Welcome to Pawtograder - Developer Guide
This guide will help you understand and contribute to the Pawtograder project. Learn about the architecture, development setup, and how to extend the system.Getting Started
Local Setup
Set up your development environment and run Pawtograder locally.
CLI Interface
Command-line tools for managing courses, assignments, and repositories.
MCP Server & AI Assistance
Model Context Protocol server for AI-powered student support.
Surveys
Database schema, API, and implementation details for the survey system.
Polls
Real-time polling system architecture, database schema, and hooks.
Tech Stack
Pawtograder is built with modern web technologies:Repository Structure
Key Concepts
Row-Level Security (RLS)
Pawtograder uses Supabase’s Row Level Security to enforce access control at the database level. Each table has policies that determine what data users can read, create, update, or delete based on their role.User Roles
Profiles
Users have both public and private profiles per course:- Public Profile: Visible to other course members (name, avatar)
- Private Profile: Internal identifier for submissions and responses
Contributing
- Fork the repository
- Create a feature branch
- Make your changes
- Run tests:
npm testandnpx playwright test - Submit a pull request