diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 43a8cfe..c219677 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -32,9 +32,13 @@ The entire API surface should stay minimal:
 
 | Method | Path | Behaviour |
 |--------|------|-----------|
-| GET | `/{path}` | If folder: render `index.md` + list contents. If file: serve raw. |
-| GET | `/{path}?edit` | Mobile-friendly editor with `index.md` content in a textarea |
-| POST | `/{path}` | Write updated `index.md` to disk |
+| GET | `/{path}/` | If folder exists: render `index.md` + list contents. If not: show empty create prompt. |
+| GET | `/{path}/?edit` | Mobile-friendly editor with `index.md` content in a textarea |
+| POST | `/{path}` | Write `index.md` to disk; creates the folder if it does not exist yet |
+
+Non-existent paths without a trailing slash redirect to the slash form (GET only — POSTs
+are not redirected because `path.Clean` strips the trailing slash from `PostURL` and the
+content would be lost).
 
 Do not add endpoints beyond these without a concrete stated need.
 
@@ -59,6 +63,78 @@ modifiers for new shortcuts.
 `data-key` (the `ALT+SHIFT+KEY` shortcut letter). Adding a `data-key` to a button
 automatically registers its shortcut — no extra wiring needed.
 
+## Code Structure
+
+The backend is split across three files:
+
+| File | Responsibility |
+|------|----------------|
+| `main.go` | Server setup, routing, `serveDir`, `handlePost`, `pageTypeHandler` interface, `readPageSettings` |
+| `render.go` | Shared helpers: markdown rendering, heading extraction, file listing, icons, formatting |
+| `diary.go` | Diary page type: all types, templates, and render functions |
+
+When adding a new special folder type, create a new `.go` file. Do not add type-specific
+logic to `main.go` or `render.go`.
+
+## Special Folder Types (`pageTypeHandler`)
+
+Folders can opt into special rendering by placing a `.page-settings` file in them.
+Format: one `key = value` per line; `#` lines are comments.
+
+```
+# example
+type = diary
+```
+
+The server walks up from the requested path looking for a `.page-settings` file. When
+found, it determines the depth of the current path relative to that root and dispatches
+to the matching `pageTypeHandler`.
+
+**Interface** (defined in `main.go`):
+
+```go
+type specialPage struct {
+    Content         template.HTML
+    SuppressListing bool
+}
+
+type pageTypeHandler interface {
+    handle(root, fsPath, urlPath string) *specialPage
+}
+```
+
+`handle` returns `nil` when the handler does not apply. `SuppressListing` hides the
+default file/folder table (used when the special content replaces it).
+
+**Registering a new type:** implement the interface in a new file and register via
+`init()`:
+
+```go
+func init() {
+    pageTypeHandlers = append(pageTypeHandlers, &myHandler{})
+}
+```
+
+`serveDir` iterates `pageTypeHandlers` and uses the first non-nil result. It has no
+knowledge of specific types.
+
+### Diary type (`diary.go`)
+
+Activated by `type = diary` in a `.page-settings` file. Folder structure:
+
+```
+Root/                        ← .page-settings (type = diary)
+  YYYY/                      ← depth 1 — year view (month sections + photo counts)
+    YYYY-MM-DD Description.ext  ← photos live here, named with date prefix
+    MM/                      ← depth 2 — month view (day sections with content + photos)
+      DD/                    ← depth 3 — day view (index.md content + photo grid)
+        index.md
+```
+
+Photos are associated to days by parsing the `YYYY-MM-DD` prefix from filenames in the
+year folder. No thumbnailing is performed — images are served at full resolution with
+`loading="lazy"`. The year view shows only photo counts, not grids, for performance.
+
 ## Auth
 - Basic auth is sufficient — this is a personal tool on a private VPN
 - Do not over-engineer access control
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0633d5c..93f584f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,39 @@ GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm go build -o datascape .
 |--------|-----|
 | Browse | Navigate folders at `/` |
 | Read | Any folder with `index.md` renders it as HTML |
-| Edit | Append `?edit` to any folder URL, or click **Edit** |
-| Save | POST from the edit form writes `index.md` to disk |
+| Edit | Append `?edit` to any folder URL, or click **[EDIT]** (Alt+Shift+E) |
+| Save | POST from the edit form writes `index.md` to disk; folder is created if needed |
+| New page | Click **[NEW]** (Alt+Shift+N), enter a name — opens the new page in edit mode |
 | Files | Drop PDFs, images, etc. next to `index.md` — they appear in the listing |
+
+Navigating to a URL that does not exist shows an empty page with a **[CREATE]** prompt.
+
+## Special Folder Types
+
+A folder can opt into special rendering by adding a `.page-settings` file:
+
+```
+type = diary
+```
+
+### Diary
+
+Designed for a chronological photo diary. Expected structure:
+
+```
+FolderName/
+  .page-settings        ← type = diary
+  YYYY/
+    YYYY-MM-DD Desc.jpg ← photos named with date prefix
+    MM/
+      DD/
+        index.md        ← diary entry for that day
+```
+
+| View | What renders |
+|------|-------------|
+| Year (`YYYY/`) | Section per month with link and photo count |
+| Month (`MM/`) | Section per day with entry content and photo grid |
+| Day (`DD/`) | Entry content and photo grid |
+
+Days with photos but no `index.md` still appear in the month view and can be created by clicking their heading link.