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TL;DR

An optional Wagtail-based blog add-on for the AI Agent Lab project, used to document and publish experiment notes without modifying the lab's core setup.

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  root((Lab Wagtail Addon))
    What it does
      Optional blog addon
      Overlay not core change
      Documents experiments
    Tech stack
      Python
      Wagtail
      Docker
    Use cases
      Lab journal entries
      Math formula posts
      Grafana screenshots
    Audience
      Lab researchers
      Docker savvy devs
    Setup
      DNS subdomain
      TLS certificate
      Compose overlay

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Add a blog to an existing AI Agent Lab install without modifying its core configuration files.

REASON 2

Document experiment results, screenshots from Grafana, and research notes in a public or private journal.

REASON 3

Write blog posts that include mathematical formulas using the built in KaTeX support.

REASON 4

Publish a searchable, SEO-ready blog with sitemaps and social preview tags on its own subdomain.

What's in the stack?

PythonWagtailDjangoDockerNginx

How it stacks up

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Stars00
LanguagePythonPythonPython
Last pushed2022-11-22
MaintenanceDormant
Setup difficultymoderatemoderatemoderate
Complexity3/52/54/5
Audiencedevelopergeneraldeveloper

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 1h+

Requires an existing AI Agent Lab install, a DNS subdomain, and a TLS certificate before it runs.

Wtf does this do

This project is an optional blog add-on for a separate tool called AI Agent Lab. It is not part of that lab's core setup, and installing it does not change any of the lab's existing files. Instead, someone running the AI Agent Lab copies a few extra files into their existing setup and starts an additional piece using an overlay configuration, which layers new services on top of what is already running without touching it directly. The blog itself is built on Wagtail, an open source content management system for Python and Django, styled to match the look of the AI Agent Lab. It supports writing mathematical formulas using a tool called KaTeX, embedding YouTube videos, and hosts its own uploaded images and files. It also includes standard search engine features out of the box, such as page titles, descriptions, a sitemap file, and social media preview tags. The idea behind pairing a blog with the lab is to give researchers and hobbyists a place to document their work as they go. A typical pattern described in the README is to run an experiment in the lab, look at the results in a monitoring tool called Grafana, take screenshots, and then write up a journal entry about what happened, which can be published privately, shared with a small team, or made fully public. Setting this up requires a server already running AI Agent Lab, a domain name with a subdomain pointing to that server, and a security certificate for that subdomain, plus some command line steps to start the new service, run database setup commands, and create an admin account. This makes it best suited for someone comfortable with Docker and command line tools rather than a beginner. The README does not state a license, so it is unclear under what terms this add-on can be reused.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Walk me through copying this add-on's files into my existing AI Agent Lab docker setup.
Prompt 2
Help me set up a DNS record and TLS certificate for the blog subdomain this add-on needs.
Prompt 3
Explain the overlay compose pattern this project uses so it never touches the lab's core files.
Prompt 4
Show me how to write a Lab Journal entry with a math formula using the KaTeX toolbar button.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is ai-agent-lab-wagtail-addon?

An optional Wagtail-based blog add-on for the AI Agent Lab project, used to document and publish experiment notes without modifying the lab's core setup.

What language is ai-agent-lab-wagtail-addon written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python, Wagtail, Django.

How hard is ai-agent-lab-wagtail-addon to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is ai-agent-lab-wagtail-addon for?

Mainly developer.

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