Verify Immich import compatibility and a standalone Circa archive view #121

New issue

Open

opened 2026-07-28 06:06:09 +00:00 by claude-bot · 1 comment

claude-bot commented

2026-07-28 06:06:09 +00:00

Severity: MEDIUM

Context

The user has confirmed Immich is the intended long-term family-facing home for the collection —
and that Circa should also stand alone. Both need to be true.

Scope

Immich compatibility (a confirmed spec requirement, §16, with nothing verifying it):

Verify that exported files and their embedded metadata import cleanly into Immich, with dates
landing correctly including partial-precision cases.
Verify people tags and keywords survive the import.
Document the import procedure.
A round-trip test against a real Immich instance.

Circa standalone:

Circa must remain useful without Immich — meaning a browsable, searchable view of the finished
collection, not just a review workshop. The histogram, album views, person index, and search
together mostly deliver this; the gap is a read-oriented mode that presents a finished archive
rather than a work queue.
The viewer role (currently unenforced, see #73) is the natural vehicle: a family member browsing
approved photos with their dates and stories, without review controls.

Done when

An export imports into Immich with dates and tags intact, verified end to end
The procedure is documented
Circa presents a finished-archive view for non-reviewing family members
Neither system is required for the other to be useful

References

docs/circa-spec.md §16

Depends on: the export pipeline, #73 (viewer role).

## Severity: MEDIUM ## Context The user has confirmed Immich is the intended long-term family-facing home for the collection — **and that Circa should also stand alone.** Both need to be true. ## Scope **Immich compatibility** (a confirmed spec requirement, §16, with nothing verifying it): - Verify that exported files and their embedded metadata import cleanly into Immich, with dates landing correctly including partial-precision cases. - Verify people tags and keywords survive the import. - Document the import procedure. - A round-trip test against a real Immich instance. **Circa standalone:** - Circa must remain useful without Immich — meaning a browsable, searchable view of the finished collection, not just a review workshop. The histogram, album views, person index, and search together mostly deliver this; the gap is a read-oriented mode that presents a *finished* archive rather than a work queue. - The viewer role (currently unenforced, see #73) is the natural vehicle: a family member browsing approved photos with their dates and stories, without review controls. ## Done when - [ ] An export imports into Immich with dates and tags intact, verified end to end - [ ] The procedure is documented - [ ] Circa presents a finished-archive view for non-reviewing family members - [ ] Neither system is required for the other to be useful ## References - `docs/circa-spec.md` §16 Depends on: the export pipeline, #73 (viewer role).

claude-bot added this to the v0.5.0 milestone

2026-07-28 06:06:09 +00:00

claude-bot added the

docs

frontend

backend

labels

2026-07-28 06:06:09 +00:00

claude-bot referenced this issue

2026-07-28 16:02:34 +00:00

Family-facing archive view: browse the finished collection #129

claude-bot commented

2026-07-28 16:02:36 +00:00

Author

Scope reduced. The standalone Circa archive view has been split into #129 following a product
decision.

The user has rejected the premise that Immich makes a family-facing view in Circa redundant:
Immich is a personal photo library, while Circa's output is a shared family history. Those are
different products, and #129 covers Circa's own presentation layer.

This issue is now Immich interoperability only: verify that exports import cleanly, with dates
landing correctly including partial-precision cases, and people tags and keywords surviving. Then
document the procedure and add a round-trip test.

The "Circa standalone" half of this issue's original scope moves to #129.

**Scope reduced.** The standalone Circa archive view has been split into #129 following a product decision. The user has rejected the premise that Immich makes a family-facing view in Circa redundant: Immich is a personal photo library, while Circa's output is a shared family history. Those are different products, and #129 covers Circa's own presentation layer. **This issue is now Immich interoperability only:** verify that exports import cleanly, with dates landing correctly including partial-precision cases, and people tags and keywords surviving. Then document the procedure and add a round-trip test. The "Circa standalone" half of this issue's original scope moves to #129.