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- Updated IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md with new implementation details
- Updated PROJECT_GUIDELINES.md with coding standards and practices
- Updated README.md with current project information
- Updated SCREENSHOT_AUTOMATION.md with new automation details
- Added TEST_DATA.md with test fixtures data
- Updated cover_image_serving_plan.md with static URL patterns

Documentation API updates:
- Updated API reference documentation for all endpoints including:
  - Authentication (login, logout, register, refresh_token)
  - Book matching (auto_link, bulk_link, link_book, search)
  - Collections (CRUD operations, shelf mappings, auto-assign rules)
  - Conflicts (bulk operations, resolve/dismiss)
  - Devices (registration, approval, shelf management)
  - Highlights (create, update, delete, get)
  - Kobo sync (bookmark, markup, initialization, sync)
  - KOReader sync (library, metadata, bookmarks, progress)
  - Libraries (CRUD, folders, media items, stats)
  - Media items (bulk operations, CRUD)
  - Notes (CRUD operations)
  - OPDS (acquisition, feeds, publication)
  - Progress (reading progress tracking)
  - Queue (device queue management)
  - Ratings (star ratings)
  - Scanner (watch mode, scan operations)
  - Sync protocols (Kobo, KOReader)
  - Users (profile, password, admin operations)
  - WebSocket protocols

- Updated user guides (admin, dashboard, settings, sync)
- Updated device setup guides (Kobo, KOReader)
- Updated developer guides (testing, contributing, operations)
- Updated scripts/README.md
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Create Collection

Create a new collection.

Endpoint: POST /api/collections Auth: Required Content-Type: application/json

Request Body

Field Type Required Description
name string Yes Collection name (max 255 chars)
description string No Collection description
color string No Hex color code (e.g., "#FF5733")
icon string No Emoji icon (e.g., "🚀", "📖")
auto_assign_rules array No Array of rule objects
view_settings object No Per-device display preferences

Auto-Assign Rule Object

Field Type Required Description
field string Yes Field to match on (genre, author, series, language, publisher, copyright_year, tags)
operator string Yes Comparison operator (equals, not_equals, contains, not_contains, starts_with, ends_with, greater_than, less_than)
value string/number Yes Value to compare against
priority integer No Rule priority (1 = highest, default: 1)
enabled boolean No Whether rule is active (default: true)

Example Request

{
  "name": "To Read",
  "description": "Books I want to read soon",
  "color": "#00FF00",
  "icon": "📖",
  "auto_assign_rules": [
    {
      "field": "tags",
      "operator": "contains",
      "value": "to-read",
      "priority": 1,
      "enabled": true
    }
  ],
  "view_settings": {
    "kobo": {
      "view_mode": "grid"
    },
    "koreader": {
      "view_mode": "list"
    }
  }
}

Response (201 Created)

{
  "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "name": "To Read",
  "description": "Books I want to read soon",
  "color": "#00FF00",
  "icon": "📖",
  "auto_assign_rules": [
    {
      "field": "tags",
      "operator": "contains",
      "value": "to-read",
      "priority": 1,
      "enabled": true
    }
  ],
  "view_settings": {
    "kobo": {
      "view_mode": "grid"
    },
    "koreader": {
      "view_mode": "list"
    }
  },
  "created_at": "2026-02-01T10:00:00Z"
}

Error Responses

Code Description
400 Invalid request (validation failed)
401 Authentication required
500 Internal server error

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