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VynTech Zurvan Quickstart Guide

Get from zero to your first scheduled monotask in under 5 minutes. This guide covers the core execution philosophy, deployment pathways, and your first end-to-end API integration.

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The Zurvan Execution Principle

“Wherever you are, be there.” Instead of guessing story points or feeling buried under arbitrary two-week sprints, Zurvan anchors your work to continuous daily timelines with explicit focus budgets and 3-Tier Horizons (1M, 3M, 6M).

What is VynTech Zurvan?

VynTech Zurvan is an open-source, time-centric task execution and strategic horizon alignment platform. Built with a decoupled Go backend and a Next.js 16 App Router frontend, it replaces sprint ceremony drag with concrete daily focus budgets (Must / Should / Could) and 1-click rollover mechanics.

📅 Continuous Timeline Flow

Tasks live on real calendar dates. Unfinished work rolls over to tomorrow with 1 click without broken sprint metrics.

🧭 3-Tier Horizon Framework

Every daily task links into 1-Month deliverables, 3-Month objectives, and 6-Month visionary North Stars.

⏱️ Concrete Focus Minutes

Tasks carry real focus durations (25m / 50m Pomodoro blocks), calculating exact daily engineering capacity.

🔓 100% Open Source & Sovereign

Licensed under MIT. Run locally with pure Go SQLite, scale with PostgreSQL, or use managed VynTech Cloud.

Deployment Pathways

Choose the best deployment model for your team or workflow:

Pathway 1

VynTech Cloud

Turnkey managed SaaS with VynTech ID SSO, global low latency, and zero server maintenance.

Launch on VynTech Cloud →

Pathway 2

Local SQLite (Pure Go)

Zero configuration single binary with embedded WAL SQLite. No CGO or external databases needed.

Quick Binary Run →

Pathway 3

Docker & PostgreSQL

Deploy production containers with unified single `DATABASE_URL` pooling for teams and enterprise VPCs.

Docker Setup Guide →

Step 1: Verify Service Health

Check the connectivity, uptime, and database engine type of your Zurvan instance:

Check Health Status

Verify service availability, database type (SQLite WAL or PostgreSQL), and uptime.

Status Codes

Name
200
Type
HTTP
Description
Service is online and healthy.

Request

GET/api/v1/health

Response 200

Step 2: Register Workspace Account

Create an initial workspace account or authenticate using your credentials to receive an access token:

Register Initial Account

Creates a new account and provisions an initial organization workspace context.

Payload Example

{
  "name": "Jane Doe",
  "email": "jane@vyntech.com.au",
  "password": "SecurePassword123!",
  "org_name": "Acme Engineering"
}

Status Codes

Name
201
Type
HTTP
Description
Account created and authenticated.
Name
400
Type
HTTP
Description
Validation error or email already in use.

Name
name
Type
string
Required
Description
Full user display name.
Name
email
Type
string
Required
Description
Valid email address for login.
Name
password
Type
string
Required
Description
Secure password (minimum 8 characters).

Request

POST/api/v1/auth/register

Response 201

Step 3: Define a Strategic Horizon

Set up a Short-Term (1M), Mid-Term (3M), or Long-Term (6M) strategic milestone to parent your daily work:

Create Strategic Horizon GoalAuth

Establish a strategic milestone for daily tasks to roll up into.

Payload Example

{
  "type": "mid_term",
  "title": "Sub-Second WebRTC Edge Mesh",
  "target_date": "2026-09-30"
}

Status Codes

Name
201
Type
HTTP
Description
Horizon created successfully.
Name
401
Type
HTTP
Description
Unauthorized.

Name
type
Type
string
Required
Description
Tier: long_term (6M), mid_term (3M), or short_term (1M).
Name
title
Type
string
Required
Description
Milestone title.
Name
target_date
Type
string
Required
Description
Target date (YYYY-MM-DD).

Request

POST/api/v1/horizons

Response 201

Step 4: Schedule Task with Focus Budget

Place an actionable task directly on today's date with estimated focus minutes:

Create Daily TaskAuth

Creates a task scheduled for a specific date, assigned to a focus priority and horizon.

Payload Example

{
  "title": "Benchmark WebRTC SFU Ingest Jitter",
  "priority": "must",
  "scheduled_date": "2026-08-27",
  "estimated_minutes": 50,
  "horizon_id": "hor_01j9b12a3c"
}

Status Codes

Name
201
Type
HTTP
Description
Task created.
Name
400
Type
HTTP
Description
Invalid payload or date format.

Name
title
Type
string
Required
Description
Task action title.
Name
priority
Type
string
Required
Description
Priority tier: must, should, or could.
Name
scheduled_date
Type
string
Required
Description
Calendar execution date (YYYY-MM-DD).
Name
estimated_minutes
Type
number
Required
Description
Estimated focus duration in minutes.

Request

POST/api/v1/tasks

Response 201

Step 5: Rollover Incomplete Work

If an item needs more time, roll it over to tomorrow with a single keypress or API call — with zero sprint overhead or failed story point metrics:

Rollover Task to Next DayAuth

Advances an uncompleted task to the next day without breaking team velocity.

Status Codes

Name
200
Type
HTTP
Description
Task rolled over successfully.
Name
404
Type
HTTP
Description
Task not found.

Request

POST/api/v1/tasks/{id}/rollover

Response 200

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