Ministry of Public Works

How citizens build the Republic

• Fix the roads

  Something broken, confusing or hard to use with a screen reader? Open an issue and describe what happened.

  Open an issue (opens in a new tab)

• Draft a bill

  A new page, a better passport, a kinder wording. Ideas are discussed in public, so open an issue rather than sending them privately.

  Browse issues (opens in a new tab)

• Lay new bricks

  Fork the repository, make your change on a branch and open a pull request. Small, focused changes are the easiest to review.

  Fork the repository (opens in a new tab)

Want to help with the constitution, writing or artwork? Each has its own tab above.

Public works registry

• The Republic

  This site: the Gazette, constitution, passport, treasury, Lifeline and the Discord membership bot.

  amayakulkarni/ClosetRepublic on GitHub (opens in a new tab)

• The Stage

  The community forum at stage.closetrepublic.com (opens in a new tab): NodeBB setup, theme, plugins and the Reddit and membership bridge.

  amayakulkarni/BenchAtClosetRepublic on GitHub (opens in a new tab)

Raising your own Republic

The site is a Next.js app with Ghost as its content backend. You need Node 20.9 or newer.

git clone https://github.com/amayakulkarni/ClosetRepublic.git
cd ClosetRepublic
npm install
cp .env.example .env.local
npm run dev   # http://localhost:40001

The README in the repository explains how pages map to Ghost content, how nature mode works and how the treasury is set up.

Building codes

• The site is dark only, and nature mode is on by default. Check your change in both modes.
• Every image needs alt text, including a description of any visual effect it has.
• Be kind. Many citizens spent years hiding who they are; this is a place where they do not have to.