Initialized APOD Console as a Vite-powered Vanilla JavaScript project and added the first functional APOD API integration.

Completed

• Created the project documentation set: README.md, AGENTS.md, .gitignore, and local-only ROADMAP.md.
• Added Phase 0 scaffold files:
  • package.json with Vite dev, build, and preview scripts.
  • vite.config.js with GitHub Pages base path /apod-console/.
  • .env.example with VITE_NASA_API_KEY=your_key_here.
  • index.html with Google Font links for JetBrains Mono and IBM Plex Sans.
• Added Phase 1 app code:
  • src/main.js fetches today’s APOD from https://api.nasa.gov/planetary/apod.
  • Uses import.meta.env.VITE_NASA_API_KEY || 'DEMO_KEY'.
  • Renders APOD title, date, explanation, and media.
  • Supports image responses with <img> and video responses with an iframe.
  • Includes loading and retryable error states.
  • src/style.css provides a temporary mission-console baseline so the fetched data is readable before the full design phase.

Validation

• Ran npm exec --yes --package [email protected] vite build.
• Build completed successfully.

GitHub

• Pushed Phase 0 to main in commit 854ae25.
• Pushed Phase 1 to main in commit 6628354.

Next

Phase 2 should replace the temporary baseline styling with the full mission-control design system: palette custom properties, telemetry layout, viewfinder frame, and stronger console composition.