: "Category: " + req.params.name, baseUrl: "/category/" + req.params.name }) }));
   });
 
-  r.get("/tag/:name", (req, res, next) => {
+  r.get("/tag/:name", async (req, res, next) => {
     if (!isSafeSlug(req.params.name)) return next();
     const list = readPosts(dir).filter((p) => tagsOf(p.meta).some((t) => slugify(t) === req.params.name));
     if (!list.length) return next();
-    res.type("html").send(render({ title: "Tag: " + req.params.name, content: renderList(list, { heading: "Tag: " + req.params.name, baseUrl: "/tag/" + req.params.name }) }));
+    res.type("html").send(await render({ title: "Tag: " + req.params.name, content: renderList(list, { heading: "Tag: " + req.params.name, baseUrl: "/tag/" + req.params.name }) }));
   });
 
   r.get("/feed.xml", (_req, res) => {

package/index.js

@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@ if (fs.existsSync(shippedDockerignore)) {
 // (only for templates that ship the wizard, i.e. have a setup/ dir).
 if (fs.existsSync(path.join(targetDir, "setup"))) {
   fs.cpSync(path.join(__dirname, "addons"), path.join(targetDir, ".volt", "addons"), { recursive: true });
+  fs.cpSync(path.join(__dirname, "themes"), path.join(targetDir, ".volt", "themes"), { recursive: true }); // bundled themes the wizard can pick
 }
 
 // --- stamp the project name into package.json ---
@@ -549,7 +550,7 @@ console.log(`\n${green("✔")} ${bold("Done!")} Next steps:\n`);
 console.log(`  ${cyan("cd")} ${projectName}`);
 if (!installed) console.log(`  ${cyan(installCmd)}`);
 console.log(`  ${cyan(runCmd)}`);
-console.log(`\nFirst run opens a quick ${bold("setup")} page at ${cyan("http://localhost:" + port)}, then your app starts.\n`);
+console.log(`\nFirst run opens a quick ${bold("setup")} page at ${cyan("http://localhost:5050")}; your app then runs at ${cyan("http://localhost:" + port)}.\n`);
 
 if (flags.has("--start")) {
   if (!installed) {

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "create-volt",
-  "version": "0.36.0",
+  "version": "0.38.0",
   "description": "Scaffold a new Volt app — no-build, signals-based UI with Socket.io hot reload.",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {

package/templates/blog/public/volt.js

@@ -262,11 +262,88 @@ function bindNodeHole(comment, value) {
 
 (function startHotReload() {
   if (typeof window === "undefined") return; // not a browser (SSR / Node imports / tests)
+
+  // Patch `from` to match `to` in place — only changed nodes are touched, so
+  // focus, caret, scroll, and untouched subtrees survive. Positional (no keys),
+  // which is plenty for a dev reload; the caller falls back to a full reload if
+  // anything throws.
+  const morph = (from, to) => {
+    const active = document.activeElement;
+    if (from.nodeType !== to.nodeType || from.nodeName !== to.nodeName) {
+      from.replaceWith(document.importNode(to, true));
+      return;
+    }
+    if (from.nodeType === 3 || from.nodeType === 8) {
+      if (from.nodeValue !== to.nodeValue) from.nodeValue = to.nodeValue;
+      return;
+    }
+    if (from.nodeType !== 1) return;
+    for (const a of [...to.attributes]) {
+      if (from === active && a.name === "value") continue; // don't fight the typist
+      if (from.getAttribute(a.name) !== a.value) from.setAttribute(a.name, a.value);
+    }
+    for (const a of [...from.attributes]) if (!to.hasAttribute(a.name)) from.removeAttribute(a.name);
+    let f = from.firstChild,
+      t = to.firstChild;
+    while (f && t) {
+      const nf = f.nextSibling,
+        nt = t.nextSibling;
+      morph(f, t);
+      f = nf;
+      t = nt;
+    }
+    while (f) {
+      const nf = f.nextSibling;
+      from.removeChild(f);
+      f = nf;
+    }
+    while (t) {
+      const nt = t.nextSibling;
+      from.appendChild(document.importNode(t, true));
+      t = nt;
+    }
+  };
+
+  const bustStyles = () => {
+    for (const link of document.querySelectorAll('link[rel="stylesheet"]')) {
+      const u = new URL(link.getAttribute("href"), location.href);
+      u.searchParams.set("_hr", Date.now());
+      link.setAttribute("href", u.pathname + u.search);
+    }
+  };
+
+  let busy = false;
+  const onChange = async (info) => {
+    const file = (info && info.file) || "";
+    if (/\.css(\?|$)/i.test(file)) return bustStyles(); // pure CSS → swap, no reload
+    if (/\.(js|mjs)(\?|$)/i.test(file)) return location.reload(); // JS changed → must re-run
+    if (busy) return;
+    busy = true;
+    try {
+      const html = await (await fetch(location.href, { headers: { "x-volt-hot": "1" } })).text();
+      const doc = new DOMParser().parseFromString(html, "text/html");
+      // a client-rendered app (#app filled by JS, empty in server HTML) can't be
+      // morphed without wiping it — full reload instead.
+      const cur = document.querySelector("#app");
+      const next = doc.querySelector("#app");
+      if (cur && cur.children.length && next && !next.children.length) {
+        location.reload();
+        return;
+      }
+      morph(document.body, doc.body);
+      if (document.title !== doc.title) document.title = doc.title;
+      if (/_theme/.test(file)) bustStyles(); // theme/layout edit may change CSS too
+    } catch {
+      location.reload();
+    } finally {
+      busy = false;
+    }
+  };
+
   const connect = () => {
     if (!window.io) return false;
-    const socket = window.io();
-    socket.on("volt:reload", () => location.reload());
-    console.log("[volt] hot reload connected");
+    window.io().on("volt:reload", onChange);
+    console.log("[volt] hot reload connected (live morph)");
     return true;
   };
   if (!connect()) window.addEventListener("load", connect);

package/templates/blog/server.js

@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 const ENV_PATH = path.join(__dirname, ".env");
 const PKG_PATH = path.join(__dirname, "package.json");
 const ADDONS_DIR = path.join(__dirname, ".volt", "addons"); // bundled add-on sources
+const THEMES_DIR = path.join(__dirname, ".volt", "themes"); // bundled themes the wizard can pick
 const DEFAULT_PORT = 26628; // create-volt stamps this with the project's date-port
+const CONFIG_DEFAULT_PORT = 5050; // the --edit/--studio config UI's default port (its own, so it never clashes with a running app)
 
 // `--port <n>` (or --port=<n>) overrides the listen port for this run — lets
 // --edit/--studio dodge a port the running app already holds, and runs the app
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ function cliPort() {
 // then the app's PORT, then the date-port.
 function configPort() {
   const env = readEnvFile(); // --edit runs before loadEnv(), so read the file too
-  return cliPort() || Number(process.env.CONFIG_PORT) || Number(env.CONFIG_PORT) || Number(process.env.PORT) || Number(env.PORT) || DEFAULT_PORT;
+  return cliPort() || Number(process.env.CONFIG_PORT) || Number(env.CONFIG_PORT) || CONFIG_DEFAULT_PORT;
 }
 const PKG_VERSIONS = { mongodb: "^6.21.0", mysql2: "^3.22.5", pg: "^8.22.0", nodemailer: "^6.10.1", marked: "^18.0.5", busboy: "^1.6.0", "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.1075.0" };
 const LIB_FILE = { db: "store.js", mailer: "mailer.js", auth: "auth.js", realtime: "realtime.js", pages: "pages.js", posts: "posts.js", media: "media.js" };
@@ -68,6 +70,23 @@ function availableAddons() {
     });
 }
 
+// Themes bundled by create-volt (under .volt/themes), pickable in the wizard.
+function availableThemes() {
+  if (!fs.existsSync(THEMES_DIR)) return [];
+  return fs
+    .readdirSync(THEMES_DIR, { withFileTypes: true })
+    .filter((e) => e.isDirectory() && fs.existsSync(path.join(THEMES_DIR, e.name, "index.js")))
+    .map((e) => {
+      let description = "";
+      try {
+        description = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(THEMES_DIR, e.name, "meta.json"), "utf8")).description;
+      } catch {
+        /* no meta */
+      }
+      return { name: e.name, description };
+    });
+}
+
 // Which add-ons does VOLT_ADDONS turn on (dependencies expanded)?
 function enabledFrom(env) {
   const metas = Object.fromEntries(availableAddons().map((a) => [a.name, a]));
@@ -186,7 +205,7 @@ async function startApp() {
     clearTimeout(timer);
     timer = setTimeout(() => {
       console.log(`[volt] change: ${file ?? "?"} → reload`);
-      io.emit("volt:reload");
+      io.emit("volt:reload", { file });
     }, 80);
   };
   const watchRecursive = (dir) => {
@@ -266,7 +285,27 @@ function startSetup() {
     }
     if (req.method === "GET" && p === "/setup/state") {
       res.setHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
-      return res.end(JSON.stringify({ available: availableAddons(), current: readEnvFile(), defaultPort: DEFAULT_PORT }));
+      return res.end(JSON.stringify({ available: availableAddons(), themes: availableThemes(), current: readEnvFile(), defaultPort: DEFAULT_PORT, configDefaultPort: CONFIG_DEFAULT_PORT }));
+    }
+    // "Customize": copy a bundled theme into pages/_theme.js so it can be edited.
+    if (req.method === "POST" && p === "/setup/eject-theme") {
+      let body = "";
+      req.on("data", (c) => (body += c));
+      req.on("end", () => {
+        res.setHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
+        try {
+          const { theme } = JSON.parse(body || "{}");
+          const src = path.join(THEMES_DIR, String(theme || ""), "index.js");
+          if (!theme || !/^[a-z0-9-]+$/i.test(theme) || !fs.existsSync(src)) return res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: false, error: "unknown theme" }));
+          const dest = path.join(__dirname, "pages", "_theme.js");
+          fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(dest), { recursive: true });
+          fs.copyFileSync(src, dest);
+          res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: true, path: "pages/_theme.js" }));
+        } catch (e) {
+          res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: false, error: e.message }));
+        }
+      });
+      return;
     }
     if (req.method === "POST" && p === "/setup/test-db") {
       let body = "";

package/templates/blog/setup/setup.js

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // just config.
 import { signal, computed, html, mount } from "/volt.js";
 
-const { available, current, defaultPort } = await (await fetch("/setup/state")).json();
+const { available, themes = [], current, defaultPort, configDefaultPort = 5050 } = await (await fetch("/setup/state")).json();
 const depsOf = Object.fromEntries(available.map((a) => [a.name, a.dependsOn || []]));
 const order = available.map((a) => a.name);
 const enabledNow = new Set(String(current.VOLT_ADDONS || "").split(",").map((s) => s.trim()).filter(Boolean));
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ const state = signal({
   // detect the admin's timezone from their browser (the wizard runs here), so
   // dates render in their zone — not the server's (usually UTC on a host).
   tz: current.SITE_TZ || Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone || "",
+  siteName: current.SITE_NAME || "",
+  siteUrl: current.SITE_URL || "",
+  configPort: current.CONFIG_PORT || "",
+  theme: current.THEME || "",
+  aiProvider: current.AI_PROVIDER || "anthropic",
+  aiKey: current.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY || current.OPENAI_API_KEY || current.GEMINI_API_KEY || "",
 });
 const set = (patch) => state({ ...state(), ...patch });
 const toggle = (n) => state({ ...state(), addons: { ...state().addons, [n]: !state().addons[n] } });
@@ -67,6 +73,15 @@ function genEnv(s) {
   const eff = effective(s);
   const out = [`VOLT_ADDONS=${eff.join(",")}`, `PORT=${clean(s.port)}`];
   if (s.tz) out.push(`SITE_TZ=${clean(s.tz)}`); // admin's timezone, for date display
+  if (s.siteName) out.push(`SITE_NAME=${clean(s.siteName)}`);
+  if (s.siteUrl) out.push(`SITE_URL=${clean(s.siteUrl)}`);
+  if (s.configPort) out.push(`CONFIG_PORT=${clean(s.configPort)}`);
+  if ((eff.includes("pages") || eff.includes("posts")) && s.theme) out.push(`THEME=${clean(s.theme)}`);
+  if (s.aiKey) {
+    out.push(`AI_PROVIDER=${clean(s.aiProvider)}`);
+    const keyVar = { anthropic: "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY", openai: "OPENAI_API_KEY", gemini: "GEMINI_API_KEY" }[s.aiProvider] || "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY";
+    out.push(`${keyVar}=${clean(s.aiKey)}`);
+  }
   if (eff.includes("db")) {
     out.push(`DB_DRIVER=${clean(s.dbDriver)}`);
     if (s.dbDriver === "mongodb") {
@@ -104,6 +119,24 @@ const mediaDriver = computed(() => state().mediaDriver);
 const hasDb = computed(() => eff().includes("db"));
 const hasMailer = computed(() => eff().includes("mailer"));
 const hasMedia = computed(() => eff().includes("media"));
+const hasContent = computed(() => eff().includes("pages") || eff().includes("posts")); // themes apply to pages/posts
+
+// "Customize": copy the selected bundled theme to pages/_theme.js, then use it
+// locally (THEME cleared) so edits take effect.
+async function ejectTheme() {
+  const theme = state().theme;
+  if (!theme) return;
+  status("Copying theme…");
+  try {
+    const r = await (await fetch("/setup/eject-theme", { method: "POST", headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" }, body: JSON.stringify({ theme }) })).json();
+    if (r.ok) {
+      set({ theme: "" });
+      status(`Copied ${theme} → ${r.path}. Edit it freely; THEME was cleared so your local copy is used.`);
+    } else status("Error: " + (r.error || "?"));
+  } catch {
+    status("Network error copying theme.");
+  }
+}
 
 async function testDb() {
   const s = state();
@@ -201,6 +234,34 @@ const mediaSettings = () =>
         ? html`${field("S3_ENDPOINT", "s3Endpoint", "https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com")}${field("S3_REGION", "s3Region", "us-east-1")}${field("S3_BUCKET", "s3Bucket", "my-space")}${field("S3_KEY", "s3Key", "access key")}${field("S3_SECRET", "s3Secret", "secret key")}${field("S3_PUBLIC_BASE (optional CDN base)", "s3PublicBase", "https://cdn.example.com")}`
         : null}`;
 
+// theme chooser: a bundled theme (or the built-in/local one), with Customize
+const themePicker = () =>
+  html`<div class="mb-2">
+    <label class="form-label small mb-1">Theme (THEME)</label>
+    <select class="form-select" value=${() => state().theme} onchange=${(e) => set({ theme: e.target.value })}>
+      <option value="">default — built-in, or your pages/_theme.js</option>
+      ${themes.map((t) => html`<option value=${t.name}>${t.name}${t.description ? " — " + t.description : ""}</option>`)}
+    </select>
+    ${() =>
+      state().theme
+        ? html`<button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary mt-1" onclick=${ejectTheme}>Customize → copy to pages/_theme.js</button>`
+        : html`<div class="small text-muted mt-1">Pick a starter theme, or keep the built-in / your local <code>pages/_theme.js</code>.</div>`}
+  </div>`;
+
+// AI keys (optional) — used by the WYSIWYG editor's assistant. Kept server-side.
+const aiSettings = () =>
+  html`<details class="mb-2"><summary class="form-label small mb-0" style="cursor:pointer">AI keys (optional) — for the editor's assistant</summary>
+    <div class="mt-2">
+      <label class="form-label small mb-1">Provider (AI_PROVIDER)</label>
+      <select class="form-select mb-2" value=${() => state().aiProvider} onchange=${(e) => set({ aiProvider: e.target.value })}>
+        <option value="anthropic">Anthropic (Claude)</option>
+        <option value="openai">OpenAI</option>
+        <option value="gemini">Google Gemini</option>
+      </select>
+      ${field("API key — stays server-side, written to .env", "aiKey", "sk-…")}
+    </div>
+  </details>`;
+
 mount(
   "#app",
   available.length
@@ -213,9 +274,14 @@ mount(
   html`<div class="card-x p-4 mb-3">
     <h2 class="h6 mb-3">Settings</h2>
     ${field("PORT", "port", String(defaultPort))}
+    ${field("SITE_NAME", "siteName", "My Site")}
+    ${() => (hasContent() ? themePicker() : null)}
     ${() => (hasDb() ? dbSettings() : null)}
     ${() => (hasMailer() ? html`${field("SMTP_URL (optional)", "smtpUrl", "smtp://user:pass@smtp.host:587")}${field("MAIL_FROM", "mailFrom", "App <no-reply@you.com>")}` : null)}
     ${() => (hasMedia() ? mediaSettings() : null)}
+    ${aiSettings()}
+    ${field("SITE_URL (optional — absolute links, RSS, canonical)", "siteUrl", "https://example.com")}
+    ${field("CONFIG_PORT (this wizard's own port)", "configPort", String(configDefaultPort))}
   </div>`,
   html`<div class="card-x p-4 mb-3">
     <div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center mb-2">

package/templates/default/public/volt.js

@@ -262,11 +262,88 @@ function bindNodeHole(comment, value) {
 
 (function startHotReload() {
   if (typeof window === "undefined") return; // not a browser (SSR / Node imports / tests)
+
+  // Patch `from` to match `to` in place — only changed nodes are touched, so
+  // focus, caret, scroll, and untouched subtrees survive. Positional (no keys),
+  // which is plenty for a dev reload; the caller falls back to a full reload if
+  // anything throws.
+  const morph = (from, to) => {
+    const active = document.activeElement;
+    if (from.nodeType !== to.nodeType || from.nodeName !== to.nodeName) {
+      from.replaceWith(document.importNode(to, true));
+      return;
+    }
+    if (from.nodeType === 3 || from.nodeType === 8) {
+      if (from.nodeValue !== to.nodeValue) from.nodeValue = to.nodeValue;
+      return;
+    }
+    if (from.nodeType !== 1) return;
+    for (const a of [...to.attributes]) {
+      if (from === active && a.name === "value") continue; // don't fight the typist
+      if (from.getAttribute(a.name) !== a.value) from.setAttribute(a.name, a.value);
+    }
+    for (const a of [...from.attributes]) if (!to.hasAttribute(a.name)) from.removeAttribute(a.name);
+    let f = from.firstChild,
+      t = to.firstChild;
+    while (f && t) {
+      const nf = f.nextSibling,
+        nt = t.nextSibling;
+      morph(f, t);
+      f = nf;
+      t = nt;
+    }
+    while (f) {
+      const nf = f.nextSibling;
+      from.removeChild(f);
+      f = nf;
+    }
+    while (t) {
+      const nt = t.nextSibling;
+      from.appendChild(document.importNode(t, true));
+      t = nt;
+    }
+  };
+
+  const bustStyles = () => {
+    for (const link of document.querySelectorAll('link[rel="stylesheet"]')) {
+      const u = new URL(link.getAttribute("href"), location.href);
+      u.searchParams.set("_hr", Date.now());
+      link.setAttribute("href", u.pathname + u.search);
+    }
+  };
+
+  let busy = false;
+  const onChange = async (info) => {
+    const file = (info && info.file) || "";
+    if (/\.css(\?|$)/i.test(file)) return bustStyles(); // pure CSS → swap, no reload
+    if (/\.(js|mjs)(\?|$)/i.test(file)) return location.reload(); // JS changed → must re-run
+    if (busy) return;
+    busy = true;
+    try {
+      const html = await (await fetch(location.href, { headers: { "x-volt-hot": "1" } })).text();
+      const doc = new DOMParser().parseFromString(html, "text/html");
+      // a client-rendered app (#app filled by JS, empty in server HTML) can't be
+      // morphed without wiping it — full reload instead.
+      const cur = document.querySelector("#app");
+      const next = doc.querySelector("#app");
+      if (cur && cur.children.length && next && !next.children.length) {
+        location.reload();
+        return;
+      }
+      morph(document.body, doc.body);
+      if (document.title !== doc.title) document.title = doc.title;
+      if (/_theme/.test(file)) bustStyles(); // theme/layout edit may change CSS too
+    } catch {
+      location.reload();
+    } finally {
+      busy = false;
+    }
+  };
+
   const connect = () => {
     if (!window.io) return false;
-    const socket = window.io();
-    socket.on("volt:reload", () => location.reload());
-    console.log("[volt] hot reload connected");
+    window.io().on("volt:reload", onChange);
+    console.log("[volt] hot reload connected (live morph)");
     return true;
   };
   if (!connect()) window.addEventListener("load", connect);