# Create Your Own Page Collections

HTTMELY is more than a viewer when paired with scripts or AI agents.

Anything you can turn into local HTML or Markdown can become a polished HTTMELY folder.

## The Pattern

1. Choose a source.
2. Generate local HTML or Markdown pages.
3. Save them in a normal folder.
4. Add the folder to HTTMELY with `Places > Add Folder...`.
5. Browse the result in the native reader.

Sources can include:

- Apps
- Folders
- Project files
- Logs
- Notes
- CSV or JSON exports
- Screenshots
- Browser exports
- Research material
- Local AI outputs
- Documentation

## Why This Matters

HTTMELY stays simple: it reads local pages.

The generation layer can be anything: Codex, a shell script, a Python script, an app export, or a manual folder of pages.

That separation makes HTTMELY flexible. It can become a local presentation layer for many workflows without becoming a complex app.

## Recommended Structure

```text
My Collection/
  index.html
  current.html
  notes.md
  archive/
    2026-05-16.html
```

Stable files are for everyday browsing.

Archive files are for history.

## Page Design Rules

- Make the page content-first.
- Do not include app chrome, sidebars, nav bars, tabs, search bars, or floating controls.
- Use one clear `h1`.
- Use `h2` and `h3` headings with stable IDs.
- Use inline CSS only.
- Avoid external scripts, fonts, CDNs, analytics, or cloud assets.
- Keep the page readable as a standalone local file.
- Do not force a report structure unless the page is actually a report.

## Prompt For Codex

```text
Create an HTTMELY-ready local page collection from this source:

[describe source]

Goal:
[describe what I want to understand or browse]

Output:
- Create a local folder containing standalone HTML or Markdown pages.
- Include an index page if there is more than one page.
- Use semantic h1/h2/h3 headings with stable IDs.
- Use inline CSS only.
- Do not add app chrome, nav bars, sidebars, tabs, search bars, floating controls, external scripts, CDNs, analytics, or remote assets.
- Keep filenames clear and stable.
- Tell me the folder path to add in HTTMELY with Places > Add Folder...

Use the HTTMELY collection design skill if it is available in your agent environment. For recurring generated reports, stable filenames, archive copies, and automation rules, use the HTTMELY report automation skill.
```