feat: optional link/URL on bounties; make coupon URL optional

apps/web/app/api/bounties/route.ts

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
   const did = await getSessionDid();
   if (!did) return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Authentication required' }, { status: 401 });
 
-  const { title, description, reward_usd, store_id, store_name } = await req.json();
+  const { title, description, url, reward_usd, store_id, store_name } = await req.json();
 
   if (!title?.trim()) return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Title is required' }, { status: 400 });
   const reward = parseFloat(reward_usd);
@@ -43,14 +43,15 @@ export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
 
     // Insert bounty as 'open' with a non-sequential public id for URLs.
     await db.sql`
-      INSERT INTO bounties (public_id, creator_did, store_id, store_name, title, description, reward_usd, status)
+      INSERT INTO bounties (public_id, creator_did, store_id, store_name, title, description, url, reward_usd, status)
       VALUES (
         ${publicId},
         ${did},
         ${store_id ?? null},
         ${store_name?.trim() ?? null},
         ${title.trim()},
         ${description?.trim() ?? null},
+        ${url?.trim() || null},
         ${reward},
         'open'
       )

apps/web/app/api/coupons/route.ts

@@ -95,12 +95,9 @@ export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
       image_url,
     } = body;
 
-    if (!url) {
-      return NextResponse.json({ error: 'url is required' }, { status: 400 });
-    }
     if (!title) {
       return NextResponse.json(
-        { error: 'title is required (scrape the URL first)' },
+        { error: 'title is required' },
         { status: 400 }
       );
     }
@@ -125,7 +122,7 @@ export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
       )
       VALUES (
         ${storeId}, ${code?.trim() || null}, ${title}, ${description ?? null}, ${discount},
-        ${type}, ${value}, ${expiry_date || null}, ${url}, ${image_url ?? null}
+        ${type}, ${value}, ${expiry_date || null}, ${url?.trim() || null}, ${image_url ?? null}
       )
     `;
     return NextResponse.json({ success: true }, { status: 201 });

apps/web/app/bounties/[id]/page.tsx

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ interface Bounty {
   public_id: string;
   title: string;
   description: string | null;
+  url: string | null;
   reward_usd: number;
   status: string;
   store_id: number | null;
@@ -103,6 +104,18 @@ export default async function BountyPage({ params }: { params: Promise<{ id: str
           <p className="text-gray-600 leading-relaxed border-t border-gray-100 pt-4">{bounty.description}</p>
         )}
 
+        {/* Reference link */}
+        {bounty.url && (
+          <a
+            href={bounty.url}
+            target="_blank"
+            rel="noopener noreferrer"
+            className="text-sm text-orange-500 hover:underline break-all"
+          >
+            {bounty.url} ↗
+          </a>
+        )}
+
         {/* Claimed coupon */}
         {bounty.coupon_code && (
           <div className="bg-green-50 border border-green-200 rounded-xl p-4">

apps/web/app/bounties/new/page.tsx

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export default function NewBountyPage() {
   const [form, setForm] = useState({
     title: '',
     description: '',
+    url: '',
     reward_usd: '0.10',
     store_id: '',
     store_name: '',
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ export default function NewBountyPage() {
         body: JSON.stringify({
           title: form.title.trim(),
           description: form.description.trim() || null,
+          url: form.url.trim() || null,
           reward_usd: reward,
           store_id: form.store_id ? parseInt(form.store_id) : null,
           store_name: !form.store_id ? form.store_name.trim() : null,
@@ -138,6 +140,13 @@ export default function NewBountyPage() {
             rows={3}
             className="w-full border border-gray-200 rounded-lg px-3 py-2 text-sm text-gray-900 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-orange-400 resize-none"
           />
+          <input
+            type="url"
+            placeholder="Link (optional) — e.g. the product or store page"
+            value={form.url}
+            onChange={e => set('url', e.target.value)}
+            className="w-full border border-gray-200 rounded-lg px-3 py-2 text-sm text-gray-900 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-orange-400"
+          />
           <div>
             <label className="text-xs text-gray-500 mb-1 block">Reward amount (USD, min $0.10) *</label>
             <div className="flex items-center border border-gray-200 rounded-lg overflow-hidden focus-within:ring-2 focus-within:ring-orange-400">

apps/web/app/submit/page.tsx

@@ -79,12 +79,8 @@ export default function SubmitPage() {
     e.preventDefault();
     setError('');
 
-    if (!url.trim()) {
-      setError('A product URL is required.');
-      return;
-    }
     if (!scraped || !scraped.title.trim()) {
-      setError('Fetch the listing details first (or add a title).');
+      setError('Add a title (fetch it from a link, or enter details manually).');
       return;
     }
 
@@ -94,7 +90,7 @@ export default function SubmitPage() {
         method: 'POST',
         headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
         body: JSON.stringify({
-          url: url.trim(),
+          url: url.trim() || null,
           code: code.trim() || null,
           discount_type: discountValue.trim() ? discountType : null,
           discount_value: discountValue.trim() || null,
@@ -137,21 +133,20 @@ export default function SubmitPage() {
     <div className="max-w-lg mx-auto">
       <h1 className="text-3xl font-black text-gray-900 mb-2">Submit a Coupon</h1>
       <p className="text-gray-500 mb-8 text-sm">
-        Paste the product link and your coupon code — we&apos;ll pull the listing details for you.
+        Paste a product link to auto-fill the details — or enter them manually. The link is optional.
       </p>
 
       <form onSubmit={handleSubmit} className="flex flex-col gap-6">
         {/* Product URL + fetch */}
         <div className="bg-white border border-gray-200 rounded-2xl p-6 flex flex-col gap-4">
-          <h2 className="font-bold text-gray-800">Product link</h2>
+          <h2 className="font-bold text-gray-800">Product link <span className="font-normal text-gray-400 text-sm">(optional)</span></h2>
           <div className="flex gap-2">
             <input
               type="url"
               placeholder="https://store.com/product/…"
               value={url}
               onChange={(e) => setUrl(e.target.value)}
               className={`flex-1 ${inputClass}`}
-              required
             />
             <button
               type="button"
@@ -165,6 +160,15 @@ export default function SubmitPage() {
           <p className="text-xs text-gray-400">
             We use AI to read the title, store, and image from the page. You can edit anything below.
           </p>
+          {!scraped && (
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={() => setScraped({ ...EMPTY })}
+              className="self-start text-sm text-orange-500 hover:underline"
+            >
+              or enter details manually →
+            </button>
+          )}
         </div>
 
         {/* AI-scraped, editable preview */}

apps/web/scripts/migrate.mjs

@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ await db.sql`
 await addColumn(() => db.sql`ALTER TABLE coupons ADD COLUMN discount_type TEXT`);
 await addColumn(() => db.sql`ALTER TABLE coupons ADD COLUMN discount_value REAL`);
 await addColumn(() => db.sql`ALTER TABLE coupons ADD COLUMN image_url TEXT`);
+await addColumn(() => db.sql`ALTER TABLE coupons ADD COLUMN url TEXT`);
 console.log('  coupons');
 
 await db.sql`
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ await db.sql`
     store_name    TEXT,
     title         TEXT NOT NULL,
     description   TEXT,
+    url           TEXT,
     reward_usd    REAL NOT NULL,
     status        TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'open',
     payment_id    TEXT,
@@ -144,6 +146,8 @@ await db.sql`
 `;
 // public_id: non-sequential URL identifier (added after initial release).
 await addColumn(() => db.sql`ALTER TABLE bounties ADD COLUMN public_id TEXT`);
+// url: optional reference link for the bounty (added after initial release).
+await addColumn(() => db.sql`ALTER TABLE bounties ADD COLUMN url TEXT`);
 // Backfill any rows missing a public_id (existing bounties created pre-migration).
 const needIds = await db.sql`SELECT id FROM bounties WHERE public_id IS NULL OR public_id = ''`;
 for (const row of needIds) {