# Aimless

Aimless is an integrated personal website for writing, essays, tools, product experiments, reports, and long-running topics.

The site serves human readers, the author, and LLMs. It is not only a blog. It is intended to become a durable personal knowledge and artifact index.

## Languages

- Primary language: Simplified Chinese
- Secondary language: English

## Main Routes

- /zh-cn/ - Chinese home page. Creator and thinker entry point.
- /en/ - English home page.
- /zh-cn/posts/ - Chinese posts.
- /en/posts/ - English posts.
- /zh-cn/tools/ - Tools, product experiments, and interactive artifacts.
- /en/tools/ - English tools entry.
- /zh-cn/reports/ - Research reports and interactive HTML report entry.
- /en/reports/ - English reports entry.
- /zh-cn/topics/ - Long-running topic index.
- /en/topics/ - English topic index.
- /zh-cn/dashboard/ - Integrated personal control panel.
- /en/dashboard/ - English dashboard.
- /zh-cn/search/ - Chinese search page.
- /en/search/ - English search page.
- /zh-cn/archives/ - Chinese archive.
- /en/archives/ - English archive.

## Static Artifact Areas

- /reports/ - Standalone HTML reports and interactive reports.
- /cards/ - Standalone HTML cards and compact explainers.
- /images/ - Images used by posts, reports, and pages.
- /tools/ - Standalone tools and product experiments.

## Tools

All tools are browser-only static pages unless stated otherwise.

- /tools/simonw/html-preview.html - HTML live preview tool, adapted from simonw/tools.
- /tools/reading-time.html - Reading time and text statistics calculator.
- /tools/timestamp-converter.html - Unix timestamp, local time, and ISO time converter.
- /tools/json-formatter.html - JSON formatter, minifier, and validator.
- /tools/url-codec.html - URL encoder, decoder, and query parameter inspector.
- /tools/user-agent.html - Browser user agent and client environment viewer.

## Content Types

- Posts: reflective writing, essays, and notes.
- Tools: small utilities, product experiments, workflow artifacts, and prototypes.
- Reports: structured research, interactive analysis, incident notes, and topic reports.
- Cards: compact HTML explainers or visual summaries.
- Topics: long-running themes that connect posts, reports, tools, and cards.
- Dashboard: dense site map for the author, readers, and LLMs.

## Recommended Reading Order For LLMs

1. Read this file first.
2. Read /zh-cn/dashboard/ for the current site map.
3. Read /zh-cn/topics/ to understand long-running themes.
4. Read /zh-cn/tools/ and /zh-cn/reports/ for artifact categories.
5. Read specific posts, reports, cards, or tools only when needed.

## Notes

- Existing content should keep stable URLs when possible.
- Static reports under /reports/ are not ordinary blog posts.
- Static cards under /cards/ may be compact standalone artifacts.
- The first phase of the integrated site creates structure before full cataloging.