Summary

MaliangAI NovelWriter is an AI-powered creative platform for authors and operators, integrating advanced AI models with a rich-text editor to boost writing efficiency and content management. It provides robust backend administration and monitoring for platform operations.

How It Works

Built with Flutter (Web) frontend and Spring Boot 3 (WebFlux) reactive backend, it uses LangChain4j for AI model integration. Features include an AI writing engine, AI-assisted world-building with versioning, LLM observability, and a comprehensive admin backend. Content is managed hierarchically (Work > Volume > Chapter > Scene).

Quick Start & Requirements

Deployment is Docker-based, requiring Docker 24+, Compose v2+, 1GB+ RAM (2GB+ recommended), and 2GB+ disk (WSL2 for Windows). Configure deploy/open/production.env, build (docker compose build), and start (docker compose up -d). Initialize admin (admin/123456 - change immediately) via script. Admin access: http://localhost:18080/admin.

Highlighted Details

• AI Writing Suite: Offers continuation, expansion, polishing, translation, outline generation, and AI chat.
• World-Building: AI-assisted generation of structured world-building trees with versioning.
• LLM Observability: Detailed logging, statistics, and cost tracking for AI interactions.
• Admin Backend: Manages users (RBAC), configurations, models, billing, and observability.
• AI Book Analysis (拆书): Extracts writing knowledge from novels (incl. Tomato Novel URL).
• Content Structure: Hierarchical management and professional Flutter Quill editor.

Maintenance & Community

Contributions via GitHub PRs. Community via QQ group 1062403092.

Licensing & Compatibility

Apache License 2.0 permits commercial use. Compatibility is high, noting AI API key management and external service dependencies (e.g., Tomato Novel parsing).

Limitations & Caveats

"Tomato Novel book splitting" relies on an external service. Some features (e.g., team collaboration) are future plans. Initial setup requires careful environment configuration and immediate change of default admin credentials.