Minyadi · من يدي

Build Status & Roadmap

Everything shipped on the local-experiences marketplace, and what's next — ordered by priority. Live on Vercel + Neon; custodial (Whish) settlement is active.

10 capability areas live 60+ features shipped 13 on the roadmap Live at minyadi.com Updated Aug 2026

Shipped — in production

Working end-to-end today: browse & book, host onboarding & payouts, two settlement models, and a full admin console — on a tested, deployed platform.

Accounts & Access

  • Email & password sign-up / sign-in
  • Self-service password reset (emailed link)
  • Email verification (confirm-your-address link)
  • Roles: guest · host · admin, with route guards
  • Account settings & referral center

Discovery

  • Browse & category tree
  • Typo-tolerant full-text + fuzzy search
  • Filters: category, format, price, language + sorting
  • Detail pages with multi-photo galleries
  • Map view with privacy-safe location pins
  • Ratings, reviews & wishlist

Hosting

  • Host is a first-class person — public profile at /hosts/[slug]
  • Editable profile: name, village, languages, story, photo
  • Founding-host & verification badges; portable reputation
  • Curated Lebanese village directory (permanent, shareable URLs)
  • Apply to host; create / edit listings
  • Availability slots & submit-for-review
  • Photo upload — auto-compressed & validated
  • Bookings view + earnings & payouts
  • Analytics dashboard (bookings, value, top listings)
  • Prepaid commission wallet & top-ups

Booking Engine

  • Atomic seat holds (oversell-safe) + auto-release
  • Guest bookings & booking detail
  • Policy-based cancellations & refunds
  • Online join link revealed on confirmation
  • Automated booking reminders

Payments & Settlement

  • Offline & custodial modesoffline for launch
  • Whish / OMT / cash with admin confirmation
  • Commission ledger + flexible fee engine
  • First 3 bookings commission-free (configurable)
  • Host earnings + monthly payout sweep
  • Encrypted host payout details (AES-256-GCM at rest)
  • Gift cards, promo codes, tiered referrals

Reviews & Comms

  • Two-way reviews (guest ↔ host) + moderation
  • In-app guest ↔ host messaging
  • In-app notifications
  • Transactional email (Resend) on every key step

Admin Console

  • Host applications, listing moderation, users
  • Reviews, top-ups, payouts (confirm / reject)
  • Billing plans, promotions, gift cards, referrals
  • Settings: settlement mode, methods, refund matrix, flags

Platform & Infra

  • Runtime config (env + DB overrides)
  • Background jobs + secured cron
  • Rate limiting, logging & error reporting
  • Search infra (FTS + trigram); geocoding foundation
  • Automated tests + CI

Delivery

  • Deployed: Vercel + Neon (Postgres) + Upstash (Redis)
  • Custom domain minyadi.com + auto SSL
  • Terms, Privacy & “Host with us” pages
  • Storage seam (local / S3)
  • Brand identity: logo, favicons, social images

Roadmap — by priority

The launch essentials are shipped and live at minyadi.com — real domain, email, legal pages, account recovery, and a commission-free intro offer for hosts. What's left is polish and growth, ordered by priority.

P0

Launch readiness — complete

All launch blockers are done and live: email & verification, legal pages, custom domain, account recovery, the commission-free intro offer — and host payout details are now captured (encrypted) in the host profile, so custodial settlement can be switched on whenever you're ready.

P1

High-value · Lebanon-fit

The features that differentiate Minyadi in its market and keep hosts engaged. Map-based browsing and a host analytics dashboard already shipped from this tier.

  • 2WhatsApp notifications — activateThe provider seam is built; activating needs a WhatsApp Cloud API account and stored per-user phone numbers. The primary comms channel locally.
  • 3Arabic + RTLA bilingual UI opens the marketplace to a large local audience.
P2

Depth & discovery

Round out the guest and host experience and start driving organic discovery.

  • 4Listing views & conversionTrack listing views to complete the host analytics with a view→booking conversion rate (small schema add).
  • 5Availability filter + waitlistSearch by what's bookable on a date; capture demand for sold-out slots.
  • 6Gift an experienceBuy a specific experience for someone — extends the gift-card system.
  • 7Host convenienceRecurring availability, iCal sync, and host replies to reviews.
  • 8SEOSitemap, robots, per-listing social images, category landing pages.
  • 9Admin analyticsPlatform GMV / bookings / funnel dashboard for you.
  • 10Dual USD / LBP pricingShow local currency alongside USD.
P3

Scale & automation

Later-stage investments once volume and trust demands justify them.

  • 11Automated online paymentsCard / local gateway to replace manual Whish confirmation and remove the admin-in-the-loop step.
  • 12Trust & safetyReport listing / user, host ID verification, dispute handling, admin audit-log viewer.
  • 13MobileInstallable PWA plus a mobile & accessibility audit.
  • 14Richer contentReviews with photos and personalized recommendations.
P0 · Launch blocker P1 · High value P2 · Depth P3 · Scale Shipped