bilig

Product Hunt launch assets for bilig

Product Hunt’s current posting guide recommends a 240x240 square thumbnail and 1270x760 gallery images. This asset pack keeps those files in-repo so a draft can be assembled without ad hoc image work.

Do not schedule a launch until there is a clear support window for comments and one more concrete product proof item to point people at. Creating a draft is fine; launching blind is not.

Before spending time in the composer, confirm the personal Product Hunt account can access the submit flow. Product Hunt’s current access help says new personal accounts may need a one-week wait before they can post, and redirects to the access-help page mean the account cannot post yet.

Generated assets

Run:

pnpm docs:launch-assets:generate
pnpm docs:launch-assets:check
pnpm docs:launch-demo:generate
pnpm docs:launch-demo:check

Files:

thumbnail: docs/assets/product-hunt-thumbnail.png
gallery image 1: docs/assets/product-hunt-gallery-01-workbook-api.png
gallery image 2: docs/assets/product-hunt-gallery-02-agent-readback.png
gallery image 3: docs/assets/product-hunt-gallery-03-node-service.png
short demo recording: docs/assets/product-hunt-demo.webm

Product Hunt gallery image showing the workbook API asset

Product Hunt gallery image showing the agent readback asset

Product Hunt gallery image showing the Node service asset

Draft fields

Name:

bilig

Tagline:

headless spreadsheet engine for services and agents

Website:

https://github.com/proompteng/bilig

Topics:

Developer Tools, Open Source, Artificial Intelligence

Description:

bilig is an open-source TypeScript workbook runtime for Node services and coding agents. Create formula-backed sheets, read computed values, persist documents, and verify workbook edits without screen scraping.

First comment:

i built bilig because spreadsheet automation needs a better boundary than a grid screenshot.

the public package is @bilig/headless. it lets a node service or agent create workbook state, write formulas, read computed values, serialize the document, restore it, and verify the same output again.

the useful feedback is concrete: missing formula semantics, api friction, xlsx import/export expectations, or a real workbook case that should become a fixture.

repo: https://github.com/proompteng/bilig
npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@bilig/headless
proof article: https://dev.to/gregkonush/why-agents-need-workbook-apis-instead-of-spreadsheet-screenshots-3d61

Launch checklist

Use a personal Product Hunt account, not a company account.
Confirm the account can open the submit flow before preparing the launch session.
Create a draft first; do not pick a launch date until the support window is known.
Upload the generated thumbnail and at least two gallery images.
Use the generated WebM recording as the demo source or upload it to a video host if the composer requires a hosted video URL.
Use the GitHub repository as the primary URL, not a blog post.
Keep the launch copy honest: early infrastructure, not a finished Excel clone.
Link the compatibility caveats: https://proompteng.github.io/bilig/where-bilig-is-not-excel-compatible-yet.html.
Link the feedback discussion: https://github.com/proompteng/bilig/discussions/115.
After launch, log the Product Hunt URL in the feedback discussion and compare GitHub stars, npm downloads, and GitHub traffic after 24h, 48h, and 7d.

Sources

Product Hunt posting guide: https://help.producthunt.com/en/articles/479557-how-to-post-a-product
Product Hunt posting access: https://help.producthunt.com/en/articles/481909-how-can-i-get-access-to-post
Product Hunt featuring guidelines: https://help.producthunt.com/en/articles/9883485-product-hunt-featuring-guidelines

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