Zero-Minima Jekyll Seeds, the Dark-Mode Comb Fix, and Same-Origin YouTube Live Sync
• Mike Levin
Setting the Stage: Context for the Curious Book Reader
Running eight public domains and two private scratchpad blogs from a single home-hosted server works only as long as creating or updating a site does not multiply maintenance debt. When every site starts as a two-file static landing card for a software von Neumann probe (SVNP) and later graduates into a standalone Jekyll repository, hidden gem dependencies like minima, hardcoded Ruby ABI paths (ruby/3.3.0), and mismatched CSS custom properties quickly turn into per-repo whack-a-mole.
This entry captures a four-turn engineering sprint across pipulate, trimnoir, grimoire, and nixos/blogs.nix to extract a single 9-file zero-Minima Jekyll seed (assets/jekyll/seed/). Along the way, we diagnose why Rouge syntax highlighting creates an unreadable horizontal “comb” effect in dark mode, wire up configurable recent_posts_limit homepage grids with optional hero thumbnails and curl | less airlock copy buttons, and replace a broken YouTube Live embed workaround (rss2json.com) with a 222-byte same-origin /live_video.json receipt pushed directly from the broadcast control scripts.
TL;DR: A multi-site Jekyll publishing pipeline was standardized onto a single zero-dependency, zero-Minima template seed (assets/jekyll/seed/) with configurable rolling-N homepage cards, optional per-post hero thumbnails, locked high-contrast light backgrounds for syntax-highlighted code blocks across day and night modes, an optional white-labeled curl | less / curl | bash installer hero with one-click copy buttons, automatic generation of robots.txt, sitemap.xml, favicon.ico, llms.txt, and _data/post_nav.json, and a same-origin /live_video.json endpoint that keeps embedded YouTube Live streams current without third-party RSS proxies.
Technical Journal Entry Begins
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I run about 8 websites off of the home-hosted Honeybot Web Bot AI Observatory
now and a couple more that don’t get pushed out to the public but are part of
the idea-processing pipeline. In other words anything that goes into the
1-file-4life journal.txt gets sorted out to the most appropriate blog site.
It’s been on my to-do list for awhile to have them all on the same unified
minimal zero dependency template. This lets me launch new sites quickly knowing
they’ll be at least baseline usable and also be a good starting point for
per-site customization.
MikeLev.in: I need one standardized my-own version of Jekyll Minima but even more minimal. What I’m using now is almost there, but I need:
- A better last-N homepage that I can set easily with a control variable somewhere that makes the most sense, which supports with or without hero images per post. This may be close in Trimnoir’s repo. There is some question here how to go back in time further and for now we will ignore the paging question of “last 10” that is common here, but will create a to-do and leave whatever hooks we need for this in the future. We will rely on the prev/next arrows on the blog posts themselves, which is not ideal for click-depth or topical grouping purposes but is the safety-net for reachability.
- Has the most ridiculously standard no-dependency day/night mode. I may already have this implemented.
- The homepage is always optionally capable of presenting that site’s own White
Labeled version of the installer at the top. The pattern is consistent. Only
Pipulate.com remains hosted on GitHub pages forcing
install.shbut we are likely to move that site to Honeybot too so template simplicity takes priority. - Each homepage likewise makes the value proposition of the site above the installer command.
- A ridiculously standard low-or-no dependency copy button is on each installer command so people don’t have to click-drag-copy the commands.
- The background to backtick-fenced code-block areas don’t switch between day and night mode. We choose what’s always best (probably against white) and lock things onto that best code-background color no matter what day-night mode they’re in so we control it always looking good. We might change this later but this feels like the solution to a big ugly-look problem I fear wrangling with background colors slipping through rows creating an almost unreadable “comb” effect so we do 80/20-rule easy now which I think but am not sure is what I just described.
- It always needs to do the bare minimum so that a robots.txt, sitemap.xml, favicon.ico and llms.txt file are always there. We don’t have to do the whole hierarchical organization thing yet but you’ll see from the publishing pipeline we’re setting the stage for it. We’re going to be dumping the rule-of-7 and we’re going to be making it so that the dynamically rebalancing hubs stabilize on non-changing choices, but not in this discussion or article. This is just a heads-up for leaving hooks purposes.
From Buzzer Cards to a Shared Jekyll Seed
Alright, so I believe I have two simple starting points.
One is Trimnoir which actually gets hosted publicly and probably the Grimoire for the non-public one.
There’s the flake files, the gem files, the Jekyll config files, the liquid templates and maybe some sample content of each especially the homepages and a blog page.
Oh and there’s how the software von neumann probe (SVNP) works in general and the default HTML pages for them kept in the Pipulate repo. We have to evaluate that fact. It’s probably best to make the kernel or seed of all things SVNP as part of the Pipulate repo but every time it starts getting customized like even at all, some external standalone Jekyll repo takes over.
Auditing the Seven Baseline Requirements and Pipeline Hooks
Gemini 4 Argon High: Context verified.
TL;DR: trimnoir is already 90% of your custom minimal theme (it runs with minima disabled and plugins: []), while grimoire still depends on the minima gem and an old Ruby 3.3 check. Below is the evaluation of your 7 requirements and the SVNP-to-Jekyll graduation architecture, followed by a 3-file patch in pipulate/scripts/articles/ (generate_hubs.py, generate_post_nav.py, publishizer.py) and probes to inspect assets/jekyll/, remotes/honeybot/www/, and /home/mike/repos/ before we extract the shared Jekyll seed and update the trimnoir/grimoire templates.
Evaluation of the 7 Requirements & SVNP Graduation
- Last-N Homepage + Per-Post Optional Hero Images + Pagination Hooks
- Current state:
generate_hubs.pyhardcodescount=10and forces a fallback image (/assets/images/AI_Readiness_Consultant_RFC_9111.png) whenever a post has noimage:frontmatter. - Fix (in Car 3 below):
generate_hubs.pynow readsrecent_posts_limitfrom the target repo’s_config.yml(default10), renders<img class="recent-post-thumb">only when a post hasimage:in frontmatter (ordefault_post_thumbis set in_config.yml), and omits the<img>tag for text-only posts so cards work with or without hero images. It also emits a<!-- TODO: Pagination / Archive Horizon Hook -->marker at the bottom of.recent-posts-grid. - Reachability safety-net:
generate_post_nav.pybuilds_data/post_nav.jsonfor O(1) prev/next post arrows. In Car 3 below, it is updated to write an empty_data/post_nav.jsonand exit0when a new blog has0posts so it can sit in every blog’s default pipeline.
- Current state:
- Standard No-Dependency Day/Night Mode
- Current state: Already working in
trimnoir/_layouts/default.html(localStorage.getItem('theme'), defaulting todata-theme="dark", toggled by#theme-toggle). - Remaining cleanup:
trimnoir/assets/main.cssstill has hardcoded light-mode colors ontable,table th,table tr:nth-child(even), and.site-navmobile dropdowns, plus.recent-post-card,.hub-nav a, and.post-navigationborrowvar(--code-bg)instead of having their ownvar(--card-bg).
- Current state: Already working in
- Optional White-Labeled Installer at the Top of the Homepage
- Pattern: Controlled by
_config.yml(show_installer: true,installer_url: "https://qamy.ai"or"https://pipulate.com/install.sh"). Private blogs (grimoire,vault) setshow_installer: false. - Two commands, always in order:
- Pattern: Controlled by
- Inspect airlock:
curl -fsSL <installer_url> | less -
Execute:
curl -fsSL <installer_url> | bash - Value Proposition Above the Installer Command
- Pattern:
_config.yml(orindex.mdfrontmatter) holds the site’s one-sentence value proposition (tagline/descriptionfrominstall.sh’sdoor_row()andblogs.nix’seditorial_context), rendered directly above the installer block.
- Pattern:
- Zero-Dependency Copy Button on Each Installer Command
- Pattern: Wrap each command in
<div class="cmd-box"><pre><code>...</code></pre><button type="button" class="copy-btn" data-copy="...">Copy</button></div>withuser-select: noneon.copy-btn(so drag-selecting never grabs the word"Copy") and a 12-line delegated click listener indefault.htmlcallingnavigator.clipboard.writeText().
- Pattern: Wrap each command in
- Fixed Code-Block Background & Text Color Across Day/Night Mode (Killing the “Comb” Effect)
- Root cause of the “comb” effect in
trimnoir/assets/main.css: [data-theme="dark"]sets--code-bg: #161b22(dark) onhtml pre, html code(line 26)..highlight(line 414) is hardcoded tobackground: #fffand.highlighter-rouge .highlight(line 417) is hardcoded tobackground: #eef(light), while Rouge token classes (.k,.s,.nf) use dark ink (#000,#000080) and unstyled text inside<pre>inherits dark-mode--text-color(#e0e0e0light gray).- Because
div.highlight,pre.highlight,code, and token spans alternate between#eefand#161b22with mismatched text colors, rows stripe like a comb.
- Root cause of the “comb” effect in
- 80/20 Fix: Separate
--card-bg(for UI cards/nav buttons, which still switch between light and dark) from--code-bg, and lockpre, code, .highlight, .highlighter-rouge .highlightto--code-bg: #f5f5f5; color: #111111; border-color: #d0d7de;in both Day and Night mode.
- Bare-Minimum Quartet (
robots.txt,sitemap.xml,favicon.ico,llms.txt) + Stabilized Hub Hooks- Current state:
generate_llms_txt.pyalready generatesllms.txt,robots.txt, and a flatsitemap.xml(wheneverbuild_knowledge_graph.pyis not in the target’s pipeline), andpublishizer.pysyncs them to the repo root. - Missing piece (fixed in Car 3 below):
publishizer.pynow seedsfavicon.icofrompipulate/favicon.icointo any target repo root that lacks one.
- Current state:
- SVNP Seed Architecture (
remotes/honeybot/www/<door>-> Standalone Jekyll Repo)- Stage 1 (Buzzer Card):
remotes/honeybot/www/<door>/holds the 2-file static card (index.html+index.md) synced bynixops.sh, whileinstall.shis stamped at the Nginx edge (sub_filter '__INSTALL_DEFAULT_NAME__' '<door>'). - Stage 2 (Jekyll Graduation):
pipulate/assets/jekyll/becomes the single template seed (replacing the outdatedcp ../grimoire/...instructions inblogs.nix). When a door graduates to a full Jekyll site, it copies the seed frompipulate/assets/jekyll/and Honeybot’spost-receivehook builds_site/while preserving/install.shandAccept: text/markdowncontent negotiation.
- Stage 1 (Buzzer Card):
5-Car Train
1: BEFORE (PROBE, read-only, paste as block in command line):
Inspects assets/jekyll/, the 8 SVNP doors under remotes/honeybot/www/, which blog repos exist under /home/mike/repos/, and tests the current behavior of generate_post_nav.py, generate_hubs.py, and publishizer.py.
(nix) pipulate $
ls -la assets/jekyll/consumer-fixture remotes/honeybot/www/* /home/mike/repos/
cat /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_includes/home_hub.md
.venv/bin/python -c "import sys; sys.path.insert(0, 'scripts/articles'); import generate_hubs, generate_post_nav, publishizer; print('imports_ok:', hasattr(generate_hubs, 'update_homepage_recent_posts'), hasattr(generate_post_nav, 'build_nav'), hasattr(publishizer, 'sync_data_to_jekyll'))"
2: AFTER (NEXT CONTEXT, put in context.txt using context or x):
Removes the broken ~/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/home.html line that triggered the topological integrity warning and echoes the read-only probes.
context.txt
! ls -la assets/jekyll/consumer-fixture remotes/honeybot/www/* /home/mike/repos/
! cat /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_includes/home_hub.md
! .venv/bin/python -c "import sys; sys.path.insert(0, 'scripts/articles'); import generate_hubs, generate_post_nav, publishizer; print('imports_ok:', hasattr(generate_hubs, 'update_homepage_recent_posts'), hasattr(generate_post_nav, 'build_nav'), hasattr(publishizer, 'sync_data_to_jekyll'))"
/home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
assets/installer/install.sh
scripts/articles/publishizer.py
scripts/articles/generate_llms_txt.py
scripts/articles/generate_post_nav.py
scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py
assets/jekyll/common-packages.nix
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_config.yml
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/flake.nix
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/Gemfile
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/index.md
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/default.html
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/page.html
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/_config.yml
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/flake.nix
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/Gemfile
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/index.md
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts/default.html
3: CHANGE (PATCHES, real SEARCH/DIVIDER/REPLACE blocks for apply.py):
Updates scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py (reads recent_posts_limit from _config.yml, supports posts with or without hero images, and leaves a pagination hook comment), scripts/articles/generate_post_nav.py (handles 0-post repos cleanly), and scripts/articles/publishizer.py (seeds favicon.ico if missing).
Target: scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py
[[[SEARCH]]]
dated.sort(key=common._post_sort_key)
recent = dated[-count:][::-1]
[[[DIVIDER]]]
cfg_path = target_repo_root / "_config.yml"
site_cfg = {}
if cfg_path.is_file():
try:
site_cfg = yaml.safe_load(cfg_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="ignore")) or {}
except Exception:
site_cfg = {}
try:
count = int(site_cfg.get("recent_posts_limit") or count)
except (ValueError, TypeError):
pass
default_thumb = str(site_cfg.get("default_post_thumb") or "").strip()
dated.sort(key=common._post_sort_key)
recent = dated[-count:][::-1]
[[[REPLACE]]]
Target: scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py
[[[SEARCH]]]
img_field = fm.get("image")
if isinstance(img_field, dict):
raw_img = str(img_field.get("path") or "")
raw_alt = str(img_field.get("alt") or title)
elif isinstance(img_field, str):
raw_img = img_field
raw_alt = title
else:
raw_img = "/assets/images/AI_Readiness_Consultant_RFC_9111.png"
raw_alt = title
thumb_url = _ensure_post_thumbnail(target_repo_root, raw_img)
for rel_candidate in (raw_img, thumb_url):
clean_rel = (rel_candidate or "").strip().lstrip("/")
if clean_rel and (target_repo_root / clean_rel).is_file():
stage_rel_paths.append(clean_rel)
esc_title = html.escape(title, quote=True)
esc_alt = html.escape(raw_alt, quote=True)
esc_summary = html.escape(summary, quote=True)
cards.append(
f' <a class="recent-post-card" href="{permalink}">\n'
f' <img class="recent-post-thumb" src="{thumb_url}" alt="{esc_alt}" width="{THUMB_WIDTH}" height="{THUMB_HEIGHT}" loading="lazy">\n'
f' <div class="recent-post-body">\n'
f' <span class="recent-post-date">{date_str}</span>\n'
f' <strong class="recent-post-title">{esc_title}</strong>\n'
f' <span class="recent-post-desc">{esc_summary}</span>\n'
f' </div>\n'
f' </a>'
)
cards.append("</div>")
[[[DIVIDER]]]
img_field = fm.get("image")
if isinstance(img_field, dict):
raw_img = str(img_field.get("path") or "").strip()
raw_alt = str(img_field.get("alt") or title)
elif isinstance(img_field, str):
raw_img = img_field.strip()
raw_alt = title
else:
raw_img = default_thumb
raw_alt = title
thumb_url = _ensure_post_thumbnail(target_repo_root, raw_img, fallback_rel=default_thumb) if raw_img else ""
for rel_candidate in (raw_img, thumb_url):
clean_rel = (rel_candidate or "").strip().lstrip("/")
if clean_rel and (target_repo_root / clean_rel).is_file():
stage_rel_paths.append(clean_rel)
esc_title = html.escape(title, quote=True)
esc_alt = html.escape(raw_alt, quote=True)
esc_summary = html.escape(summary, quote=True)
img_html = (
f' <img class="recent-post-thumb" src="{thumb_url}" alt="{esc_alt}" width="{THUMB_WIDTH}" height="{THUMB_HEIGHT}" loading="lazy">\n'
if thumb_url else ""
)
cards.append(
f' <a class="recent-post-card" href="{permalink}">\n'
f'{img_html}'
f' <div class="recent-post-body">\n'
f' <span class="recent-post-date">{date_str}</span>\n'
f' <strong class="recent-post-title">{esc_title}</strong>\n'
f' <span class="recent-post-desc">{esc_summary}</span>\n'
f' </div>\n'
f' </a>'
)
cards.append(' <!-- TODO: Pagination / Archive Horizon Hook (data-next-cursor / stabilized hubs) -->')
cards.append("</div>")
[[[REPLACE]]]
Target: scripts/articles/generate_post_nav.py
[[[SEARCH]]]
metadata = lsa.get_holographic_article_data(str(posts_dir)) # newest-first
if not metadata:
print(f"❌ No articles found under {posts_dir}", file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1)
[[[DIVIDER]]]
metadata = lsa.get_holographic_article_data(str(posts_dir)) # newest-first
if not metadata:
data_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
output_file.write_text(json.dumps({"_meta": {"total": 0}}, indent=1) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
print(f"ℹ️ 0 articles under {posts_dir}; wrote empty {output_file}.")
return
[[[REPLACE]]]
Target: scripts/articles/publishizer.py
[[[SEARCH]]]
if synced and not verbose:
print(f"📦 Synced {len(synced)} artifact(s) -> {repo_root.name}/")
[[[DIVIDER]]]
favicon_src = script_dir.parents[1] / "favicon.ico"
favicon_dest = repo_root / "favicon.ico"
if favicon_src.is_file() and not favicon_dest.is_file():
shutil.copy2(favicon_src, favicon_dest)
synced.append("favicon.ico")
if verbose:
print(f"✅ Seeded missing favicon.ico -> {favicon_dest}")
if synced and not verbose:
print(f"📦 Synced {len(synced)} artifact(s) -> {repo_root.name}/")
[[[REPLACE]]]
No ignition required: the probe imports the patched Python modules at call time.
4: PROMPT (Use prompt or p to create prompt.md from copy):
With the `assets/jekyll/`, `remotes/honeybot/www/`, and `/home/mike/repos/` receipts in context, let's:
1. Lock the fenced code-block background and text color across day/night mode (`--code-bg: #f5f5f5`, `--code-text: #111111`, separating `--card-bg` for UI cards) and add the `.cmd-box` + `.copy-btn` styles and click handler in Trimnoir (`assets/main.css` and `_layouts/default.html`).
2. Assemble the canonical minimal Jekyll template seed under `assets/jekyll/` so any graduating SVNP door (and `grimoire`) can share the same zero-Minima layout, installer copy-button include, last-N homepage, and Ruby ABI-safe `flake.nix`.
5: DELIVERABLE (What done looks like):
scripts/articles/generate_hubs.pyhonorsrecent_posts_limitin_config.yml, renders cards with or without hero images per post, and leaves a pagination hook comment.scripts/articles/generate_post_nav.pywrites an empty_data/post_nav.jsonand exits0on 0-post repos.scripts/articles/publishizer.pyseedsfavicon.icointo any target Jekyll repo root where it is missing, completing therobots.txt+sitemap.xml+favicon.ico+llms.txtquartet.
MikeLev.in:
THE AI-EDIT METHOD
Same commands, run twice, one change between them. Where the readings differ is what the change did; the diff in the middle is the receipt.
1: BEFORE (PROBE):
On branch main
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.
nothing to commit, working tree clean
GIT repo clean. Take BEFORE reading, make CHANGE, record AFTER diff.
(nix) pipulate $ ls -la assets/jekyll/consumer-fixture remotes/honeybot/www/* /home/mike/repos/
cat /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_includes/home_hub.md
.venv/bin/python -c "import sys; sys.path.insert(0, 'scripts/articles'); import generate_hubs, generate_post_nav, publishizer; print('imports_ok:', hasattr(generate_hubs, 'update_homepage_recent_posts'), hasattr(generate_post_nav, 'build_nav'), hasattr(publishizer, 'sync_data_to_jekyll'))"
assets/jekyll/consumer-fixture:
total 12
drwxr-xr-x 2 mike users 4096 Oct 17 09:37 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 mike users 4096 Oct 17 09:37 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 mike users 1060 Oct 17 09:37 flake.nix
/home/mike/repos/:
total 48
drwxr-xr-x 10 mike users 4096 Oct 21 15:27 .
drwx------ 69 mike users 12288 Oct 27 06:25 ..
drwxr-xr-x 8 mike users 4096 Oct 7 14:29 corporate
drwxr-xr-x 11 mike users 4096 Jun 29 11:46 grimoire
drwxr-xr-x 4 mike users 4096 Oct 16 03:40 levinix
drwxr-xr-x 7 mike users 4096 Oct 27 11:24 nixos
drwxr-xr-x 6 mike users 4096 Oct 7 07:19 personal
drwxr-xr-x 14 mike users 4096 Aug 30 05:22 Pipulate.com
drwxr-xr-x 16 mike users 4096 Oct 27 09:15 trimnoir
drwxr-xr-x 5 mike users 4096 Oct 2 2024 .venv
remotes/honeybot/www/guerillatech.com:
total 16
drwxr-xr-x 2 mike users 4096 Oct 25 04:29 .
drwxr-xr-x 10 mike users 4096 Oct 25 04:29 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 mike users 2488 Oct 25 04:29 index.html
-rw-r--r-- 1 mike users 1267 Oct 25 04:29 index.md
remotes/honeybot/www/levinix.org:
total 16
drwxr-xr-x 2 mike users 4096 Oct 21 18:54 .
drwxr-xr-x 10 mike users 4096 Oct 25 04:29 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 mike users 1696 Oct 21 19:07 index.html
-rw-r--r-- 1 mike users 2268 Oct 21 19:07 index.md
remotes/honeybot/www/levinux.com:
total 24
drwxr-xr-x 2 mike users 4096 Oct 21 18:26 .
drwxr-xr-x 10 mike users 4096 Oct 25 04:29 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 mike users 11721 Oct 21 18:26 index.html
-rw-r--r-- 1 mike users 3097 Oct 21 18:26 index.md
remotes/honeybot/www/npvg.org:
total 16
drwxr-xr-x 3 mike users 4096 Oct 17 09:37 .
drwxr-xr-x 10 mike users 4096 Oct 25 04:29 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 mike users 1128 Oct 17 09:37 index.html
drwxr-xr-x 5 mike users 4096 Oct 17 09:37 walk
remotes/honeybot/www/qamy.ai:
total 16
drwxr-xr-x 3 mike users 4096 Oct 17 09:37 .
drwxr-xr-x 10 mike users 4096 Oct 25 04:29 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 mike users 1150 Oct 17 09:37 index.html
drwxr-xr-x 5 mike users 4096 Oct 17 09:37 walk
remotes/honeybot/www/rfc9110.org:
total 16
drwxr-xr-x 2 mike users 4096 Oct 25 04:29 .
drwxr-xr-x 10 mike users 4096 Oct 25 04:29 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 mike users 2491 Oct 25 04:29 index.html
-rw-r--r-- 1 mike users 1067 Oct 25 04:29 index.md
remotes/honeybot/www/rfc9111.io:
total 16
drwxr-xr-x 2 mike users 4096 Oct 25 04:29 .
drwxr-xr-x 10 mike users 4096 Oct 25 04:29 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 mike users 2497 Oct 25 04:29 index.html
-rw-r--r-- 1 mike users 1232 Oct 25 04:29 index.md
remotes/honeybot/www/sunpug.io:
total 16
drwxr-xr-x 2 mike users 4096 Oct 24 21:22 .
drwxr-xr-x 10 mike users 4096 Oct 25 04:29 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 mike users 3080 Oct 25 04:29 index.html
-rw-r--r-- 1 mike users 1711 Oct 24 21:22 index.md
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* [When Good AI Goes Bad: A Story of Regression and Recovery](/futureproof/ai-regression-recovery-case-study/)
<small>Unknown</small>
* [Healing the Trunk: A Case Study in AI-Assisted Refactoring](/futureproof/ai-assisted-refactoring-browser-automation/)
<small>Unknown</small>
* [Holographic Bridge to Sovereign Hosting: From pfSense to NixOS DMZ](/futureproof/holographic-bridge-sovereign-hosting-pfsense-nixos-dmz/)
<small>Unknown</small>
* [Local AI Awareness Training](/futureproof/local-ai-awareness-training/)
<small>Unknown</small>
imports_ok: True True True
(nix) pipulate $
2: AFTER (NEXT CONTEXT):
# # Context 1
# context.txt
#
# # WE BEGIN AT THE BEGINNING AND WILL GO ON TILL WE COME TO THE END, THEN STOP.
# /home/mike/repos/nixos/configuration.nix
# # /home/mike/repos/nixos/packages.nix
# # /home/mike/repos/nixos/services.nix
# # /home/mike/repos/nixos/autognome.py
# # init.lua
#
# # AND HOW WE PROJECT TO THE WORLD
# /home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
#
# # THE SOFTWARE VON NEUMANN PROBE
# assets/installer/install.sh
# flake.nix
# # release.py
# ~/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
# remotes/honeybot/www/qamy.ai/index.html
# remotes/honeybot/www/qamy.ai/walk/1/index.html
# remotes/honeybot/www/qamy.ai/walk/2/index.html
# remotes/honeybot/www/qamy.ai/walk/3/index.html
#
# # # THE DATA EVERYONE NEEDS
# # remotes/honeybot/queries/trapdoor_ips.sql
# # ! echo "--- WHO HYDRATES THE DOM ---" && cat remotes/honeybot/queries/trapdoor_ips.sql | ssh honeybot 'sqlite3 -header -column ~/www/mikelev.in/honeybot.db'
# # remotes/honeybot/queries/content_neg_agents.sql
# # ! echo "--- WHO NEGOTIATES MARKDOWN ---" && cat remotes/honeybot/queries/content_neg_agents.sql | ssh honeybot 'sqlite3 -header -column ~/www/mikelev.in/honeybot.db'
#
# # THE JEKYLL BLOG LIKE A HACKER (INVENTED SKILL.md & AGENTS.md FORMAT) PUBLISHING PIPELINE
# ~/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
# ~/.config/pipulate/blogs.json
# scripts/articles/publishizer.py
# scripts/articles/common.py
# scripts/articles/articleizer.py
# scripts/articles/link_injector.py
# scripts/articles/build_knowledge_graph.py
# scripts/articles/editing_prompt.txt
# scripts/articles/sanitizer.py
# scripts/articles/contextualizer.py
# scripts/articles/generate_llms_txt.py
# scripts/articles/generate_post_nav.py
#
# # HOME-HOSTED (NOT BEHIND CDN) NGINX WEBSERVER HONEYBOT AI OBSERVATORY
# nixops.sh
# remotes/honeybot/hooks/post-receive
# remotes/honeybot/nixos/configuration.nix
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/stream.py
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/score.py
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/card.py
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/forest.py
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/test_forest.py
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/logs.py
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/content_loader.py
# # remotes/honeybot/scripts/db.py
#
# # HAND-CRANKED AGENTIC FRAMEWORK & CONTEXT COMPILER
# # prompt_foo.py
# # foo_files.py
# # __init__.py
#
# # TRIMNOIR
# ~/repos/trimnoir/_config.yml
# ~/repos/trimnoir/flake.nix
# ~/repos/trimnoir/Gemfile
# ~/repos/trimnoir/index.md
# ~/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/default.html
# ~/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/home.html
# ~/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/page.html
# ~/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
#
# # GRIMOIRE
# ~/repos/grimoire/_config.yml
# ~/repos/grimoire/flake.nix
# ~/repos/grimoire/Gemfile
# ~/repos/grimoire/index.md
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts/default.html
#
# ! ls -la /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_includes /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_includes assets/jekyll remotes/honeybot/www
# scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py
# assets/jekyll/common-packages.nix
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html
# Context 2
! ls -la assets/jekyll/consumer-fixture remotes/honeybot/www/* /home/mike/repos/
! cat /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_includes/home_hub.md
! .venv/bin/python -c "import sys; sys.path.insert(0, 'scripts/articles'); import generate_hubs, generate_post_nav, publishizer; print('imports_ok:', hasattr(generate_hubs, 'update_homepage_recent_posts'), hasattr(generate_post_nav, 'build_nav'), hasattr(publishizer, 'sync_data_to_jekyll'))"
/home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
assets/installer/install.sh
scripts/articles/publishizer.py
scripts/articles/generate_llms_txt.py
scripts/articles/generate_post_nav.py
scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py
assets/jekyll/common-packages.nix
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_config.yml
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/flake.nix
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/Gemfile
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/index.md
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/default.html
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/page.html
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/_config.yml
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/flake.nix
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/Gemfile
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/index.md
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts/default.html
3: CHANGE (PATCHES):
On branch main
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.
nothing to commit, working tree clean
GIT repo clean. Take BEFORE reading, make CHANGE, record AFTER diff.
(nix) pipulate $ patch
(nix) pipulate $ app
✅ DETERMINISTIC PATCH APPLIED: Successfully mutated 'scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py'.
(nix) pipulate $ d
diff --git a/scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py b/scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py
index 6bd9622..80ce4b0 100644
--- a/scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py
+++ b/scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py
@@ -67,6 +67,18 @@ def update_homepage_recent_posts(posts_dir, target_repo_root, count=10):
dated = [p for p in posts_dir.glob("*.md") if common._DATED_POST_RE.match(p.name)]
if not dated:
return
+ cfg_path = target_repo_root / "_config.yml"
+ site_cfg = {}
+ if cfg_path.is_file():
+ try:
+ site_cfg = yaml.safe_load(cfg_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="ignore")) or {}
+ except Exception:
+ site_cfg = {}
+ try:
+ count = int(site_cfg.get("recent_posts_limit") or count)
+ except (ValueError, TypeError):
+ pass
+ default_thumb = str(site_cfg.get("default_post_thumb") or "").strip()
dated.sort(key=common._post_sort_key)
recent = dated[-count:][::-1]
cards = ['<div class="recent-posts-grid">']
(nix) pipulate $ m
📝 Committing: chore: Handle recent_posts_limit from config file
[main dce7085] chore: Handle recent_posts_limit from config file
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
(nix) pipulate $ patch
(nix) pipulate $ app
✅ DETERMINISTIC PATCH APPLIED: Successfully mutated 'scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py'.
(nix) pipulate $ d
diff --git a/scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py b/scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py
index 80ce4b0..3b49dd1 100644
--- a/scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py
+++ b/scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py
@@ -102,15 +102,15 @@ def update_homepage_recent_posts(posts_dir, target_repo_root, count=10):
summary = summary[:157].rsplit(" ", 1)[0] + "..."
img_field = fm.get("image")
if isinstance(img_field, dict):
- raw_img = str(img_field.get("path") or "")
+ raw_img = str(img_field.get("path") or "").strip()
raw_alt = str(img_field.get("alt") or title)
elif isinstance(img_field, str):
- raw_img = img_field
+ raw_img = img_field.strip()
raw_alt = title
else:
- raw_img = "/assets/images/AI_Readiness_Consultant_RFC_9111.png"
+ raw_img = default_thumb
raw_alt = title
- thumb_url = _ensure_post_thumbnail(target_repo_root, raw_img)
+ thumb_url = _ensure_post_thumbnail(target_repo_root, raw_img, fallback_rel=default_thumb) if raw_img else ""
for rel_candidate in (raw_img, thumb_url):
clean_rel = (rel_candidate or "").strip().lstrip("/")
if clean_rel and (target_repo_root / clean_rel).is_file():
@@ -118,9 +118,13 @@ def update_homepage_recent_posts(posts_dir, target_repo_root, count=10):
esc_title = html.escape(title, quote=True)
esc_alt = html.escape(raw_alt, quote=True)
esc_summary = html.escape(summary, quote=True)
+ img_html = (
+ f' <img class="recent-post-thumb" src="{thumb_url}" alt="{esc_alt}" width="{THUMB_WIDTH}" height="{THUMB_HEIGHT}" loading="lazy">\n'
+ if thumb_url else ""
+ )
cards.append(
f' <a class="recent-post-card" href="{permalink}">\n'
- f' <img class="recent-post-thumb" src="{thumb_url}" alt="{esc_alt}" width="{THUMB_WIDTH}" height="{THUMB_HEIGHT}" loading="lazy">\n'
+ f'{img_html}'
f' <div class="recent-post-body">\n'
f' <span class="recent-post-date">{date_str}</span>\n'
f' <strong class="recent-post-title">{esc_title}</strong>\n'
@@ -128,6 +132,7 @@ def update_homepage_recent_posts(posts_dir, target_repo_root, count=10):
f' </div>\n'
f' </a>'
)
+ cards.append(' <!-- TODO: Pagination / Archive Horizon Hook (data-next-cursor / stabilized hubs) -->')
cards.append("</div>")
block = f"{RECENT_START_MARKER}\n" + "\n".join(cards) + f"\n{RECENT_END_MARKER}"
idx_text = index_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
(nix) pipulate $ m
📝 Committing: chore: Refactor thumbnail URL generation and HTML output
[main 064c21f] chore: Refactor thumbnail URL generation and HTML output
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
(nix) pipulate $ patch
(nix) pipulate $ app
✅ DETERMINISTIC PATCH APPLIED: Successfully mutated 'scripts/articles/generate_post_nav.py'.
(nix) pipulate $ d
diff --git a/scripts/articles/generate_post_nav.py b/scripts/articles/generate_post_nav.py
index 086a09e..2eb019e 100644
--- a/scripts/articles/generate_post_nav.py
+++ b/scripts/articles/generate_post_nav.py
@@ -75,8 +75,10 @@ def main():
metadata = lsa.get_holographic_article_data(str(posts_dir)) # newest-first
if not metadata:
- print(f"❌ No articles found under {posts_dir}", file=sys.stderr)
- sys.exit(1)
+ data_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+ output_file.write_text(json.dumps({"_meta": {"total": 0}}, indent=1) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
+ print(f"ℹ️ 0 articles under {posts_dir}; wrote empty {output_file}.")
+ return
# THE FALLBACK'S REACHABILITY, SELF-REPORTING (2026-09-04). article_url
# above invents "/<slug>/" for a post with no frontmatter permalink, while
(nix) pipulate $ m
📝 Committing: chore: Handle empty article directory gracefully
[main 0ed84ac] chore: Handle empty article directory gracefully
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
(nix) pipulate $ patch
(nix) pipulate $ app
✅ DETERMINISTIC PATCH APPLIED: Successfully mutated 'scripts/articles/publishizer.py'.
(nix) pipulate $ d
diff --git a/scripts/articles/publishizer.py b/scripts/articles/publishizer.py
index 1be2fdd..2963676 100644
--- a/scripts/articles/publishizer.py
+++ b/scripts/articles/publishizer.py
@@ -142,6 +142,13 @@ def sync_data_to_jekyll(target_path, since=0.0, verbose=False):
synced.append(sitemap.name)
if verbose:
print(f"✅ Synced {sitemap.name} -> {dest}")
+ favicon_src = script_dir.parents[1] / "favicon.ico"
+ favicon_dest = repo_root / "favicon.ico"
+ if favicon_src.is_file() and not favicon_dest.is_file():
+ shutil.copy2(favicon_src, favicon_dest)
+ synced.append("favicon.ico")
+ if verbose:
+ print(f"✅ Seeded missing favicon.ico -> {favicon_dest}")
if synced and not verbose:
print(f"📦 Synced {len(synced)} artifact(s) -> {repo_root.name}/")
if stale:
(nix) pipulate $ m
📝 Committing: chore: Seed missing favicon.ico
[main 4eabf37] chore: Seed missing favicon.ico
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
(nix) pipulate $ git push
Enumerating objects: 26, done.
Counting objects: 100% (26/26), done.
Delta compression using up to 48 threads
Compressing objects: 100% (20/20), done.
Writing objects: 100% (20/20), 2.43 KiB | 2.43 MiB/s, done.
Total 20 (delta 16), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 0 (from 0)
To github.com:pipulate/pipulate.git
c17aa33..4eabf37 main -> main
(nix) pipulate $
Ignition: often “exit”, “nix develop”. Instructions may vary.
None required.
4: PROMPT:
With the assets/jekyll/, remotes/honeybot/www/, and /home/mike/repos/ receipts in context, let’s:
- Lock the fenced code-block background and text color across day/night mode (
--code-bg: #f5f5f5,--code-text: #111111, separating--card-bgfor UI cards) and add the.cmd-box+.copy-btnstyles and click handler in Trimnoir (assets/main.cssand_layouts/default.html). - Assemble the canonical minimal Jekyll template seed under
assets/jekyll/so any graduating SVNP door (andgrimoire) can share the same zero-Minima layout, installer copy-button include, last-N homepage, and Ruby ABI-safeflake.nix.
5: DELIVERABLE:
Very nice start there! Keep going.
Killing the Dark-Mode Code Comb Effect and Extracting the Seed
Gemini 4 Argon High: Context verified.
TL;DR: This turn locks fenced code-block colors (--code-bg: #f5f5f5, --code-text: #111111, --code-border: #d0d7de) across Day and Night modes in trimnoir while separating --card-bg for UI cards (eliminating the Rouge/dark-mode “comb” effect), adds the zero-dependency .cmd-box + .copy-btn installer component to trimnoir, guards generate_hubs.py against cross-blog navgraph.json leakage, and materializes the complete standalone Jekyll seed under assets/jekyll/seed/.
1. Eliminating the Dark-Mode Code “Comb” Effect (assets/main.css)
In trimnoir/assets/main.css, --code-bg was doing double duty: coloring UI surfaces (.recent-post-card, .hub-nav a, .post-navigation) and coloring pre, code. Meanwhile, .highlight (#fff) and .highlighter-rouge .highlight (#eef) stayed light in dark mode while html pre, html code switched to #161b22 and inherited #e0e0e0 text alongside Rouge’s dark-ink token classes (.nt #000080, .k #000), creating alternating light/dark horizontal bands.
Separating --card-bg (theme-switching: #f5f5f5 in light mode, #161b22 in dark mode) from --code-bg (locked to #f5f5f5 with --code-text: #111111 and --code-border: #d0d7de in both modes) keeps UI cards dark-mode native while guaranteeing every fenced code block renders with high-contrast dark ink on #f5f5f5 in both Day and Night modes.
2. Optional White-Labeled Installer + Value Prop + Copy Buttons (_includes/installer.html)
Controlled by show_installer (true/false) and installer_url in _config.yml (or overridden per page in frontmatter):
- Renders the site’s value proposition (
value_prop | default: description) above the two commands. - Renders
curl -fsSL <installer_url> | less(inspection airlock) followed bycurl -fsSL <installer_url> | bash(execution), each in a.cmd-boxwith auser-select: none.copy-btnwired to a delegated click handler in_layouts/default.html.
3. Canonical Minimal Jekyll Seed (assets/jekyll/seed/)
assets/jekyll/seed/ holds the complete, zero-Minima Jekyll skeleton ready to copy into any graduating SVNP door (or grimoire in the next turn):
_config.yml,Gemfile,.gitignore,flake.nix(with dynamicRbConfig::CONFIG["ruby_version"]ABI detection and.solddvalidation)_layouts/default.html,_layouts/post.html,_layouts/page.html_includes/installer.html,assets/main.css,index.md(with{% include installer.html %}and<!-- START_RECENT_POSTS -->/<!-- END_RECENT_POSTS -->plus a pure-Liquid fallback loop oversite.posts | limit: site.recent_posts_limitbeforegenerate_hubs.pyruns).
5-Car Train
1: BEFORE (PROBE, read-only, paste as block in command line):
Checks the current state of assets/jekyll/, trimnoir git status, and ` consumer-fixture/flake.nix`.
(nix) pipulate $
ls -la assets/jekyll assets/jekyll/seed /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_includes 2>/dev/null || true
cat assets/jekyll/consumer-fixture/flake.nix
git -C /home/mike/repos/trimnoir status -s
2: AFTER (NEXT CONTEXT, put in context.txt using context or x):
context.txt
! ls -la assets/jekyll assets/jekyll/seed /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_includes 2>/dev/null || true
! cat assets/jekyll/consumer-fixture/flake.nix
! git -C /home/mike/repos/trimnoir status -s
/home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_config.yml
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/index.md
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/default.html
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/_config.yml
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/flake.nix
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/Gemfile
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/index.md
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts/default.html
3: CHANGE (PATCHES, real SEARCH/DIVIDER/REPLACE blocks for apply.py):
Car 3A patches scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py and /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/ (assets/main.css, _layouts/default.html, _includes/installer.html, _config.yml, index.md):
Target: scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py
[[[SEARCH]]]
update_homepage_recent_posts(posts_dir, target_repo_root, count=10)
navgraph_candidates = [
NAVGRAPH_FILE,
Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "navgraph.json",
target_repo_root / "navgraph.json",
]
navgraph_path = next((p for p in navgraph_candidates if p.is_file()), None)
if not navgraph_path:
print(f"ℹ️ {NAVGRAPH_FILE} not in working dir; recent posts updated (run `preview` for full hub rebuild).")
return
[[[DIVIDER]]]
update_homepage_recent_posts(posts_dir, target_repo_root, count=10)
targets = common.load_targets()
target_cfg = targets.get(str(args.target), {})
uses_kg = "build_knowledge_graph.py" in target_cfg.get("pipeline", [])
navgraph_candidates = [target_repo_root / "navgraph.json"]
if uses_kg:
navgraph_candidates = [
NAVGRAPH_FILE,
Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "navgraph.json",
target_repo_root / "navgraph.json",
]
navgraph_path = next((p for p in navgraph_candidates if p.is_file()), None)
if not navgraph_path:
print(f"ℹ️ No navgraph.json for {target_repo_root.name}; recent posts updated.")
return
[[[REPLACE]]]
Target: /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
[[[SEARCH]]]
:root {
--bg-color: #ffffff;
--text-color: #111111;
--link-color: #2a7ae2;
--code-bg: #f5f5f5;
}
[[[DIVIDER]]]
:root {
--bg-color: #ffffff;
--text-color: #111111;
--link-color: #2a7ae2;
--card-bg: #f5f5f5;
--border-color: #e8e8e8;
--code-bg: #f5f5f5;
--code-text: #111111;
--code-border: #d0d7de;
}
[[[REPLACE]]]
Target: /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
[[[SEARCH]]]
[data-theme="dark"] {
--bg-color: #111111;
--text-color: #e0e0e0;
--link-color: #58a6ff;
--code-bg: #161b22;
}
[[[DIVIDER]]]
[data-theme="dark"] {
--bg-color: #111111;
--text-color: #e0e0e0;
--link-color: #58a6ff;
--card-bg: #161b22;
--border-color: #30363d;
}
[[[REPLACE]]]
Target: /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
[[[SEARCH]]]
html pre, html code {
background-color: var(--code-bg);
}
[[[DIVIDER]]]
html pre,
html code,
.highlight,
.highlighter-rouge .highlight {
background-color: var(--code-bg);
color: var(--code-text);
border-color: var(--code-border);
}
[[[REPLACE]]]
Target: /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
[[[SEARCH]]]
pre,
code {
font-size: 15px;
border: 1px solid #e8e8e8;
border-radius: 3px;
background-color: #eef;
}
[[[DIVIDER]]]
pre,
code {
font-size: 15px;
border: 1px solid var(--code-border);
border-radius: 3px;
background-color: var(--code-bg);
color: var(--code-text);
}
[[[REPLACE]]]
Target: /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
[[[SEARCH]]]
.highlight {
background: #fff;
}
.highlighter-rouge .highlight {
background: #eef;
}
[[[DIVIDER]]]
.highlight,
.highlighter-rouge .highlight {
background: var(--code-bg);
color: var(--code-text);
}
[[[REPLACE]]]
Target: /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
[[[SEARCH]]]
.hub-nav a {
display: inline-block;
padding: 8px 16px;
background-color: var(--code-bg); /* Use theme variable */
border: 1px solid var(--panel-border); /* Use existing border var if available, else standard */
border-radius: 4px;
text-decoration: none;
color: var(--text-color);
font-weight: 500;
transition: background-color 0.2s, color 0.2s;
}
[[[DIVIDER]]]
.hub-nav a {
display: inline-block;
padding: 8px 16px;
background-color: var(--card-bg);
border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
border-radius: 4px;
text-decoration: none;
color: var(--text-color);
font-weight: 500;
transition: background-color 0.2s, color 0.2s;
}
[[[REPLACE]]]
Target: /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
[[[SEARCH]]]
.post-navigation .nav-prev,
.post-navigation .nav-next {
flex: 1 1 0;
min-width: 0;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
padding: 8px 12px;
background-color: var(--code-bg);
border: 1px solid var(--code-bg);
border-radius: 4px;
color: var(--text-color);
text-decoration: none;
transition: background-color 0.2s, color 0.2s;
}
[[[DIVIDER]]]
.post-navigation .nav-prev,
.post-navigation .nav-next {
flex: 1 1 0;
min-width: 0;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
padding: 8px 12px;
background-color: var(--card-bg);
border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
border-radius: 4px;
color: var(--text-color);
text-decoration: none;
transition: background-color 0.2s, color 0.2s;
}
[[[REPLACE]]]
Target: /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
[[[SEARCH]]]
.recent-post-card {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
background-color: var(--code-bg);
border: 1px solid rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.22);
border-radius: 8px;
overflow: hidden;
color: var(--text-color);
text-decoration: none;
transition: transform 0.15s ease, box-shadow 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
}
[[[DIVIDER]]]
.recent-post-card {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
background-color: var(--card-bg);
border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
border-radius: 8px;
overflow: hidden;
color: var(--text-color);
text-decoration: none;
transition: transform 0.15s ease, box-shadow 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
}
[[[REPLACE]]]
Target: /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
[[[SEARCH]]]
@media screen and (max-width: 640px) {
.recent-posts-grid {
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}
}
[[[DIVIDER]]]
@media screen and (max-width: 640px) {
.recent-posts-grid {
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}
}
/* White-Labeled Installer Hero & Copy Button */
.installer-hero {
margin: 1.25rem 0 1.75rem 0;
padding: 1rem 1.2rem;
background-color: var(--card-bg);
border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
border-radius: 8px;
}
.installer-value-prop {
font-size: 1.05rem;
margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}
.installer-step-label {
font-size: 0.85rem;
font-weight: 600;
margin: 0.6rem 0 0.25rem 0;
opacity: 0.88;
}
.cmd-box {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 0.5rem;
background-color: var(--code-bg);
color: var(--code-text);
border: 1px solid var(--code-border);
border-radius: 6px;
padding: 0.45rem 0.65rem;
margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
.cmd-box pre {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
border: 0;
background: transparent;
color: var(--code-text);
flex: 1;
overflow-x: auto;
}
.cmd-box code {
border: 0;
padding: 0;
background: transparent;
color: var(--code-text);
font-family: monospace;
font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.copy-btn {
flex-shrink: 0;
user-select: none;
-webkit-user-select: none;
cursor: pointer;
font: 600 0.78rem/1.2 -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
padding: 0.35rem 0.65rem;
border-radius: 4px;
border: 1px solid var(--code-border);
background-color: #ffffff;
color: #111111;
transition: background-color 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
}
.copy-btn:hover {
background-color: var(--link-color);
border-color: var(--link-color);
color: #ffffff;
}
.copy-btn.copied {
background-color: #10b981;
border-color: #10b981;
color: #ffffff;
}
[[[REPLACE]]]
Target: /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/default.html
[[[SEARCH]]]
document.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
if (e.target && e.target.dataset.go) {
e.preventDefault(); // Just in case
window.location.href = e.target.dataset.go;
}
});
[[[DIVIDER]]]
document.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
if (e.target && e.target.dataset.go) {
e.preventDefault(); // Just in case
window.location.href = e.target.dataset.go;
}
var btn = e.target && e.target.closest ? e.target.closest('.copy-btn') : null;
if (btn) {
var text = btn.getAttribute('data-copy');
if (!text) {
var box = btn.closest('.cmd-box');
var code = box ? box.querySelector('code, pre') : null;
text = code ? code.textContent.trim() : '';
}
if (text && navigator.clipboard) {
navigator.clipboard.writeText(text).then(function() {
var orig = btn.textContent;
btn.textContent = 'Copied!';
btn.classList.add('copied');
setTimeout(function() {
btn.textContent = orig;
btn.classList.remove('copied');
}, 1500);
});
}
}
});
[[[REPLACE]]]
Target: /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_includes/installer.html
[[[WRITE_FILE]]]
{%- assign show_inst = page.show_installer -%}
{%- if show_inst == nil -%}
{%- assign show_inst = site.show_installer -%}
{%- endif -%}
{%- if show_inst -%}
{%- assign inst_url = page.installer_url | default: site.installer_url | default: site.url -%}
{%- assign val_prop = page.value_prop | default: site.value_prop | default: site.description -%}
{%- assign cmd_inspect = "curl -fsSL " | append: inst_url | append: " | less" -%}
{%- assign cmd_install = "curl -fsSL " | append: inst_url | append: " | bash" -%}
<section class="installer-hero" aria-label="Quick Install">
{%- if val_prop %}
<p class="installer-value-prop">{{ val_prop }}</p>
{%- endif %}
<p class="installer-step-label">1. Inspect the installer first (the airlock):</p>
<div class="cmd-box">
<pre><code>{{ cmd_inspect }}</code></pre>
<button type="button" class="copy-btn" data-copy="{{ cmd_inspect | escape }}" aria-label="Copy inspect command">Copy</button>
</div>
<p class="installer-step-label">2. Run the installer:</p>
<div class="cmd-box">
<pre><code>{{ cmd_install }}</code></pre>
<button type="button" class="copy-btn" data-copy="{{ cmd_install | escape }}" aria-label="Copy install command">Copy</button>
</div>
</section>
{%- endif -%}
[[[END_WRITE_FILE]]]
Target: /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_config.yml
[[[SEARCH]]]
# Optimize the RSS feed to prevent build freezes
feed:
limit: 10 # Only include the 10 most recent posts
excerpt_only: true # Use excerpts instead of full content (saves massive RAM)
[[[DIVIDER]]]
# Homepage & Installer Controls
recent_posts_limit: 10
default_post_thumb: ""
show_installer: false
installer_url: "https://pipulate.com/install.sh"
# Optimize the RSS feed to prevent build freezes
feed:
limit: 10 # Only include the 10 most recent posts
excerpt_only: true # Use excerpts instead of full content (saves massive RAM)
[[[REPLACE]]]
Target: /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/index.md
[[[SEARCH]]]
---
layout: default
title: "Mike Levin — Wire-Truth Infrastructure & AI Architecture"
meta_description: "Independent advisory and bare-metal NixOS AI observatory by Mike Levin: RFC 9110 Markdown content negotiation, RFC 9111 edge caching, and wire-truth audits."
permalink: /
---
# Mike Levin: AI-Readiness Consultant at the Edge
[[[DIVIDER]]]
---
layout: default
title: "Mike Levin — Wire-Truth Infrastructure & AI Architecture"
meta_description: "Independent advisory and bare-metal NixOS AI observatory by Mike Levin: RFC 9110 Markdown content negotiation, RFC 9111 edge caching, and wire-truth audits."
permalink: /
---
# Mike Levin: AI-Readiness Consultant at the Edge
{% include installer.html %}
[[[REPLACE]]]
Car 3B materializes the canonical minimal Jekyll template seed under assets/jekyll/seed/ so any new or graduating SVNP door (and grimoire) can copy a single directory:
Target: assets/jekyll/seed/_config.yml
[[[WRITE_FILE]]]
title: "Site Title"
description: "One-sentence value proposition rendered above the installer and in meta description."
baseurl: ""
url: "https://example.org"
production_url: "https://example.org"
# Homepage & Installer Controls
recent_posts_limit: 10
default_post_thumb: ""
show_installer: true
installer_url: "https://example.org"
value_prop: ""
enable_bot_trapdoor: true
show_consulting_cta: false
author:
name: Mike Levin
twitter: miklevin
url: "https://mikelev.in/about/"
twitter:
username: miklevin
card: summary_large_image
social:
name: Mike Levin
links:
- "https://x.com/miklevin"
- "https://github.com/miklevin"
- "https://www.youtube.com/@mikelevin"
- "https://www.linkedin.com/in/miklevin/"
plugins: []
future: false
permalink: /:slug/
markdown: kramdown
feed:
limit: 10
excerpt_only: true
exclude:
- "*.db"
- "*.db-wal"
- "*.db-shm"
- scripts/
- .venv/
- .gem/
- .bundle/
- .sass-cache/
- .jekyll-cache/
- Gemfile
- Gemfile.lock
- flake.nix
- flake.lock
- .port
[[[END_WRITE_FILE]]]
Target: assets/jekyll/seed/Gemfile
[[[WRITE_FILE]]]
source "https://rubygems.org"
gem "jekyll", "~> 4.4.1"
platforms :mingw, :x64_mingw, :mswin, :jruby do
gem "tzinfo", ">= 1", "< 3"
gem "tzinfo-data"
end
gem "wdm", "~> 0.1", :platforms => [:mingw, :x64_mingw, :mswin]
gem "http_parser.rb", "~> 0.6.0", :platforms => [:jruby]
gem "jekyll-seo-tag"
[[[END_WRITE_FILE]]]
Target: assets/jekyll/seed/index.md
[[[WRITE_FILE]]]
---
layout: default
title: "Home"
permalink: /
---
# {{ site.title }}
{% include installer.html %}
### Latest Entries (Rolling {{ site.recent_posts_limit | default: 10 }})
<!-- START_RECENT_POSTS -->
<div class="recent-posts-grid">
{%- assign limit_n = site.recent_posts_limit | default: 10 -%}
{%- for post in site.posts limit: limit_n -%}
{%- assign raw_img = post.image.path | default: post.image | default: site.default_post_thumb -%}
{%- assign raw_alt = post.image.alt | default: post.title -%}
{%- assign summary = post.meta_description | default: post.excerpt | default: post.description | strip_html | normalize_whitespace | truncate: 160 -%}
<a class="recent-post-card" href="{{ post.url | relative_url }}">
{%- if raw_img and raw_img != "" %}
<img class="recent-post-thumb" src="{{ raw_img | relative_url }}" alt="{{ raw_alt | escape }}" width="480" height="252" loading="lazy">
{%- endif %}
<div class="recent-post-body">
<span class="recent-post-date">{{ post.date | date: "%Y-%m-%d" }}</span>
<strong class="recent-post-title">{{ post.title | escape }}</strong>
<span class="recent-post-desc">{{ summary | escape }}</span>
</div>
</a>
{%- endfor -%}
<!-- TODO: Pagination / Archive Horizon Hook (data-next-cursor / stabilized hubs) -->
</div>
<!-- END_RECENT_POSTS -->
[[[END_WRITE_FILE]]]
Target: assets/jekyll/seed/_includes/installer.html
[[[WRITE_FILE]]]
{%- assign show_inst = page.show_installer -%}
{%- if show_inst == nil -%}
{%- assign show_inst = site.show_installer -%}
{%- endif -%}
{%- if show_inst -%}
{%- assign inst_url = page.installer_url | default: site.installer_url | default: site.url -%}
{%- assign val_prop = page.value_prop | default: site.value_prop | default: site.description -%}
{%- assign cmd_inspect = "curl -fsSL " | append: inst_url | append: " | less" -%}
{%- assign cmd_install = "curl -fsSL " | append: inst_url | append: " | bash" -%}
<section class="installer-hero" aria-label="Quick Install">
{%- if val_prop %}
<p class="installer-value-prop">{{ val_prop }}</p>
{%- endif %}
<p class="installer-step-label">1. Inspect the installer first (the airlock):</p>
<div class="cmd-box">
<pre><code>{{ cmd_inspect }}</code></pre>
<button type="button" class="copy-btn" data-copy="{{ cmd_inspect | escape }}" aria-label="Copy inspect command">Copy</button>
</div>
<p class="installer-step-label">2. Run the installer:</p>
<div class="cmd-box">
<pre><code>{{ cmd_install }}</code></pre>
<button type="button" class="copy-btn" data-copy="{{ cmd_install | escape }}" aria-label="Copy install command">Copy</button>
</div>
</section>
{%- endif -%}
[[[END_WRITE_FILE]]]
Target: assets/jekyll/seed/_layouts/page.html
[[[WRITE_FILE]]]
---
layout: default
---
<article class="post">
<header class="post-header">
<h1 class="post-title">{{ page.title | escape }}</h1>
</header>
<div class="post-content">
{{ content }}
</div>
</article>
[[[END_WRITE_FILE]]]
Target: assets/jekyll/seed/_layouts/post.html
[[[WRITE_FILE]]]
---
layout: default
---
{%- assign nav = site.data.post_nav[page.url] -%}
{%- capture post_nav -%}
{%- if nav %}
<nav class="post-navigation" aria-label="Post navigation">
{%- if nav.prev %}
<a class="nav-prev" href="{{ nav.prev.url | relative_url }}" rel="prev">
<span class="nav-label">← Previous Post</span>
<span class="nav-title">{{ nav.prev.title | escape }}</span>
</a>
{%- else %}
<span class="nav-prev placeholder"></span>
{%- endif %}
<a class="nav-home" href="{{ "/" | relative_url }}">Home</a>
{%- if nav.next %}
<a class="nav-next" href="{{ nav.next.url | relative_url }}" rel="next">
<span class="nav-label">Next Post →</span>
<span class="nav-title">{{ nav.next.title | escape }}</span>
</a>
{%- else %}
<span class="nav-next placeholder"></span>
{%- endif %}
</nav>
{%- elsif page.previous or page.next %}
<nav class="post-navigation" aria-label="Post navigation">
{%- if page.previous %}
<a class="nav-prev" href="{{ page.previous.url | relative_url }}" rel="prev">
<span class="nav-label">← Previous Post</span>
<span class="nav-title">{{ page.previous.title | escape }}</span>
</a>
{%- else %}
<span class="nav-prev placeholder"></span>
{%- endif %}
<a class="nav-home" href="{{ "/" | relative_url }}">Home</a>
{%- if page.next %}
<a class="nav-next" href="{{ page.next.url | relative_url }}" rel="next">
<span class="nav-label">Next Post →</span>
<span class="nav-title">{{ page.next.title | escape }}</span>
</a>
{%- else %}
<span class="nav-next placeholder"></span>
{%- endif %}
</nav>
{%- endif %}
{%- endcapture -%}
<article itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting">
<header>
<h1 itemprop="name headline">{{ page.title | escape }}</h1>
<p>
<time datetime="{{ page.date | date_to_xmlschema }}" itemprop="datePublished">
{%- assign date_format = site.minima.date_format | default: "%b %-d, %Y" -%}
{{ page.date | date: date_format }}
</time>
{%- assign post_author = page.author | default: site.author.name | default: site.author -%}
{%- if post_author -%}
• <span itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span itemprop="name">{{ post_author }}</span></span>
{%- endif -%}
</p>
</header>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 1.5rem; font-size: 0.85em; opacity: 0.8;">
<a href="{{ page.url | relative_url }}index.md?src=a+href" rel="alternate" type="text/markdown">🤖 Read Raw Markdown</a>
{%- if page.gdoc_url %}
• <a href="{{ page.gdoc_url }}" rel="alternate" type="application/vnd.google-apps.document">📄 Google Doc</a>
{%- endif %}
</div>
{{ post_nav }}
<div itemprop="articleBody">
{{ content }}
</div>
{{ post_nav }}
{%- assign post_banner = page.image.path | default: page.image | default: site.og_image -%}
{%- if post_banner and post_banner != "" -%}
{%- assign post_banner_alt = page.image.alt | default: page.title | default: site.og_image_alt | default: site.title -%}
<p><a href="{{ "/" | relative_url }}"><img class="post-hero-banner" src="{{ post_banner | relative_url }}" alt="{{ post_banner_alt | escape }}" width="1200" height="630" loading="lazy"></a></p>
{%- endif -%}
</article>
[[[END_WRITE_FILE]]]
No ignition required: the probes read the files directly on disk.
4: PROMPT (Use prompt or p to create prompt.md from copy):
Now let's complete the remaining files in `assets/jekyll/seed/` (`_layouts/default.html`, `assets/main.css`, and `flake.nix`), upgrade `grimoire` from `theme: minima` and Ruby 3.3 to this unified minimal theme, and update `blogs.nix` so new blogs seed from `~/pipulate/assets/jekyll/seed/` and run `generate_hubs.py` + `generate_post_nav.py` by default.
5: DELIVERABLE (What done looks like):
trimnoir/assets/main.csslocks fenced code blocks to#f5f5f5background and#111111base text in both Day and Night modes while keeping--card-bgresponsive to theme toggling.trimnoir/_layouts/default.html,trimnoir/_includes/installer.html,trimnoir/_config.yml, andtrimnoir/index.mdsupport the optional white-labeled installer with value proposition and one-click copy buttons.scripts/articles/generate_hubs.pyguardsnavgraph.jsonlookup by target pipeline.assets/jekyll/seed/holds_config.yml,Gemfile,index.md,_includes/installer.html,_layouts/page.html, and_layouts/post.html.
MikeLev.in:
THE AI-EDIT METHOD
Same commands, run twice, one change between them. Where the readings differ is what the change did; the diff in the middle is the receipt.
1: BEFORE (PROBE):
On branch main
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.
nothing to commit, working tree clean
GIT repo clean. Take BEFORE reading, make CHANGE, record AFTER diff.
(nix) pipulate $ ls -la assets/jekyll assets/jekyll/seed /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_includes 2>/dev/null || true
cat assets/jekyll/consumer-fixture/flake.nix
git -C /home/mike/repos/trimnoir status -s
assets/jekyll:
total 16
drwxr-xr-x 3 mike users 4096 Oct 17 09:37 .
drwxr-xr-x 14 mike users 4096 Oct 17 09:37 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 mike users 294 Oct 17 09:37 common-packages.nix
drwxr-xr-x 2 mike users 4096 Oct 17 09:37 consumer-fixture
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_includes:
total 12
drwxr-xr-x 2 mike users 4096 Oct 18 21:41 .
drwxr-xr-x 16 mike users 4096 Oct 27 09:15 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 mike users 1691 Oct 27 09:15 home_hub.md
{
description = "Independent consumer fixture for Pipulate's Jekyll package kernel";
inputs.pipulate = {
# TODO: Test the remote input without --override-input, then commit a
# fixture-local flake.lock after checking locked.rev and locked.narHash.
url = "github:pipulate/pipulate";
flake = false;
};
outputs = { self, pipulate }:
let
pkgs = {
ruby = "ruby";
neovim = "neovim";
git = "git";
stdenv.cc.cc.lib = "cc-lib";
pkg-config = "pkg-config";
openssl = "openssl";
zlib = "zlib";
libffi = "libffi";
libxml2 = "libxml2";
libxslt = "libxslt";
};
actual = import (pipulate + "/assets/jekyll/common-packages.nix") {
inherit pkgs;
};
expected = [
"ruby"
"neovim"
"git"
"cc-lib"
"pkg-config"
"openssl"
"zlib"
"libffi"
"libxml2"
"libxslt"
];
in
{
lib.jekyllKernelSmoke = assert actual == expected; actual;
};
}
(nix) pipulate $
2: AFTER (NEXT CONTEXT):
# # Context 1
# context.txt
#
# # WE BEGIN AT THE BEGINNING AND WILL GO ON TILL WE COME TO THE END, THEN STOP.
# /home/mike/repos/nixos/configuration.nix
# # /home/mike/repos/nixos/packages.nix
# # /home/mike/repos/nixos/services.nix
# # /home/mike/repos/nixos/autognome.py
# # init.lua
#
# # AND HOW WE PROJECT TO THE WORLD
# /home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
#
# # THE SOFTWARE VON NEUMANN PROBE
# assets/installer/install.sh
# flake.nix
# # release.py
# ~/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
# remotes/honeybot/www/qamy.ai/index.html
# remotes/honeybot/www/qamy.ai/walk/1/index.html
# remotes/honeybot/www/qamy.ai/walk/2/index.html
# remotes/honeybot/www/qamy.ai/walk/3/index.html
#
# # # THE DATA EVERYONE NEEDS
# # remotes/honeybot/queries/trapdoor_ips.sql
# # ! echo "--- WHO HYDRATES THE DOM ---" && cat remotes/honeybot/queries/trapdoor_ips.sql | ssh honeybot 'sqlite3 -header -column ~/www/mikelev.in/honeybot.db'
# # remotes/honeybot/queries/content_neg_agents.sql
# # ! echo "--- WHO NEGOTIATES MARKDOWN ---" && cat remotes/honeybot/queries/content_neg_agents.sql | ssh honeybot 'sqlite3 -header -column ~/www/mikelev.in/honeybot.db'
#
# # THE JEKYLL BLOG LIKE A HACKER (INVENTED SKILL.md & AGENTS.md FORMAT) PUBLISHING PIPELINE
# ~/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
# ~/.config/pipulate/blogs.json
# scripts/articles/publishizer.py
# scripts/articles/common.py
# scripts/articles/articleizer.py
# scripts/articles/link_injector.py
# scripts/articles/build_knowledge_graph.py
# scripts/articles/editing_prompt.txt
# scripts/articles/sanitizer.py
# scripts/articles/contextualizer.py
# scripts/articles/generate_llms_txt.py
# scripts/articles/generate_post_nav.py
#
# # HOME-HOSTED (NOT BEHIND CDN) NGINX WEBSERVER HONEYBOT AI OBSERVATORY
# nixops.sh
# remotes/honeybot/hooks/post-receive
# remotes/honeybot/nixos/configuration.nix
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/stream.py
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/score.py
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/card.py
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/forest.py
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/test_forest.py
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/logs.py
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/content_loader.py
# # remotes/honeybot/scripts/db.py
#
# # HAND-CRANKED AGENTIC FRAMEWORK & CONTEXT COMPILER
# # prompt_foo.py
# # foo_files.py
# # __init__.py
#
# # TRIMNOIR
# ~/repos/trimnoir/_config.yml
# ~/repos/trimnoir/flake.nix
# ~/repos/trimnoir/Gemfile
# ~/repos/trimnoir/index.md
# ~/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/default.html
# ~/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/home.html
# ~/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/page.html
# ~/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
#
# # GRIMOIRE
# ~/repos/grimoire/_config.yml
# ~/repos/grimoire/flake.nix
# ~/repos/grimoire/Gemfile
# ~/repos/grimoire/index.md
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts/default.html
#
# ! ls -la /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_includes /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_includes assets/jekyll remotes/honeybot/www
# scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py
# assets/jekyll/common-packages.nix
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html
# # Context 2
# ! ls -la assets/jekyll/consumer-fixture remotes/honeybot/www/* /home/mike/repos/
# ! cat /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_includes/home_hub.md
# ! .venv/bin/python -c "import sys; sys.path.insert(0, 'scripts/articles'); import generate_hubs, generate_post_nav, publishizer; print('imports_ok:', hasattr(generate_hubs, 'update_homepage_recent_posts'), hasattr(generate_post_nav, 'build_nav'), hasattr(publishizer, 'sync_data_to_jekyll'))"
# /home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
# assets/installer/install.sh
# scripts/articles/publishizer.py
# scripts/articles/generate_llms_txt.py
# scripts/articles/generate_post_nav.py
# scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py
# assets/jekyll/common-packages.nix
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_config.yml
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/flake.nix
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/Gemfile
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/index.md
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/default.html
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/page.html
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_config.yml
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/flake.nix
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/Gemfile
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/index.md
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts/default.html
# Context 3
! ls -la assets/jekyll assets/jekyll/seed /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_includes 2>/dev/null || true
! cat assets/jekyll/consumer-fixture/flake.nix
! git -C /home/mike/repos/trimnoir status -s
/home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_config.yml
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/index.md
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/default.html
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/_config.yml
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/flake.nix
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/Gemfile
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/index.md
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts/default.html
3: CHANGE (PATCHES):
On branch main
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.
nothing to commit, working tree clean
GIT repo clean. Take BEFORE reading, make CHANGE, record AFTER diff.
(nix) pipulate $ patch
(nix) pipulate $ app
✅ DETERMINISTIC PATCH APPLIED: Successfully mutated 'scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py'.
(nix) pipulate $ d
diff --git a/scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py b/scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py
index 3b49dd1..2d0c42d 100644
--- a/scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py
+++ b/scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py
@@ -292,14 +292,19 @@ def main():
print(f"🚀 Generating Hubs for: {target_repo_root.name}")
update_homepage_recent_posts(posts_dir, target_repo_root, count=10)
- navgraph_candidates = [
- NAVGRAPH_FILE,
- Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "navgraph.json",
- target_repo_root / "navgraph.json",
- ]
+ targets = common.load_targets()
+ target_cfg = targets.get(str(args.target), {})
+ uses_kg = "build_knowledge_graph.py" in target_cfg.get("pipeline", [])
+ navgraph_candidates = [target_repo_root / "navgraph.json"]
+ if uses_kg:
+ navgraph_candidates = [
+ NAVGRAPH_FILE,
+ Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "navgraph.json",
+ target_repo_root / "navgraph.json",
+ ]
navgraph_path = next((p for p in navgraph_candidates if p.is_file()), None)
if not navgraph_path:
- print(f"ℹ️ {NAVGRAPH_FILE} not in working dir; recent posts updated (run `preview` for full hub rebuild).")
+ print(f"ℹ️ No navgraph.json for {target_repo_root.name}; recent posts updated.")
return
with open(navgraph_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
(nix) pipulate $ m
📝 Committing: chore: Update navgraph loading logic for hubs generation
[main ece74aa] chore: Update navgraph loading logic for hubs generation
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
(nix) pipulate $ patch
(nix) pipulate $ app
✅ DETERMINISTIC PATCH APPLIED: Successfully mutated '/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css'.
(nix) pipulate $ d
(nix) pipulate $ cd /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/
(nix) trimnoir $ d
diff --git a/assets/main.css b/assets/main.css
index 98d8c27a0..06c9b9ba3 100644
--- a/assets/main.css
+++ b/assets/main.css
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
--bg-color: #111111;
--text-color: #e0e0e0;
--link-color: #58a6ff;
- --code-bg: #161b22;
+ --card-bg: #161b22;
+ --border-color: #30363d;
}
/* Specificy Boost */
(nix) trimnoir $ m
📝 Committing: chore: Update styling for cards and borders
[main 41592cd33] chore: Update styling for cards and borders
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
(nix) trimnoir $ patch
(nix) trimnoir $ app
↪ Targets resolved from /home/mike/pipulate (PIPULATE_ROOT), not from the folder app was typed in.
✅ DETERMINISTIC PATCH APPLIED: Successfully mutated '/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css'.
(nix) trimnoir $ d
diff --git a/assets/main.css b/assets/main.css
index 06c9b9ba3..ac20e6386 100644
--- a/assets/main.css
+++ b/assets/main.css
@@ -25,8 +25,13 @@ html body {
html a { color: var(--link-color); }
-html pre, html code {
- background-color: var(--code-bg);
+html pre,
+html code,
+.highlight,
+.highlighter-rouge .highlight {
+ background-color: var(--code-bg);
+ color: var(--code-text);
+ border-color: var(--code-border);
}
.theme-toggle {
(nix) trimnoir $ m
📝 Committing: chore: Update code styling in main.css
[main 2fdda06a0] chore: Update code styling in main.css
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
(nix) trimnoir $ patch
(nix) trimnoir $ app
↪ Targets resolved from /home/mike/pipulate (PIPULATE_ROOT), not from the folder app was typed in.
✅ DETERMINISTIC PATCH APPLIED: Successfully mutated '/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css'.
(nix) trimnoir $ d
diff --git a/assets/main.css b/assets/main.css
index ac20e6386..8d58f281c 100644
--- a/assets/main.css
+++ b/assets/main.css
@@ -197,9 +197,10 @@ blockquote > :last-child {
pre,
code {
font-size: 15px;
- border: 1px solid #e8e8e8;
+ border: 1px solid var(--code-border);
border-radius: 3px;
- background-color: #eef;
+ background-color: var(--code-bg);
+ color: var(--code-text);
}
code {
(nix) trimnoir $ m
📝 Committing: chore: Update code styling variables
[main 1053e2a2a] chore: Update code styling variables
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
(nix) trimnoir $ patch
(nix) trimnoir $ app
↪ Targets resolved from /home/mike/pipulate (PIPULATE_ROOT), not from the folder app was typed in.
✅ DETERMINISTIC PATCH APPLIED: Successfully mutated '/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css'.
(nix) trimnoir $ d
diff --git a/assets/main.css b/assets/main.css
index 8d58f281c..f8bf3c10a 100644
--- a/assets/main.css
+++ b/assets/main.css
@@ -530,11 +530,10 @@ footer {
/**
* Syntax highlighting styles
*/
-.highlight {
- background: #fff;
-}
+.highlight,
.highlighter-rouge .highlight {
- background: #eef;
+ background: var(--code-bg);
+ color: var(--code-text);
}
.highlight .c {
color: #998;
(nix) trimnoir $ m
📝 Committing: chore: Update CSS variables for highlighting styles
[main 41b9cbcc5] chore: Update CSS variables for highlighting styles
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
(nix) trimnoir $ patch
(nix) trimnoir $ app
↪ Targets resolved from /home/mike/pipulate (PIPULATE_ROOT), not from the folder app was typed in.
✅ DETERMINISTIC PATCH APPLIED: Successfully mutated '/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css'.
(nix) trimnoir $ d
diff --git a/assets/main.css b/assets/main.css
index f8bf3c10a..8079ae281 100644
--- a/assets/main.css
+++ b/assets/main.css
@@ -763,8 +763,8 @@ footer {
.hub-nav a {
display: inline-block;
padding: 8px 16px;
- background-color: var(--code-bg); /* Use theme variable */
- border: 1px solid var(--panel-border); /* Use existing border var if available, else standard */
+ background-color: var(--card-bg);
+ border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
border-radius: 4px;
text-decoration: none;
color: var(--text-color);
(nix) trimnoir $ m
📝 Committing: chore: Update main.css background and border styles
[main 5684ec344] chore: Update main.css background and border styles
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
(nix) trimnoir $ patch
(nix) trimnoir $ app
↪ Targets resolved from /home/mike/pipulate (PIPULATE_ROOT), not from the folder app was typed in.
✅ DETERMINISTIC PATCH APPLIED: Successfully mutated '/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css'.
(nix) trimnoir $ d
diff --git a/assets/main.css b/assets/main.css
index 8079ae281..7ef2b0580 100644
--- a/assets/main.css
+++ b/assets/main.css
@@ -820,8 +820,8 @@ footer {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
padding: 8px 12px;
- background-color: var(--code-bg);
- border: 1px solid var(--code-bg);
+ background-color: var(--card-bg);
+ border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
border-radius: 4px;
color: var(--text-color);
text-decoration: none;
(nix) trimnoir $ m
📝 Committing: chore: Update main.css background and border styling
[main 84e4651ea] chore: Update main.css background and border styling
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
(nix) trimnoir $ patch
(nix) trimnoir $ app
↪ Targets resolved from /home/mike/pipulate (PIPULATE_ROOT), not from the folder app was typed in.
✅ DETERMINISTIC PATCH APPLIED: Successfully mutated '/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css'.
(nix) trimnoir $ d
diff --git a/assets/main.css b/assets/main.css
index 7ef2b0580..16ca0d88d 100644
--- a/assets/main.css
+++ b/assets/main.css
@@ -872,8 +872,8 @@ footer {
.recent-post-card {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
- background-color: var(--code-bg);
- border: 1px solid rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.22);
+ background-color: var(--card-bg);
+ border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
border-radius: 8px;
overflow: hidden;
color: var(--text-color);
(nix) trimnoir $ m
📝 Committing: chore: Update CSS variables for post card styling
[main 44debb7cc] chore: Update CSS variables for post card styling
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
(nix) trimnoir $ patch
(nix) trimnoir $ app
↪ Targets resolved from /home/mike/pipulate (PIPULATE_ROOT), not from the folder app was typed in.
✅ DETERMINISTIC PATCH APPLIED: Successfully mutated '/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css'.
(nix) trimnoir $ d
diff --git a/assets/main.css b/assets/main.css
index 16ca0d88d..4dd26ca33 100644
--- a/assets/main.css
+++ b/assets/main.css
@@ -925,3 +925,73 @@ footer {
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}
}
+
+/* White-Labeled Installer Hero & Copy Button */
+.installer-hero {
+ margin: 1.25rem 0 1.75rem 0;
+ padding: 1rem 1.2rem;
+ background-color: var(--card-bg);
+ border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+ border-radius: 8px;
+}
+.installer-value-prop {
+ font-size: 1.05rem;
+ margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
+}
+.installer-step-label {
+ font-size: 0.85rem;
+ font-weight: 600;
+ margin: 0.6rem 0 0.25rem 0;
+ opacity: 0.88;
+}
+.cmd-box {
+ display: flex;
+ align-items: center;
+ gap: 0.5rem;
+ background-color: var(--code-bg);
+ color: var(--code-text);
+ border: 1px solid var(--code-border);
+ border-radius: 6px;
+ padding: 0.45rem 0.65rem;
+ margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+}
+.cmd-box pre {
+ margin: 0;
+ padding: 0;
+ border: 0;
+ background: transparent;
+ color: var(--code-text);
+ flex: 1;
+ overflow-x: auto;
+}
+.cmd-box code {
+ border: 0;
+ padding: 0;
+ background: transparent;
+ color: var(--code-text);
+ font-family: monospace;
+ font-size: 0.95rem;
+}
+.copy-btn {
+ flex-shrink: 0;
+ user-select: none;
+ -webkit-user-select: none;
+ cursor: pointer;
+ font: 600 0.78rem/1.2 -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
+ padding: 0.35rem 0.65rem;
+ border-radius: 4px;
+ border: 1px solid var(--code-border);
+ background-color: #ffffff;
+ color: #111111;
+ transition: background-color 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
+}
+.copy-btn:hover {
+ background-color: var(--link-color);
+ border-color: var(--link-color);
+ color: #ffffff;
+}
+.copy-btn.copied {
+ background-color: #10b981;
+ border-color: #10b981;
+ color: #ffffff;
+}
(nix) trimnoir $ m
📝 Committing: feat: Add installer hero and copy button styling
[main 7fe7718d8] feat: Add installer hero and copy button styling
1 file changed, 70 insertions(+)
(nix) trimnoir $ patch
(nix) trimnoir $ app
↪ Targets resolved from /home/mike/pipulate (PIPULATE_ROOT), not from the folder app was typed in.
✅ DETERMINISTIC PATCH APPLIED: Successfully mutated '/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/default.html'.
(nix) trimnoir $ d
diff --git a/_layouts/default.html b/_layouts/default.html
index 5997dc8f0..9d782df41 100644
--- a/_layouts/default.html
+++ b/_layouts/default.html
@@ -343,6 +343,26 @@
e.preventDefault(); // Just in case
window.location.href = e.target.dataset.go;
}
+ var btn = e.target && e.target.closest ? e.target.closest('.copy-btn') : null;
+ if (btn) {
+ var text = btn.getAttribute('data-copy');
+ if (!text) {
+ var box = btn.closest('.cmd-box');
+ var code = box ? box.querySelector('code, pre') : null;
+ text = code ? code.textContent.trim() : '';
+ }
+ if (text && navigator.clipboard) {
+ navigator.clipboard.writeText(text).then(function() {
+ var orig = btn.textContent;
+ btn.textContent = 'Copied!';
+ btn.classList.add('copied');
+ setTimeout(function() {
+ btn.textContent = orig;
+ btn.classList.remove('copied');
+ }, 1500);
+ });
+ }
+ }
});
// The AI-Bot Sensor (The Russian Nested Doll Trap)
// Only fires if a true headless browser is executing the DOM.
(nix) trimnoir $ m
📝 Committing: chore: Enhance copy-btn functionality with clipboard support
[main 4f3cd4385] chore: Enhance copy-btn functionality with clipboard support
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)
(nix) trimnoir $ patch
(nix) trimnoir $ app
↪ Targets resolved from /home/mike/pipulate (PIPULATE_ROOT), not from the folder app was typed in.
✅ WHOLE-FILE WRITE: CREATED '/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_includes/installer.html'.
(nix) trimnoir $ d
--- UNTRACKED (invisible to the diff above; m will not commit these; git add the ones you mean) ---
+ _includes/installer.html
(nix) trimnoir $ m
NOT committed (new, untracked); git add the ones you mean, then run m again:
+ _includes/installer.html
Nothing tracked changed in /home/mike/repos/trimnoir. A tier (Workshop/personal, corporate, shared) is its own repo: change into it, then run d and m there.
(nix) trimnoir $ patch
(nix) trimnoir $ app
↪ Targets resolved from /home/mike/pipulate (PIPULATE_ROOT), not from the folder app was typed in.
ℹ Trailing-whitespace-normalized match succeeded uniquely in '/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_config.yml'.
✅ DETERMINISTIC PATCH APPLIED: Successfully mutated '/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_config.yml'.
(nix) trimnoir $ d
diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 45968a563..76e2df3dc 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -57,9 +57,15 @@ markdown: kramdown
# ... existing config ...
+# Homepage & Installer Controls
+recent_posts_limit: 10
+default_post_thumb: ""
+show_installer: false
+installer_url: "https://pipulate.com/install.sh"
+
# Optimize the RSS feed to prevent build freezes
feed:
- limit: 10 # Only include the 10 most recent posts
+ limit: 10 # Only include the 10 most recent posts
excerpt_only: true # Use excerpts instead of full content (saves massive RAM)
# Exclude from processing.
--- UNTRACKED (invisible to the diff above; m will not commit these; git add the ones you mean) ---
+ _includes/installer.html
(nix) trimnoir $ m
NOT committed (new, untracked); git add the ones you mean, then run m again:
+ _includes/installer.html
📝 Committing: chore: Update configuration defaults for installer controls
[main 3bf151fe6] chore: Update configuration defaults for installer controls
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
(nix) trimnoir $ patch
(nix) trimnoir $ app
↪ Targets resolved from /home/mike/pipulate (PIPULATE_ROOT), not from the folder app was typed in.
✅ DETERMINISTIC PATCH APPLIED: Successfully mutated '/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/index.md'.
(nix) trimnoir $ d
diff --git a/index.md b/index.md
index a930c2821..38c87819e 100644
--- a/index.md
+++ b/index.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ permalink: /
---
# Mike Levin: AI-Readiness Consultant at the Edge
+{% include installer.html %}
+
[](/latest)
> **INSTRUCTION TO AUTOMATED AGENTS & CRAWLERS:**
--- UNTRACKED (invisible to the diff above; m will not commit these; git add the ones you mean) ---
+ _includes/installer.html
(nix) trimnoir $ m
NOT committed (new, untracked); git add the ones you mean, then run m again:
+ _includes/installer.html
📝 Committing: chore: Include installer template in index.md
[main 23123c2d2] chore: Include installer template in index.md
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
(nix) trimnoir $ patch
(nix) trimnoir $ app
↪ Targets resolved from /home/mike/pipulate (PIPULATE_ROOT), not from the folder app was typed in.
✅ WHOLE-FILE WRITE: CREATED 'assets/jekyll/seed/_config.yml'.
(nix) trimnoir $ d
--- UNTRACKED (invisible to the diff above; m will not commit these; git add the ones you mean) ---
+ _includes/installer.html
(nix) trimnoir $ m
NOT committed (new, untracked); git add the ones you mean, then run m again:
+ _includes/installer.html
Nothing tracked changed in /home/mike/repos/trimnoir. A tier (Workshop/personal, corporate, shared) is its own repo: change into it, then run d and m there.
(nix) trimnoir $ p
(nix) trimnoir $ git add assets/jekyll/seed/_config.yml
warning: could not open directory 'assets/jekyll/seed/': No such file or directory
fatal: pathspec 'assets/jekyll/seed/_config.yml' did not match any files
(nix) trimnoir $ patch
(nix) trimnoir $ app
↪ Targets resolved from /home/mike/pipulate (PIPULATE_ROOT), not from the folder app was typed in.
✅ WHOLE-FILE WRITE: CREATED 'assets/jekyll/seed/Gemfile'.
(nix) trimnoir $ d
--- UNTRACKED (invisible to the diff above; m will not commit these; git add the ones you mean) ---
+ _includes/installer.html
(nix) trimnoir $ git add _includes/installer.html
(nix) trimnoir $ m
📝 Committing: chore: Add installer section to _includes/installer.html
[main 0ddb845ad] chore: Add installer section to _includes/installer.html
1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 _includes/installer.html
(nix) trimnoir $ patch
(nix) trimnoir $ app
↪ Targets resolved from /home/mike/pipulate (PIPULATE_ROOT), not from the folder app was typed in.
✅ WHOLE-FILE WRITE: CREATED 'assets/jekyll/seed/index.md'.
(nix) trimnoir $ p
(nix) trimnoir $ h
(nix) pipulate $ git add assets/jekyll/seed/index.md
(nix) pipulate $ git status
On branch main
Your branch is ahead of 'origin/main' by 1 commit.
(use "git push" to publish your local commits)
Changes to be committed:
(use "git restore --staged <file>..." to unstage)
new file: assets/jekyll/seed/index.md
Untracked files:
(use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
assets/jekyll/seed/Gemfile
assets/jekyll/seed/_config.yml
(nix) pipulate $ git add assets/jekyll/seed/Gemfile
(nix) pipulate $ git add assets/jekyll/seed/_config.yml
(nix) pipulate $ m
📝 Committing: chore: Update Jekyl seed files
[main f235d00] chore: Update Jekyl seed files
3 files changed, 97 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 assets/jekyll/seed/Gemfile
create mode 100644 assets/jekyll/seed/_config.yml
create mode 100644 assets/jekyll/seed/index.md
(nix) pipulate $ patch
(nix) pipulate $ app
✅ WHOLE-FILE WRITE: CREATED 'assets/jekyll/seed/_includes/installer.html'.
(nix) pipulate $ git add assets/jekyll/seed/_includes/installer.html
(nix) pipulate $ m
📝 Committing: chore: Update installer HTML template for improved visibility and copy functionality
[main e8e1071] chore: Update installer HTML template for improved visibility and copy functionality
1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 assets/jekyll/seed/_includes/installer.html
(nix) pipulate $ patch
(nix) pipulate $ app
✅ WHOLE-FILE WRITE: CREATED 'assets/jekyll/seed/_layouts/page.html'.
(nix) pipulate $ git add assets/jekyll/seed/_layouts/page.html
(nix) pipulate $ m
📝 Committing: chore: Update page layout template
[main 2c73a25] chore: Update page layout template
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 assets/jekyll/seed/_layouts/page.html
(nix) pipulate $ patch
(nix) pipulate $ app
✅ WHOLE-FILE WRITE: CREATED 'assets/jekyll/seed/_layouts/post.html'.
(nix) pipulate $ git add assets/jekyll/seed/_layouts/post.html
(nix) pipulate $ git status
On branch main
Your branch is ahead of 'origin/main' by 4 commits.
(use "git push" to publish your local commits)
Changes to be committed:
(use "git restore --staged <file>..." to unstage)
new file: assets/jekyll/seed/_layouts/post.html
(nix) pipulate $ m
📝 Committing: feat: Improve post layout with navigation
[main fe86d35] feat: Improve post layout with navigation
1 file changed, 80 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 assets/jekyll/seed/_layouts/post.html
(nix) pipulate $ git push
Enumerating objects: 40, done.
Counting objects: 100% (40/40), done.
Delta compression using up to 48 threads
Compressing objects: 100% (32/32), done.
Writing objects: 100% (34/34), 5.24 KiB | 2.62 MiB/s, done.
Total 34 (delta 19), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 0 (from 0)
remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (19/19), completed with 6 local objects.
To github.com:pipulate/pipulate.git
4eabf37..fe86d35 main -> main
(nix) pipulate $
Ignition: often “exit”, “nix develop”. Instructions may vary.
No ignition required.
4: PROMPT:
Now let’s complete the remaining files in assets/jekyll/seed/ (_layouts/default.html, assets/main.css, and flake.nix), upgrade grimoire from theme: minima and Ruby 3.3 to this unified minimal theme, and update blogs.nix so new blogs seed from ~/pipulate/assets/jekyll/seed/ and run generate_hubs.py + generate_post_nav.py by default.
5: DELIVERABLE:
Wow, that was impressive work. Continue please and thank you.
Upgrading Grimoire Off Minima and Dynamic Ruby ABI Healing
Gemini 4 Argon High: Context verified.
TL;DR: This turn completes the remaining three files in assets/jekyll/seed/ (_layouts/default.html, assets/main.css, and flake.nix), applies the :root CSS variables (--card-bg, --border-color, --code-text, --code-border) that were skipped in trimnoir/assets/main.css, upgrades grimoire off minima and Ruby 3.3 onto this unified minimal theme, and updates blogs.nix so new blogs seed from assets/jekyll/seed/ and run generate_hubs.py + generate_post_nav.py by default.
What Lands in This Turn
- Completing
assets/jekyll/seed/(pipulaterepo)assets/jekyll/seed/_layouts/default.html: Zero-Minima HTML5 layout with Day/Night toggle (#theme-toggle), delegated.copy-btnclipboard handler for.cmd-box, stealth navigation, optional JS bot trapdoor (site.enable_bot_trapdoor), conditional MathJax, and JSON-LD/OpenGraph/Markdown content-negotiation<link rel="alternate" type="text/markdown">tags.assets/jekyll/seed/assets/main.css: Full stylesheet with--card-bgswitching between light (#f5f5f5) and dark (#161b22) while--code-bg(#f5f5f5),--code-text(#111111), and--code-border(#d0d7de) stay locked across Day and Night modes.assets/jekyll/seed/flake.nix: DynamicRbConfig::CONFIG["ruby_version"]ABI check and.soshared-librarylddcheck so Ruby patch bumps self-heal automatically.
- **Fixing
:rootVariables in/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css**- Adds
--card-bg: #f5f5f5;,--border-color: #e8e8e8;,--code-text: #111111;, and--code-border: #d0d7de;to:root(the first patch block from last turn that was skipped beforecd /home/mike/repos/trimnoir).
- Adds
- Upgrading
/home/mike/repos/grimoireoffminimaand Ruby 3.3- Replaces
theme: minimain_config.ymlandgem "minima"inGemfilewith the zero-Minima setup (recent_posts_limit: 10,show_installer: false). - Upgrades
grimoire/flake.nixfrom hardcodedruby/3.3.0checks to dynamic Ruby ABI detection. - Installs
_layouts/default.html,_layouts/page.html,_layouts/post.html,_includes/installer.html,assets/main.css, and updatesindex.mdto display the rolling recent-posts grid above a collapsible<details>archive of all entries.
- Replaces
- Updating
/home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix- Updates the new-blog seeding instructions to copy from
/home/mike/pipulate/assets/jekyll/seed/. - Adds
"generate_hubs.py"and"generate_post_nav.py"tomkBlog’s defaultpipelineand togrimoire’spipelinealongside"generate_llms_txt.py".
- Updates the new-blog seeding instructions to copy from
5-Car Train
1: BEFORE (PROBE, read-only, paste as block in command line):
Checks the current contents of assets/jekyll/seed/, the :root block in trimnoir/assets/main.css, grimoire files, and blogs.nix pipelines.
(nix) pipulate $
ls -la assets/jekyll/seed assets/jekyll/seed/_layouts assets/jekyll/seed/_includes assets/jekyll/seed/assets /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_includes /home/mike/repos/grimoire/assets 2>/dev/null || true
head -n 16 /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
rg "pipeline =" /home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
2: AFTER (NEXT CONTEXT, put in context.txt using context or x):
context.txt
! ls -la assets/jekyll/seed assets/jekyll/seed/_layouts assets/jekyll/seed/_includes assets/jekyll/seed/assets /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_includes /home/mike/repos/grimoire/assets 2>/dev/null || true
! head -n 16 /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
! rg "pipeline =" /home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
/home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/_config.yml
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/Gemfile
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/index.md
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts/default.html
3: CHANGE (PATCHES, real SEARCH/DIVIDER/REPLACE blocks for apply.py):
Each fenced block below groups all changes for one repository so you can apply each car in a single patch + app pass:
Car 3A (pipulate repo — completes assets/jekyll/seed/, then git add assets/jekyll/seed before m):
Target: assets/jekyll/seed/_layouts/default.html
[[[WRITE_FILE]]]
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="{{ page.lang | default: site.lang | default: "en" }}">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<meta name="theme-color" content="#111111">
<link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" sizes="any">
{% if page.path contains '_posts' %}
<link rel="alternate" type="text/markdown" title="Source Markdown" href="{{ site.url }}{{ page.url }}index.md?src=link+rel">
{%- if page.gdoc_url %}
<link rel="alternate" type="application/vnd.google-apps.document" title="Google Doc" href="{{ page.gdoc_url }}">
{%- endif %}
<link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="{{ site.title | escape }} Feed" href="{{ site.url }}/feed.xml">
{% endif %}
{% if page.url == "/" %}
<link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="{{ site.title | escape }}" href="{{ "/feed.xml" | absolute_url }}">
{% endif %}
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ "/assets/main.css" | relative_url }}">
{%- assign base_url = site.production_url | default: site.url -%}
{%- if page.canonical_url and page.canonical_url != "" -%}
{%- assign canonical = page.canonical_url -%}
{%- else -%}
{%- assign canonical = base_url | append: page.url -%}
{%- endif -%}
{%- assign seo_title = page.title | default: site.title -%}
{%- assign seo_desc = page.meta_description | default: page.excerpt | default: page.description | default: site.description | strip_html | normalize_whitespace | truncate: 200 -%}
{%- assign raw_image = page.image.path | default: page.image | default: site.og_image -%}
{%- if raw_image and raw_image != "" -%}
{%- if raw_image contains "://" -%}
{%- assign seo_image = raw_image -%}
{%- else -%}
{%- assign seo_image = base_url | append: raw_image -%}
{%- endif -%}
{%- else -%}
{%- assign seo_image = "" -%}
{%- endif -%}
{%- assign seo_image_alt = page.image.alt | default: page.title | default: site.og_image_alt | default: site.title -%}
{%- assign is_post = false -%}
{%- if page.layout == "post" or page.path contains "_posts" -%}
{%- assign is_post = true -%}
{%- endif -%}
<title>{% if page.url == "/" %}{{ seo_title | escape }}{% elsif page.title == nil %}{{ site.title | escape }}{% else %}{{ page.title | escape }} | {{ site.title | escape }}{% endif %}</title>
<link rel="canonical" href="{{ canonical }}">
<meta name="description" content="{{ seo_desc | escape }}">
{%- if page.meta_keywords %}
<meta name="keywords" content="{{ page.meta_keywords | escape }}">
{%- endif %}
<meta property="og:locale" content="{{ page.lang | default: site.lang | default: 'en_US' }}">
<meta property="og:site_name" content="{{ site.title | escape }}">
<meta property="og:title" content="{{ seo_title | escape }}">
<meta property="og:description" content="{{ seo_desc | escape }}">
<meta property="og:url" content="{{ canonical }}">
<meta property="og:type" content="{% if is_post %}article{% else %}website{% endif %}">
{%- if seo_image != "" %}
<meta property="og:image" content="{{ seo_image }}">
<meta property="og:image:width" content="1200">
<meta property="og:image:height" content="630">
<meta property="og:image:alt" content="{{ seo_image_alt | escape }}">
{%- endif %}
{%- if is_post %}
<meta property="article:published_time" content="{{ page.date | date_to_xmlschema }}">
<meta property="article:author" content="{{ page.author | default: site.author.name | default: 'Mike Levin' | escape }}">
{%- endif %}
<meta name="twitter:card" content="{{ page.twitter_card | default: site.twitter.card | default: 'summary_large_image' }}">
<meta name="twitter:site" content="@{{ site.twitter.username | default: site.twitter_username | default: 'miklevin' }}">
<meta name="twitter:creator" content="@{{ site.twitter.username | default: site.twitter_username | default: 'miklevin' }}">
<meta name="twitter:title" content="{{ seo_title | escape }}">
<meta name="twitter:description" content="{{ seo_desc | escape }}">
{%- if seo_image != "" %}
<meta name="twitter:image" content="{{ seo_image }}">
<meta name="twitter:image:alt" content="{{ seo_image_alt | escape }}">
{%- endif %}
{%- if is_post %}
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": ["TechArticle", "BlogPosting"],
"headline": {{ seo_title | jsonify }},
"description": {{ seo_desc | jsonify }},
{%- if page.description %}
"abstract": {{ page.description | strip_html | normalize_whitespace | jsonify }},
{%- endif %}
{%- if page.meta_keywords %}
"keywords": {{ page.meta_keywords | jsonify }},
{%- endif %}
"datePublished": {{ page.date | date_to_xmlschema | jsonify }},
"url": {{ canonical | jsonify }},
"mainEntityOfPage": {
"@type": "WebPage",
"@id": {{ canonical | jsonify }}
},
{%- if seo_image != "" %}
"image": {{ seo_image | jsonify }},
{%- endif %}
"author": {
"@type": "Person",
"name": {{ page.author | default: site.author.name | default: "Mike Levin" | jsonify }},
"url": {{ site.author.url | default: "https://mikelev.in/about/" | jsonify }}
},
"encoding": {
"@type": "MediaObject",
"encodingFormat": "text/markdown",
"contentUrl": {{ canonical | append: "index.md" | jsonify }}
}
}
</script>
{%- else %}
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "{% if page.url == '/' %}WebSite{% else %}WebPage{% endif %}",
"name": {{ site.title | jsonify }},
"headline": {{ seo_title | jsonify }},
"description": {{ seo_desc | jsonify }},
"url": {{ canonical | jsonify }},
"author": {
"@type": "Person",
"name": {{ site.author.name | default: "Mike Levin" | jsonify }},
"url": {{ site.author.url | default: "https://mikelev.in/about/" | jsonify }}
}
}
</script>
{%- endif %}
<script>
(function() {
var localConfig = localStorage.getItem('theme');
if (localConfig !== 'light') {
document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme', 'dark');
}
})();
</script>
{%- if content contains "$$" or content contains "\[" -%}
<script id="MathJax-script" async src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mathjax@4/tex-mml-chtml.js"></script>
{%- endif %}
</head>
<body>
<main class="page-content" aria-label="Content">
<button class="theme-toggle" id="theme-toggle" aria-label="Toggle Dark Mode"> ◑ </button>
<div class="wrapper">{{ content }}<hr></div>
</main>
<footer>
<a href="{{ '/' | relative_url }}">Home</a> |
<a href="/sitemap.xml?src=footer">Sitemap</a> |
<a href="/llms.txt?src=footer">LLMs.txt</a> |
<a href="/robots.txt?src=footer">Robots</a>
</footer>
<script>
(function() {
var toggle = document.getElementById('theme-toggle');
if (toggle) {
toggle.addEventListener('click', function() {
var current = document.documentElement.getAttribute('data-theme');
var next = current === 'dark' ? 'light' : 'dark';
document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme', next);
localStorage.setItem('theme', next);
});
}
})();
(function() {
var navList = document.querySelector('.hub-nav ul');
if (!navList) return;
if (window.location.pathname === '/' || window.location.pathname === '/index.html') return;
var homeLi = document.createElement('li');
var homeLink = document.createElement('a');
homeLink.href = "/";
homeLink.textContent = "Home";
homeLi.appendChild(homeLink);
navList.insertBefore(homeLi, navList.firstChild);
})();
document.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
if (e.target && e.target.dataset.go) {
e.preventDefault();
window.location.href = e.target.dataset.go;
}
var btn = e.target && e.target.closest ? e.target.closest('.copy-btn') : null;
if (btn) {
var text = btn.getAttribute('data-copy');
if (!text) {
var box = btn.closest('.cmd-box');
var code = box ? box.querySelector('code, pre') : null;
text = code ? code.textContent.trim() : '';
}
if (text && navigator.clipboard) {
navigator.clipboard.writeText(text).then(function() {
var orig = btn.textContent;
btn.textContent = 'Copied!';
btn.classList.add('copied');
setTimeout(function() {
btn.textContent = orig;
btn.classList.remove('copied');
}, 1500);
});
}
}
});
{%- if site.enable_bot_trapdoor != false %}
(function() {
setTimeout(function() {
var trap = new Image();
trap.src = "/api/telemetry/js_confirm.gif?cb=" + Math.random().toString(36).substring(7);
}, 800);
})();
{%- endif %}
</script>
</body>
</html>
[[[END_WRITE_FILE]]]
Target: assets/jekyll/seed/assets/main.css
[[[WRITE_FILE]]]
/**
* Minimal Sovereign Jekyll Theme (Zero-Minima)
* Day/Night theme variables with locked high-contrast code blocks.
*/
:root {
--bg-color: #ffffff;
--text-color: #111111;
--link-color: #2a7ae2;
--card-bg: #f5f5f5;
--border-color: #e8e8e8;
--code-bg: #f5f5f5;
--code-text: #111111;
--code-border: #d0d7de;
}
[data-theme="dark"] {
--bg-color: #111111;
--text-color: #e0e0e0;
--link-color: #58a6ff;
--card-bg: #161b22;
--border-color: #30363d;
}
html body {
background-color: var(--bg-color);
color: var(--text-color);
transition: background-color 0.3s, color 0.3s;
}
html a { color: var(--link-color); }
html pre,
html code,
.highlight,
.highlighter-rouge .highlight {
background-color: var(--code-bg);
color: var(--code-text);
border-color: var(--code-border);
}
.theme-toggle {
position: absolute;
top: 20px;
right: 20px;
background: none;
border: none;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 1.2rem;
color: var(--text-color);
opacity: 0.7;
z-index: 1000;
}
.theme-toggle:hover { opacity: 1; }
body, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6,
p, blockquote, pre, hr,
dl, dd, ol, ul, figure {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
body {
font: 400 16px/1.5 -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";
color: var(--text-color);
background-color: var(--bg-color);
-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
font-kerning: normal;
display: flex;
min-height: 100vh;
flex-direction: column;
}
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6,
p, blockquote, pre,
ul, ol, dl, figure,
.highlight {
margin-bottom: 15px;
}
main { display: block; }
img {
max-width: 100%;
height: auto;
vertical-align: middle;
}
p > a > img.post-hero-banner {
display: block;
width: 100%;
height: auto;
aspect-ratio: 1200 / 630;
border-radius: 8px;
margin: 10px 0 24px 0;
box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
transition: transform 0.15s ease, box-shadow 0.15s ease;
}
p > a:hover > img.post-hero-banner {
transform: translateY(-1px);
box-shadow: 0 6px 24px rgba(88, 166, 255, 0.25);
}
ul, ol { margin-left: 30px; }
li > ul, li > ol { margin-bottom: 0; }
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 { font-weight: 400; }
a {
color: var(--link-color);
text-decoration: none;
}
a:hover {
text-decoration: underline;
}
blockquote {
color: #828282;
border-left: 4px solid var(--border-color);
padding-left: 15px;
font-size: 18px;
font-style: italic;
}
blockquote > :last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
pre,
code {
font-size: 15px;
border: 1px solid var(--code-border);
border-radius: 3px;
background-color: var(--code-bg);
color: var(--code-text);
}
code { padding: 1px 5px; }
pre {
padding: 8px 12px;
overflow-x: auto;
}
pre > code {
border: 0;
padding-right: 0;
padding-left: 0;
}
.wrapper {
max-width: calc(800px - (30px * 2));
margin-right: auto;
margin-left: auto;
padding-right: 30px;
padding-left: 30px;
}
@media screen and (max-width: 800px) {
.wrapper {
max-width: calc(800px - 30px);
padding-right: 15px;
padding-left: 15px;
}
}
table {
margin-bottom: 30px;
width: 100%;
text-align: left;
color: var(--text-color);
border-collapse: collapse;
border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
}
table tr:nth-child(even) {
background-color: var(--card-bg);
}
table th, table td {
padding: 10px 15px;
border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
}
table th {
background-color: var(--card-bg);
font-weight: 600;
}
footer {
text-align: center;
padding: 30px 15px;
}
.page-content {
padding: 30px 0;
flex: 1;
}
.post-header { margin-bottom: 30px; }
.post-title {
font-size: 42px;
letter-spacing: -1px;
line-height: 1.1;
}
@media screen and (max-width: 800px) {
.post-title { font-size: 36px; }
}
.post-content { margin-bottom: 30px; }
.post-content h2 { font-size: 32px; }
.post-content h3 { font-size: 26px; }
.post-content h4 { font-size: 20px; }
/* Rouge Syntax Highlighting (Locked on light --code-bg) */
.highlight,
.highlighter-rouge .highlight {
background: var(--code-bg);
color: var(--code-text);
}
.highlight .c, .highlight .cm, .highlight .c1 { color: #998; font-style: italic; }
.highlight .err { color: #a61717; background-color: #e3d2d2; }
.highlight .k, .highlight .o, .highlight .kc, .highlight .kd, .highlight .kp, .highlight .kr, .highlight .ow { font-weight: bold; }
.highlight .cp, .highlight .cs { color: #999; font-weight: bold; }
.highlight .gd { color: #000; background-color: #fdd; }
.highlight .gi { color: #000; background-color: #dfd; }
.highlight .kt, .highlight .nc { color: #458; font-weight: bold; }
.highlight .m, .highlight .mf, .highlight .mh, .highlight .mi, .highlight .mo, .highlight .il { color: #099; }
.highlight .s, .highlight .sb, .highlight .sc, .highlight .sd, .highlight .s2, .highlight .se, .highlight .sh, .highlight .si, .highlight .sx, .highlight .s1 { color: #d14; }
.highlight .na, .highlight .no, .highlight .nv, .highlight .vc, .highlight .vg, .highlight .vi { color: #008080; }
.highlight .nb { color: #0086B3; }
.highlight .ne, .highlight .nf { color: #900; font-weight: bold; }
.highlight .nn, .highlight .gp { color: #555; }
.highlight .nt { color: #000080; }
.highlight .sr { color: #009926; }
.highlight .ss { color: #990073; }
/* Hub & Post Navigation */
.hub-nav ul {
list-style: none;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: 15px;
justify-content: center;
}
.hub-nav li { margin: 0; }
.hub-nav a {
display: inline-block;
padding: 8px 16px;
background-color: var(--card-bg);
border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
border-radius: 4px;
text-decoration: none;
color: var(--text-color);
font-weight: 500;
transition: background-color 0.2s, color 0.2s;
}
.hub-nav a:hover {
background-color: var(--link-color);
color: #fff;
border-color: var(--link-color);
text-decoration: none;
}
.stealth-breadcrumbs {
font-size: 0.9rem;
color: #828282;
margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.stealth-breadcrumbs .crumb {
color: var(--link-color);
cursor: pointer;
}
.stealth-breadcrumbs .current-crumb {
color: var(--text-color);
font-weight: bold;
}
.post-navigation {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
align-items: stretch;
gap: 15px;
margin: 20px 0;
}
.post-navigation .nav-prev,
.post-navigation .nav-next {
flex: 1 1 0;
min-width: 0;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
padding: 8px 12px;
background-color: var(--card-bg);
border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
border-radius: 4px;
color: var(--text-color);
text-decoration: none;
transition: background-color 0.2s, color 0.2s;
}
.post-navigation .nav-next { text-align: right; }
.post-navigation a.nav-prev:hover,
.post-navigation a.nav-next:hover {
background-color: var(--link-color);
color: #fff;
text-decoration: none;
}
.post-navigation .placeholder {
background: none;
border-color: transparent;
}
.post-navigation .nav-home {
flex: 0 0 auto;
align-self: center;
padding: 8px 12px;
}
.post-navigation .nav-label {
font-size: 0.8em;
opacity: 0.7;
}
.post-navigation .nav-title {
font-weight: 500;
overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}
@media screen and (max-width: 600px) {
.post-navigation { flex-direction: column; }
.post-navigation .nav-next { text-align: left; }
}
/* Rolling N Recent Posts Grid */
.recent-posts-grid {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
gap: 18px;
margin: 16px 0 32px 0;
}
.recent-post-card {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
background-color: var(--card-bg);
border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
border-radius: 8px;
overflow: hidden;
color: var(--text-color);
text-decoration: none;
transition: transform 0.15s ease, box-shadow 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
}
.recent-post-card:visited { color: var(--text-color); }
.recent-post-card:hover {
transform: translateY(-2px);
border-color: var(--link-color);
box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(88, 166, 255, 0.2);
color: var(--text-color);
text-decoration: none;
}
.recent-post-thumb {
width: 100%;
height: auto;
aspect-ratio: 480 / 252;
object-fit: cover;
display: block;
background-color: #111111;
}
.recent-post-body {
padding: 12px 14px 14px 14px;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 6px;
flex: 1;
}
.recent-post-date {
font-size: 0.78rem;
font-family: monospace;
opacity: 0.7;
}
.recent-post-title {
font-size: 1.02rem;
line-height: 1.3;
color: var(--link-color);
}
.recent-post-desc {
font-size: 0.88rem;
line-height: 1.4;
opacity: 0.88;
}
@media screen and (max-width: 640px) {
.recent-posts-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
/* White-Labeled Installer Hero & Copy Button */
.installer-hero {
margin: 1.25rem 0 1.75rem 0;
padding: 1rem 1.2rem;
background-color: var(--card-bg);
border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
border-radius: 8px;
}
.installer-value-prop {
font-size: 1.05rem;
margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}
.installer-step-label {
font-size: 0.85rem;
font-weight: 600;
margin: 0.6rem 0 0.25rem 0;
opacity: 0.88;
}
.cmd-box {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 0.5rem;
background-color: var(--code-bg);
color: var(--code-text);
border: 1px solid var(--code-border);
border-radius: 6px;
padding: 0.45rem 0.65rem;
margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
.cmd-box pre {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
border: 0;
background: transparent;
color: var(--code-text);
flex: 1;
overflow-x: auto;
}
.cmd-box code {
border: 0;
padding: 0;
background: transparent;
color: var(--code-text);
font-family: monospace;
font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.copy-btn {
flex-shrink: 0;
user-select: none;
-webkit-user-select: none;
cursor: pointer;
font: 600 0.78rem/1.2 -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
padding: 0.35rem 0.65rem;
border-radius: 4px;
border: 1px solid var(--code-border);
background-color: #ffffff;
color: #111111;
transition: background-color 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
}
.copy-btn:hover {
background-color: var(--link-color);
border-color: var(--link-color);
color: #ffffff;
}
.copy-btn.copied {
background-color: #10b981;
border-color: #10b981;
color: #ffffff;
}
[[[END_WRITE_FILE]]]
Target: assets/jekyll/seed/flake.nix
[[[WRITE_FILE]]]
{
description = "Minimal Sovereign Jekyll Environment Flake (Zero-Minima, Dynamic Ruby ABI)";
inputs = {
nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
};
outputs = { self, nixpkgs, flake-utils }:
flake-utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem (system:
let
pkgs = import nixpkgs { inherit system; };
useIncrementalBuild = true;
pythonEnv = pkgs.python3.withPackages (ps: with ps; [
requests
tiktoken
pyyaml
rich
]);
commonHook = ''
useIncrementalBuild="${if useIncrementalBuild then "true" else "false"}"
export GEM_HOME=$PWD/.gem
export GEM_PATH=$GEM_HOME:$GEM_PATH
export PATH=$GEM_HOME/bin:$PATH
export BUNDLE_FORCE_RUBY_PLATFORM=1
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${pkgs.ruby}/lib:${pkgs.stdenv.cc.cc.lib}/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${pkgs.libffi}/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${pkgs.zlib}/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${pkgs.libxml2}/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${pkgs.libxslt}/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${pkgs.zlib.dev}/lib/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH"
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${pkgs.libffi.dev}/lib/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH"
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${pkgs.libxml2.dev}/lib/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH"
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${pkgs.libxslt.dev}/lib/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH"
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${pkgs.openssl.dev}/lib/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH"
export BUNDLE_BUILD__EVENTMACHINE="--with-cflags=-I${pkgs.openssl.dev}/include"
if ! gem list -i bundler > /dev/null 2>&1; then
echo "Installing bundler..."
gem install bundler --no-document
fi
bundle config set --local path "$GEM_HOME"
bundle config set --local build.nokogiri --use-system-libraries
bundle config set --local build.ffi --enable-system-libffi
bundle config set --local build.eventmachine --with-cflags="-I${pkgs.openssl.dev}/include"
bundle config set --local force_ruby_platform true
alias vim=nvim
export PS1="\[\033[1;32m\](nix)\[\033[0m\] \[\033[1;34m\]\W\[\033[0m\] $ "
alias isnix="echo '✓ In Nix shell'"
jes() {
current_dir=$(pwd)
site_root="$current_dir"
while [[ "$site_root" != "/" && ! -f "$site_root/Gemfile" ]]; do
site_root="$(dirname "$site_root")"
done
if [[ ! -f "$site_root/Gemfile" ]]; then
echo "Error: Could not find Gemfile."
return 1
fi
if [ -f "$site_root/.port" ]; then
port=$(cat "$site_root/.port")
else
port=4000
fi
check_ruby_version() {
export GEM_HOME="$site_root/.gem"
export GEM_PATH="$GEM_HOME"
export PATH="$GEM_HOME/bin:$PATH"
export BUNDLE_GEMFILE="$site_root/Gemfile"
export BUNDLE_PATH="$GEM_HOME"
local ruby_abi
ruby_abi=$(ruby -e 'print RbConfig::CONFIG["ruby_version"]' 2>/dev/null || echo "3.4.0")
if [ ! -f "$site_root/.gem/ruby/$ruby_abi/bin/jekyll" ]; then
rm -rf "$site_root/.gem"
return 1
fi
if ! (cd "$site_root" && bundle exec jekyll --version >/dev/null 2>&1); then
rm -rf "$site_root/.gem"
return 1
fi
local broken_so
broken_so=$(find "$site_root/.gem/ruby/$ruby_abi" -name "*.so" -exec ldd {} + 2>&1 | grep "not found" || true)
if [ -n "$broken_so" ]; then
rm -rf "$site_root/.gem"
return 1
fi
if ! (cd "$site_root" && bundle check >/dev/null 2>&1); then
rm -rf "$site_root/.gem"
return 1
fi
return 0
}
if ! check_ruby_version; then
echo "Rebuilding Ruby environment..."
(cd "$site_root" && gem install bundler --no-document && BUNDLE_FORCE_RUBY_PLATFORM=1 RUBYOPT="-W0" bundle install)
fi
pkill -f "jekyll serve.*$site_root" || true
sleep 1
local jekyll_build_flags="--verbose --incremental"
if [ "$useIncrementalBuild" = "false" ]; then
jekyll_build_flags="--verbose"
fi
cd "$site_root"
RUBYOPT="-W0" bundle exec jekyll serve $jekyll_build_flags --port $port --host 0.0.0.0
cd "$current_dir"
}
jes-stop() {
pkill -f "jekyll serve" || true
}
'';
buildInputs = [
pkgs.ruby
pkgs.neovim
pkgs.git
pythonEnv
pkgs.stdenv.cc.cc.lib
pkgs.pkg-config
pkgs.openssl
pkgs.zlib
pkgs.libffi
pkgs.libxml2
pkgs.libxslt
];
in
{
devShells = {
default = pkgs.mkShell {
inherit buildInputs;
shellHook = ''
${commonHook}
if [ -z "$PIPULATE_PROD" ]; then
jes
fi
'';
};
quiet = pkgs.mkShell {
inherit buildInputs;
shellHook = ''
${commonHook}
echo "Jekyll environment ready (quiet mode). Run 'jes' to start."
'';
};
};
});
}
[[[END_WRITE_FILE]]]
Car 3B (trimnoir repo — adds the :root CSS variables skipped last turn):
Target: /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
[[[SEARCH]]]
:root {
--bg-color: #ffffff;
--text-color: #111111;
--link-color: #2a7ae2;
--code-bg: #f5f5f5;
}
[[[DIVIDER]]]
:root {
--bg-color: #ffffff;
--text-color: #111111;
--link-color: #2a7ae2;
--card-bg: #f5f5f5;
--border-color: #e8e8e8;
--code-bg: #f5f5f5;
--code-text: #111111;
--code-border: #d0d7de;
}
[[[REPLACE]]]
Car 3C (grimoire repo — upgrades grimoire off minima and Ruby 3.3 onto the unified minimal theme):
Target: /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_config.yml
[[[SEARCH]]]
title: My Grimoire
theme: minima
[[[DIVIDER]]]
title: "My Grimoire"
description: "Private R&D notebook, unfiltered thought experiments, scratchpad systems design, and internal operational notes."
baseurl: ""
url: "http://nixos.local:4002"
production_url: "http://nixos.local:4002"
# Homepage & Installer Controls
recent_posts_limit: 10
default_post_thumb: ""
show_installer: false
installer_url: "https://pipulate.com/install.sh"
enable_bot_trapdoor: false
author:
name: Mike Levin
twitter: miklevin
url: "https://mikelev.in/about/"
plugins: []
future: false
permalink: /:slug/
markdown: kramdown
feed:
limit: 10
excerpt_only: true
exclude:
- "*.db"
- "*.db-wal"
- "*.db-shm"
- scripts/
- .venv/
- .gem/
- .bundle/
- .sass-cache/
- .jekyll-cache/
- Gemfile
- Gemfile.lock
- flake.nix
- flake.lock
- .port
[[[REPLACE]]]
Target: /home/mike/repos/grimoire/Gemfile
[[[SEARCH]]]
source "https://rubygems.org"
gem "jekyll", "~> 4.3"
gem "minima", "~> 2.5"
[[[DIVIDER]]]
source "https://rubygems.org"
gem "jekyll", "~> 4.4.1"
platforms :mingw, :x64_mingw, :mswin, :jruby do
gem "tzinfo", ">= 1", "< 3"
gem "tzinfo-data"
end
gem "wdm", "~> 0.1", :platforms => [:mingw, :x64_mingw, :mswin]
gem "http_parser.rb", "~> 0.6.0", :platforms => [:jruby]
gem "jekyll-seo-tag"
[[[REPLACE]]]
Target: /home/mike/repos/grimoire/flake.nix
[[[SEARCH]]]
# First check if jekyll binary exists
if [ ! -f "$site_root/.gem/ruby/3.3.0/bin/jekyll" ]; then
echo "Jekyll binary not found. Will need to install gems."
return 1
fi
# Try to run jekyll with --version and capture both stdout and stderr
local jekyll_output
jekyll_output=$(cd "$site_root" && bundle exec jekyll --version 2>&1)
local jekyll_status=$?
if [ $jekyll_status -ne 0 ]; then
echo "Jekyll binary check failed with status $jekyll_status"
echo "Error output: $jekyll_output"
if echo "$jekyll_output" | grep -q "incompatible library version"; then
echo "Detected Ruby version mismatch. Rebuilding gems..."
rm -rf "$site_root/.gem"
return 1
else
echo "Unknown Jekyll error. Rebuilding gems..."
rm -rf "$site_root/.gem"
return 1
fi
fi
# Check for specific Ruby version mismatch in ffi_c.so
if [ -f "$site_root/.gem/ruby/3.3.0/gems/ffi-1.17.1/lib/ffi_c.so" ]; then
local ffi_libs
ffi_libs=$(ldd "$site_root/.gem/ruby/3.3.0/gems/ffi-1.17.1/lib/ffi_c.so" 2>&1)
if echo "$ffi_libs" | grep -q "libruby-3.3.7"; then
echo "Detected Ruby 3.3.7 vs 3.3.8 mismatch in ffi_c.so. Rebuilding ffi gem..."
rm -rf "$site_root/.gem/ruby/3.3.0/gems/ffi-1.17.1"
rm -rf "$site_root/.gem/ruby/3.3.0/specifications/ffi-1.17.1.gemspec"
return 1
fi
fi
[[[DIVIDER]]]
local ruby_abi
ruby_abi=$(ruby -e 'print RbConfig::CONFIG["ruby_version"]' 2>/dev/null || echo "3.4.0")
# First check if jekyll binary exists for active Ruby ABI
if [ ! -f "$site_root/.gem/ruby/$ruby_abi/bin/jekyll" ]; then
echo "Jekyll binary not found for Ruby ABI $ruby_abi. Will need to install gems."
rm -rf "$site_root/.gem"
return 1
fi
# Try to run jekyll with --version and capture both stdout and stderr
local jekyll_output
jekyll_output=$(cd "$site_root" && bundle exec jekyll --version 2>&1)
local jekyll_status=$?
if [ $jekyll_status -ne 0 ]; then
echo "Jekyll binary check failed with status $jekyll_status"
echo "Error output: $jekyll_output"
rm -rf "$site_root/.gem"
return 1
fi
# Check all compiled native extensions (.so) for missing shared libraries
local broken_so
broken_so=$(find "$site_root/.gem/ruby/$ruby_abi" -name "*.so" -exec ldd {} + 2>&1 | grep "not found" || true)
if [ -n "$broken_so" ]; then
echo "Detected broken shared library link in native gem extensions. Rebuilding gems..."
rm -rf "$site_root/.gem"
return 1
fi
[[[REPLACE]]]
Target: /home/mike/repos/grimoire/flake.nix
[[[SEARCH]]]
buildInputs = [
pkgs.ruby # Ruby for Jekyll and Bundler
pkgs.jekyll # Jekyll from Nixpkgs
pkgs.rubyPackages.rouge # Rouge (provides rougify)
pkgs.neovim # Neovim for text editing
[[[DIVIDER]]]
buildInputs = [
pkgs.ruby # Ruby for Jekyll and Bundler
# pkgs.jekyll # Managed via Bundler in .gem
# pkgs.rubyPackages.rouge
pkgs.neovim # Neovim for text editing
[[[REPLACE]]]
Target: /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts/default.html
[[[WRITE_FILE]]]
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="{{ page.lang | default: site.lang | default: "en" }}">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<meta name="theme-color" content="#111111">
<link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" sizes="any">
{% if page.path contains '_posts' %}
<link rel="alternate" type="text/markdown" title="Source Markdown" href="{{ site.url }}{{ page.url }}index.md?src=link+rel">
{%- if page.gdoc_url %}
<link rel="alternate" type="application/vnd.google-apps.document" title="Google Doc" href="{{ page.gdoc_url }}">
{%- endif %}
<link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="{{ site.title | escape }} Feed" href="{{ site.url }}/feed.xml">
{% endif %}
{% if page.url == "/" %}
<link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="{{ site.title | escape }}" href="{{ "/feed.xml" | absolute_url }}">
{% endif %}
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ "/assets/main.css" | relative_url }}">
{%- assign base_url = site.production_url | default: site.url -%}
{%- if page.canonical_url and page.canonical_url != "" -%}
{%- assign canonical = page.canonical_url -%}
{%- else -%}
{%- assign canonical = base_url | append: page.url -%}
{%- endif -%}
{%- assign seo_title = page.title | default: site.title -%}
{%- assign seo_desc = page.meta_description | default: page.excerpt | default: page.description | default: site.description | strip_html | normalize_whitespace | truncate: 200 -%}
<title>{% if page.url == "/" %}{{ seo_title | escape }}{% elsif page.title == nil %}{{ site.title | escape }}{% else %}{{ page.title | escape }} | {{ site.title | escape }}{% endif %}</title>
<link rel="canonical" href="{{ canonical }}">
<meta name="description" content="{{ seo_desc | escape }}">
{%- if page.meta_keywords %}
<meta name="keywords" content="{{ page.meta_keywords | escape }}">
{%- endif %}
<script>
(function() {
var localConfig = localStorage.getItem('theme');
if (localConfig !== 'light') {
document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme', 'dark');
}
})();
</script>
{%- if content contains "$$" or content contains "\[" -%}
<script id="MathJax-script" async src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mathjax@4/tex-mml-chtml.js"></script>
{%- endif %}
</head>
<body>
<main class="page-content" aria-label="Content">
<button class="theme-toggle" id="theme-toggle" aria-label="Toggle Dark Mode"> ◑ </button>
<div class="wrapper">{{ content }}<hr></div>
</main>
<footer>
<a href="{{ '/' | relative_url }}">Home</a> |
<a href="/sitemap.xml?src=footer">Sitemap</a> |
<a href="/llms.txt?src=footer">LLMs.txt</a> |
<a href="/robots.txt?src=footer">Robots</a>
</footer>
<script>
(function() {
var toggle = document.getElementById('theme-toggle');
if (toggle) {
toggle.addEventListener('click', function() {
var current = document.documentElement.getAttribute('data-theme');
var next = current === 'dark' ? 'light' : 'dark';
document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme', next);
localStorage.setItem('theme', next);
});
}
})();
document.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
if (e.target && e.target.dataset.go) {
e.preventDefault();
window.location.href = e.target.dataset.go;
}
var btn = e.target && e.target.closest ? e.target.closest('.copy-btn') : null;
if (btn) {
var text = btn.getAttribute('data-copy');
if (!text) {
var box = btn.closest('.cmd-box');
var code = box ? box.querySelector('code, pre') : null;
text = code ? code.textContent.trim() : '';
}
if (text && navigator.clipboard) {
navigator.clipboard.writeText(text).then(function() {
var orig = btn.textContent;
btn.textContent = 'Copied!';
btn.classList.add('copied');
setTimeout(function() {
btn.textContent = orig;
btn.classList.remove('copied');
}, 1500);
});
}
}
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
[[[END_WRITE_FILE]]]
Target: /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts/page.html
[[[WRITE_FILE]]]
---
layout: default
---
<article class="post">
<header class="post-header">
<h1 class="post-title">{{ page.title | escape }}</h1>
</header>
<div class="post-content">
{{ content }}
</div>
</article>
[[[END_WRITE_FILE]]]
Target: /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts/post.html
[[[WRITE_FILE]]]
---
layout: default
---
{%- assign nav = site.data.post_nav[page.url] -%}
{%- capture post_nav -%}
{%- if nav %}
<nav class="post-navigation" aria-label="Post navigation">
{%- if nav.prev %}
<a class="nav-prev" href="{{ nav.prev.url | relative_url }}" rel="prev">
<span class="nav-label">← Previous Post</span>
<span class="nav-title">{{ nav.prev.title | escape }}</span>
</a>
{%- else %}
<span class="nav-prev placeholder"></span>
{%- endif %}
<a class="nav-home" href="{{ "/" | relative_url }}">Home</a>
{%- if nav.next %}
<a class="nav-next" href="{{ nav.next.url | relative_url }}" rel="next">
<span class="nav-label">Next Post →</span>
<span class="nav-title">{{ nav.next.title | escape }}</span>
</a>
{%- else %}
<span class="nav-next placeholder"></span>
{%- endif %}
</nav>
{%- elsif page.previous or page.next %}
<nav class="post-navigation" aria-label="Post navigation">
{%- if page.previous %}
<a class="nav-prev" href="{{ page.previous.url | relative_url }}" rel="prev">
<span class="nav-label">← Previous Post</span>
<span class="nav-title">{{ page.previous.title | escape }}</span>
</a>
{%- else %}
<span class="nav-prev placeholder"></span>
{%- endif %}
<a class="nav-home" href="{{ "/" | relative_url }}">Home</a>
{%- if page.next %}
<a class="nav-next" href="{{ page.next.url | relative_url }}" rel="next">
<span class="nav-label">Next Post →</span>
<span class="nav-title">{{ page.next.title | escape }}</span>
</a>
{%- else %}
<span class="nav-next placeholder"></span>
{%- endif %}
</nav>
{%- endif %}
{%- endcapture -%}
<article itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting">
<header>
<h1 itemprop="name headline">{{ page.title | escape }}</h1>
<p>
<time datetime="{{ page.date | date_to_xmlschema }}" itemprop="datePublished">
{%- assign date_format = site.minima.date_format | default: "%b %-d, %Y" -%}
{{ page.date | date: date_format }}
</time>
{%- assign post_author = page.author | default: site.author.name | default: site.author -%}
{%- if post_author -%}
• <span itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span itemprop="name">{{ post_author }}</span></span>
{%- endif -%}
</p>
</header>
{{ post_nav }}
<div itemprop="articleBody">
{{ content }}
</div>
{{ post_nav }}
</article>
[[[END_WRITE_FILE]]]
Target: /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_includes/installer.html
[[[WRITE_FILE]]]
{%- assign show_inst = page.show_installer -%}
{%- if show_inst == nil -%}
{%- assign show_inst = site.show_installer -%}
{%- endif -%}
{%- if show_inst -%}
{%- assign inst_url = page.installer_url | default: site.installer_url | default: site.url -%}
{%- assign val_prop = page.value_prop | default: site.value_prop | default: site.description -%}
{%- assign cmd_inspect = "curl -fsSL " | append: inst_url | append: " | less" -%}
{%- assign cmd_install = "curl -fsSL " | append: inst_url | append: " | bash" -%}
<section class="installer-hero" aria-label="Quick Install">
{%- if val_prop %}
<p class="installer-value-prop">{{ val_prop }}</p>
{%- endif %}
<p class="installer-step-label">1. Inspect the installer first (the airlock):</p>
<div class="cmd-box">
<pre><code>{{ cmd_inspect }}</code></pre>
<button type="button" class="copy-btn" data-copy="{{ cmd_inspect | escape }}" aria-label="Copy inspect command">Copy</button>
</div>
<p class="installer-step-label">2. Run the installer:</p>
<div class="cmd-box">
<pre><code>{{ cmd_install }}</code></pre>
<button type="button" class="copy-btn" data-copy="{{ cmd_install | escape }}" aria-label="Copy install command">Copy</button>
</div>
</section>
{%- endif -%}
[[[END_WRITE_FILE]]]
Target: /home/mike/repos/grimoire/index.md
[[[WRITE_FILE]]]
---
layout: default
title: "My Grimoire"
permalink: /
---
# {{ site.title }}
{% include installer.html %}
### Latest Entries (Rolling {{ site.recent_posts_limit | default: 10 }})
<!-- START_RECENT_POSTS -->
<div class="recent-posts-grid">
{%- assign limit_n = site.recent_posts_limit | default: 10 -%}
{%- for post in site.posts limit: limit_n -%}
{%- assign raw_img = post.image.path | default: post.image | default: site.default_post_thumb -%}
{%- assign raw_alt = post.image.alt | default: post.title -%}
{%- assign summary = post.meta_description | default: post.excerpt | default: post.description | strip_html | normalize_whitespace | truncate: 160 -%}
<a class="recent-post-card" href="{{ post.url | relative_url }}">
{%- if raw_img and raw_img != "" %}
<img class="recent-post-thumb" src="{{ raw_img | relative_url }}" alt="{{ raw_alt | escape }}" width="480" height="252" loading="lazy">
{%- endif %}
<div class="recent-post-body">
<span class="recent-post-date">{{ post.date | date: "%Y-%m-%d" }}</span>
<strong class="recent-post-title">{{ post.title | escape }}</strong>
<span class="recent-post-desc">{{ summary | escape }}</span>
</div>
</a>
{%- endfor -%}
<!-- TODO: Pagination / Archive Horizon Hook (data-next-cursor / stabilized hubs) -->
</div>
<!-- END_RECENT_POSTS -->
[[[END_WRITE_FILE]]]
Car 3D (nixos repo — updates blogs.nix seed path and default pipelines):
Target: /home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
[[[SEARCH]]]
# mkdir -p ~/repos/newblog/_posts
# cd ~/repos/newblog
# git init
# cp ../grimoire/flake.nix ../grimoire/flake.lock ../grimoire/Gemfile ../grimoire/_config.yml ../grimoire/.gitignore .
# cp -r ../grimoire/_layouts ../grimoire/_includes .
# vim _config.yml
[[[DIVIDER]]]
# mkdir -p ~/repos/newblog/_posts
# cd ~/repos/newblog
# git init
# cp -r /home/mike/pipulate/assets/jekyll/seed/. .
# cp ../trimnoir/flake.lock ../trimnoir/.gitignore .
# vim _config.yml
[[[REPLACE]]]
Target: /home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
[[[SEARCH]]]
lane ? "public",
backup_commit ? false,
pipeline ? [ "sanitizer.py" "contextualizer.py" "generate_llms_txt.py" ],
extra ? {}
[[[DIVIDER]]]
lane ? "public",
backup_commit ? false,
pipeline ? [ "sanitizer.py" "contextualizer.py" "generate_llms_txt.py" "generate_hubs.py" "generate_post_nav.py" ],
extra ? {}
[[[REPLACE]]]
Target: /home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
[[[SEARCH]]]
editorial_context = "This is a private Grimoire entry for unfiltered thought experiments, scratchpad systems design, and internal operational notes. Lead directly with the subject under test.";
pipeline = [ "contextualizer.py" ];
};
[[[DIVIDER]]]
editorial_context = "This is a private Grimoire entry for unfiltered thought experiments, scratchpad systems design, and internal operational notes. Lead directly with the subject under test.";
pipeline = [ "contextualizer.py" "generate_llms_txt.py" "generate_hubs.py" "generate_post_nav.py" ];
};
[[[REPLACE]]]
Car 3E (Copy assets/jekyll/seed/assets/main.css to grimoire/assets/main.css and stage new files across repos):
(nix) pipulate $
mkdir -p /home/mike/repos/grimoire/assets
cp assets/jekyll/seed/assets/main.css /home/mike/repos/grimoire/assets/main.css
git add assets/jekyll/seed
git -C /home/mike/repos/grimoire add _layouts _includes assets
Ignition: run nr (answering Enter/No to the nixos-unstable roll prompt) when you want /home/mike/.config/pipulate/blogs.json regenerated from blogs.nix, then preview -t grim to test the updated Grimoire pipeline.
4: PROMPT (Use prompt or p to create prompt.md from copy):
Let's verify the `assets/jekyll/seed/` files, the updated `grimoire` and `trimnoir` templates, and test running `generate_llms_txt.py`, `generate_hubs.py`, and `generate_post_nav.py` against `grimoire` (`-t grim`) to confirm the full quartet (`robots.txt`, `sitemap.xml`, `favicon.ico`, `llms.txt`), `_data/post_nav.json`, and rolling recent-posts homepage cards materialize cleanly.
5: DELIVERABLE (What done looks like):
assets/jekyll/seed/contains the complete standalone minimal Jekyll template seed (_config.yml,Gemfile,flake.nix,index.md,_layouts/{default,page,post}.html,_includes/installer.html,assets/main.css).trimnoir/assets/main.csshas the complete:rootCSS variable set.grimoireis upgraded offminimaand Ruby 3.3 onto the unified minimal theme.blogs.nixseeds new blogs fromassets/jekyll/seed/and runsgenerate_llms_txt.py,generate_hubs.py, andgenerate_post_nav.pyacross all blogs.
MikeLev.in:
THE AI-EDIT METHOD
Same commands, run twice, one change between them. Where the readings differ is what the change did; the diff in the middle is the receipt.
1: BEFORE (PROBE):
On branch main
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.
nothing to commit, working tree clean
GIT repo clean. Take BEFORE reading, make CHANGE, record AFTER diff.
(nix) pipulate $ ls -la assets/jekyll/seed assets/jekyll/seed/_layouts assets/jekyll/seed/_includes assets/jekyll/seed/assets /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_includes /home/mike/repos/grimoire/assets 2>/dev/null || true
head -n 16 /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
rg "pipeline =" /home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
assets/jekyll/seed:
total 28
drwxr-xr-x 4 mike users 4096 Oct 27 15:13 .
drwxr-xr-x 4 mike users 4096 Oct 27 15:10 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 mike users 1042 Oct 27 15:10 _config.yml
-rw-r--r-- 1 mike users 301 Oct 27 15:11 Gemfile
drwxr-xr-x 2 mike users 4096 Oct 27 15:13 _includes
-rw-r--r-- 1 mike users 1336 Oct 27 15:12 index.md
drwxr-xr-x 2 mike users 4096 Oct 27 15:14 _layouts
assets/jekyll/seed/_includes:
total 12
drwxr-xr-x 2 mike users 4096 Oct 27 15:13 .
drwxr-xr-x 4 mike users 4096 Oct 27 15:13 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 mike users 1251 Oct 27 15:13 installer.html
assets/jekyll/seed/_layouts:
total 16
drwxr-xr-x 2 mike users 4096 Oct 27 15:14 .
drwxr-xr-x 4 mike users 4096 Oct 27 15:13 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 mike users 215 Oct 27 15:13 page.html
-rw-r--r-- 1 mike users 3278 Oct 27 15:14 post.html
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/_includes:
total 12
drwxr-xr-x 2 mike users 4096 Feb 28 2026 .
drwxr-xr-x 11 mike users 4096 Jun 29 11:46 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 mike users 1280 Feb 28 2026 home_hub.md
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts:
total 12
drwxr-xr-x 2 mike users 4096 Nov 4 2025 .
drwxr-xr-x 11 mike users 4096 Jun 29 11:46 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 mike users 787 Sep 14 14:24 default.html
/**
* Theme & Core Variables (Moved from default.html)
*/
:root {
--bg-color: #ffffff;
--text-color: #111111;
--link-color: #2a7ae2;
--code-bg: #f5f5f5;
}
[data-theme="dark"] {
--bg-color: #111111;
--text-color: #e0e0e0;
--link-color: #58a6ff;
--card-bg: #161b22;
--border-color: #30363d;
122: pipeline = [
147: pipeline = [ "contextualizer.py" ];
(nix) pipulate $
2: AFTER (NEXT CONTEXT):
# # Context 1
# context.txt
#
# # WE BEGIN AT THE BEGINNING AND WILL GO ON TILL WE COME TO THE END, THEN STOP.
# /home/mike/repos/nixos/configuration.nix
# # /home/mike/repos/nixos/packages.nix
# # /home/mike/repos/nixos/services.nix
# # /home/mike/repos/nixos/autognome.py
# # init.lua
#
# # AND HOW WE PROJECT TO THE WORLD
# /home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
#
# # THE SOFTWARE VON NEUMANN PROBE
# assets/installer/install.sh
# flake.nix
# # release.py
# ~/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
# remotes/honeybot/www/qamy.ai/index.html
# remotes/honeybot/www/qamy.ai/walk/1/index.html
# remotes/honeybot/www/qamy.ai/walk/2/index.html
# remotes/honeybot/www/qamy.ai/walk/3/index.html
#
# # # THE DATA EVERYONE NEEDS
# # remotes/honeybot/queries/trapdoor_ips.sql
# # ! echo "--- WHO HYDRATES THE DOM ---" && cat remotes/honeybot/queries/trapdoor_ips.sql | ssh honeybot 'sqlite3 -header -column ~/www/mikelev.in/honeybot.db'
# # remotes/honeybot/queries/content_neg_agents.sql
# # ! echo "--- WHO NEGOTIATES MARKDOWN ---" && cat remotes/honeybot/queries/content_neg_agents.sql | ssh honeybot 'sqlite3 -header -column ~/www/mikelev.in/honeybot.db'
#
# # THE JEKYLL BLOG LIKE A HACKER (INVENTED SKILL.md & AGENTS.md FORMAT) PUBLISHING PIPELINE
# ~/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
# ~/.config/pipulate/blogs.json
# scripts/articles/publishizer.py
# scripts/articles/common.py
# scripts/articles/articleizer.py
# scripts/articles/link_injector.py
# scripts/articles/build_knowledge_graph.py
# scripts/articles/editing_prompt.txt
# scripts/articles/sanitizer.py
# scripts/articles/contextualizer.py
# scripts/articles/generate_llms_txt.py
# scripts/articles/generate_post_nav.py
#
# # HOME-HOSTED (NOT BEHIND CDN) NGINX WEBSERVER HONEYBOT AI OBSERVATORY
# nixops.sh
# remotes/honeybot/hooks/post-receive
# remotes/honeybot/nixos/configuration.nix
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/stream.py
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/score.py
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/card.py
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/forest.py
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/test_forest.py
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/logs.py
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/content_loader.py
# # remotes/honeybot/scripts/db.py
#
# # HAND-CRANKED AGENTIC FRAMEWORK & CONTEXT COMPILER
# # prompt_foo.py
# # foo_files.py
# # __init__.py
#
# # TRIMNOIR
# ~/repos/trimnoir/_config.yml
# ~/repos/trimnoir/flake.nix
# ~/repos/trimnoir/Gemfile
# ~/repos/trimnoir/index.md
# ~/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/default.html
# ~/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/home.html
# ~/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/page.html
# ~/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
#
# # GRIMOIRE
# ~/repos/grimoire/_config.yml
# ~/repos/grimoire/flake.nix
# ~/repos/grimoire/Gemfile
# ~/repos/grimoire/index.md
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts/default.html
#
# ! ls -la /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_includes /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_includes assets/jekyll remotes/honeybot/www
# scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py
# assets/jekyll/common-packages.nix
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html
# # Context 2
# ! ls -la assets/jekyll/consumer-fixture remotes/honeybot/www/* /home/mike/repos/
# ! cat /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_includes/home_hub.md
# ! .venv/bin/python -c "import sys; sys.path.insert(0, 'scripts/articles'); import generate_hubs, generate_post_nav, publishizer; print('imports_ok:', hasattr(generate_hubs, 'update_homepage_recent_posts'), hasattr(generate_post_nav, 'build_nav'), hasattr(publishizer, 'sync_data_to_jekyll'))"
# /home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
# assets/installer/install.sh
# scripts/articles/publishizer.py
# scripts/articles/generate_llms_txt.py
# scripts/articles/generate_post_nav.py
# scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py
# assets/jekyll/common-packages.nix
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_config.yml
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/flake.nix
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/Gemfile
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/index.md
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/default.html
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/page.html
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_config.yml
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/flake.nix
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/Gemfile
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/index.md
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts/default.html
# # Context 3
# ! ls -la assets/jekyll assets/jekyll/seed /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_includes 2>/dev/null || true
# ! cat assets/jekyll/consumer-fixture/flake.nix
# ! git -C /home/mike/repos/trimnoir status -s
# /home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
# scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_config.yml
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/index.md
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/default.html
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_config.yml
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/flake.nix
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/Gemfile
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/index.md
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts/default.html
# Context 4
! ls -la assets/jekyll/seed assets/jekyll/seed/_layouts assets/jekyll/seed/_includes assets/jekyll/seed/assets /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_includes /home/mike/repos/grimoire/assets 2>/dev/null || true
! head -n 16 /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
! rg "pipeline =" /home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
/home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/_config.yml
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/Gemfile
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/index.md
/home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts/default.html
3: CHANGE (PATCHES):
On branch main
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.
nothing to commit, working tree clean
GIT repo clean. Take BEFORE reading, make CHANGE, record AFTER diff.
(nix) pipulate $ patch
(nix) pipulate $ app
✅ WHOLE-FILE WRITE: CREATED 'assets/jekyll/seed/_layouts/default.html'.
✅ WHOLE-FILE WRITE: CREATED 'assets/jekyll/seed/assets/main.css'.
✅ WHOLE-FILE WRITE: CREATED 'assets/jekyll/seed/flake.nix'.
(nix) pipulate $ d
--- UNTRACKED (invisible to the diff above; m will not commit these; git add the ones you mean) ---
+ assets/jekyll/seed/_layouts/default.html
+ assets/jekyll/seed/assets/main.css
+ assets/jekyll/seed/flake.nix
(nix) pipulate $ git add assets/jekyll/seed/*
(nix) pipulate $ d
(nix) pipulate $ git status
On branch main
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.
Changes to be committed:
(use "git restore --staged <file>..." to unstage)
new file: assets/jekyll/seed/_layouts/default.html
new file: assets/jekyll/seed/assets/main.css
new file: assets/jekyll/seed/flake.nix
(nix) pipulate $ git push
Everything up-to-date
(nix) pipulate $ m
📝 Committing: chore: Update Jekyll seed file for dynamic Ruby ABI
[main eb8d21e] chore: Update Jekyll seed file for dynamic Ruby ABI
3 files changed, 820 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 assets/jekyll/seed/_layouts/default.html
create mode 100644 assets/jekyll/seed/assets/main.css
create mode 100644 assets/jekyll/seed/flake.nix
(nix) pipulate $ git push
Enumerating objects: 15, done.
Counting objects: 100% (15/15), done.
Delta compression using up to 48 threads
Compressing objects: 100% (9/9), done.
Writing objects: 100% (10/10), 7.58 KiB | 7.58 MiB/s, done.
Total 10 (delta 3), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 0 (from 0)
remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (3/3), completed with 3 local objects.
To github.com:pipulate/pipulate.git
3c74360..eb8d21e main -> main
(nix) pipulate $
And:
On branch main
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.
nothing to commit, working tree clean
GIT repo clean. Take BEFORE reading, make CHANGE, record AFTER diff.
(nix) grimoire $ patch
(nix) grimoire $ app
↪ Targets resolved from /home/mike/pipulate (PIPULATE_ROOT), not from the folder app was typed in.
✅ DETERMINISTIC PATCH APPLIED: Successfully mutated '/home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix'.
✅ DETERMINISTIC PATCH APPLIED: Successfully mutated '/home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix'.
✅ DETERMINISTIC PATCH APPLIED: Successfully mutated '/home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix'.
(nix) grimoire $ p
(nix) grimoire $ h
(nix) pipulate $ d
(nix) pipulate $ cd /home/mike/repos/nixos/
(nix) nixos $ d
diff --git a/blogs.nix b/blogs.nix
index 5958063..6700ab9 100644
--- a/blogs.nix
+++ b/blogs.nix
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
# mkdir -p ~/repos/newblog/_posts
# cd ~/repos/newblog
# git init
-# cp ../grimoire/flake.nix ../grimoire/flake.lock ../grimoire/Gemfile ../grimoire/_config.yml ../grimoire/.gitignore .
-# cp -r ../grimoire/_layouts ../grimoire/_includes .
+# cp -r /home/mike/pipulate/assets/jekyll/seed/. .
+# cp ../trimnoir/flake.lock ../trimnoir/.gitignore .
# vim _config.yml
# Change the title; it still says the sibling's. Then:
# git add . && git commit -m "New blog: newblog"
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ let
editorial_context,
lane ? "public",
backup_commit ? false,
- pipeline ? [ "sanitizer.py" "contextualizer.py" "generate_llms_txt.py" ],
+ pipeline ? [ "sanitizer.py" "contextualizer.py" "generate_llms_txt.py" "generate_hubs.py" "generate_post_nav.py" ],
extra ? {}
}: {
inherit name lane alias editorial_context backup_commit base_url permalink_prefix preview_port pipeline;
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ let
permalink_prefix = "notes";
preview_port = 4002;
editorial_context = "This is a private Grimoire entry for unfiltered thought experiments, scratchpad systems design, and internal operational notes. Lead directly with the subject under test.";
- pipeline = [ "contextualizer.py" ];
+ pipeline = [ "contextualizer.py" "generate_llms_txt.py" "generate_hubs.py" "generate_post_nav.py" ];
};
"3" = mkBlog {
name = "Pipulate.com (Public)";
diff --git a/en.utf-8.add b/en.utf-8.add
index 91b59c5..df28900 100644
--- a/en.utf-8.add
+++ b/en.utf-8.add
@@ -692,3 +692,4 @@ ambigram
Wormrides
BAM
steelman
+tweakable
diff --git a/en.utf-8.add.spl b/en.utf-8.add.spl
index 5a75f38..be0ee86 100644
Binary files a/en.utf-8.add.spl and b/en.utf-8.add.spl differ
(nix) nixos $ m
📝 Committing: chore: Update pipeline in blogs.nix and add new terms to en.utf-8.add
[main cb3e9bb] chore: Update pipeline in blogs.nix and add new terms to en.utf-8.add
3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
(nix) nixos $ git push
Enumerating objects: 9, done.
Counting objects: 100% (9/9), done.
Delta compression using up to 48 threads
Compressing objects: 100% (5/5), done.
Writing objects: 100% (5/5), 655 bytes | 655.00 KiB/s, done.
Total 5 (delta 4), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 0 (from 0)
remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (4/4), completed with 4 local objects.
To github.com:miklevin/nixos-config.git
f2c818e..cb3e9bb main -> main
(nix) nixos $
And finally:
On branch main
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.
nothing to commit, working tree clean
GIT repo clean. Take BEFORE reading, make CHANGE, record AFTER diff.
(nix) pipulate $ mkdir -p /home/mike/repos/grimoire/assets
cp assets/jekyll/seed/assets/main.css /home/mike/repos/grimoire/assets/main.css
git add assets/jekyll/seed
git -C /home/mike/repos/grimoire add _layouts _includes assets
(nix) pipulate $ cd /home/mike/repos/grimoire
(nix) grimoire $ m
📝 Committing: feat: Implement theme variables and dark mode support
[main bb3cca1] feat: Implement theme variables and dark mode support
1 file changed, 450 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 assets/main.css
(nix) grimoire $ git push
Enumerating objects: 5, done.
Counting objects: 100% (5/5), done.
Delta compression using up to 48 threads
Compressing objects: 100% (3/3), done.
Writing objects: 100% (4/4), 2.98 KiB | 2.98 MiB/s, done.
Total 4 (delta 1), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 0 (from 0)
To /home/mike/git-repos/grimoire.git
2ac96d9..bb3cca1 main -> main
(nix) grimoire $
Pshwew! That was a marathon! And my fingers fumbled a bit. I’m getting tired.
Ignition: often “exit”, “nix develop”. Instructions may vary.
On branch main
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.
nothing to commit, working tree clean
GIT repo clean. Take BEFORE reading, make CHANGE, record AFTER diff.
(sys) nixos $ nr
🆕 nixos-unstable moved: 02c087f (pinned 2026-10-21T21:51:53Z) -> 3ec6363
Roll forward? Ollama/CUDA will rebuild (about 30 min). [y/N]
Held at 02c087f. Roll later with `n --roll`.
🚀 sudo nixos-rebuild switch
building Nix...
building the system configuration...
this derivation will be built:
/nix/store/vfpkqqsqszzl83j5j8dl41gjfn0hi94c-nixos-system-nixos-25.05.813814.ac62194c3917.drv
building '/nix/store/vfpkqqsqszzl83j5j8dl41gjfn0hi94c-nixos-system-nixos-25.05.813814.ac62194c3917.drv'...
activating the configuration...
setting up /etc...
reloading user units for mike...
restarting sysinit-reactivation.target
the following new units were started: NetworkManager-dispatcher.service
Done. The new configuration is /nix/store/x5x7lg98k91gfsi7vf1sg9lwvcx9gw3r-nixos-system-nixos-25.05.813814.ac62194c3917
(sys) nixos $
And now this:
On branch main
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.
nothing to commit, working tree clean
GIT repo clean. Take BEFORE reading, make CHANGE, record AFTER diff.
(nix) pipulate $ preview -t grim
🔒 Locked Target: Grimoire (Private)
🛤️ Active Pipeline: 4 steps
🎯 Target set via CLI: Grimoire (Private)
🔍 Scanning /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_posts...
📝 0 articles need context.
✨ Grand Total: 0 articles processed across 1 keys.
✅ contextualizer.py complete (0.93s).
📚 Extracting metadata from: /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_posts
✅ Successfully generated: /home/mike/pipulate/scripts/articles/llms.txt
✅ Successfully generated: /home/mike/pipulate/scripts/articles/robots.txt
✅ Successfully generated flat sitemap: /home/mike/pipulate/scripts/articles/sitemap.xml (129 post(s))
✅ generate_llms_txt.py complete (0.59s).
🎯 Target set via CLI: Grimoire (Private)
🚀 Generating Hubs for: grimoire
🖼️ Updated 10 recent post thumbnails in /home/mike/repos/grimoire/index.md
📌 Surgically staged 1 homepage/image asset(s) in grimoire git index.
ℹ️ No navgraph.json for grimoire; recent posts updated.
✅ generate_hubs.py complete (0.28s).
🎯 Target set via CLI: Grimoire (Private)
✅ Wrote /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_data/post_nav.json (129 entries).
Newest: /notes/selective-user-agent-rollups-voice-queued-lingers-honeybot/ -> prev=/notes/pause-on-window-map-sigstop-cuts-honeybot-overlays/
✅ generate_post_nav.py complete (0.47s).
📦 Synced 4 artifact(s) -> grimoire/
⏭️ 1 artifact(s) predate this run; another lane made them. Not synced.
✨ All steps completed successfully in 2.27s.
(nix) pipulate $
4: PROMPT:
Let’s verify the assets/jekyll/seed/ files, the updated grimoire and trimnoir templates, and test running generate_llms_txt.py, generate_hubs.py, and generate_post_nav.py against grimoire (-t grim) to confirm the full quartet (robots.txt, sitemap.xml, favicon.ico, llms.txt), _data/post_nav.json, and rolling recent-posts homepage cards materialize cleanly.
5: DELIVERABLE:
And I generate a few of the sites, which is really automatic for any of them that have line-serve running.
I check the live sites. Everything looks good but somewhere along the way the embedded YouTube videos broke:
<div id="live-observatory" class="post-yt-live-embed">
<div class="post-yt-live-header">
<strong>🔴 Live 24/7 Web Bot AI Observatory — Send this stream to an engineer who can explain the 3 shapes & 2 panels:</strong>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={{ obs.yt_live_video_id }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Like & Follow on YouTube ↗</a>
</div>
<div class="post-yt-iframe-wrap">
<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/{{ obs.yt_live_video_id }}?rel=0" title="Honeybot Live AI Crawler Observatory" loading="lazy" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div>
</div>
Which becomes:
<div id="live-observatory" class="post-yt-live-embed">
<div class="post-yt-live-header">
<strong>🔴 Live 24/7 Web Bot AI Observatory — Send this stream to an engineer who can explain the 3 shapes & 2 panels:</strong>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KrZ2-yvDn0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Like & Follow on YouTube ↗</a>
</div>
<div class="post-yt-iframe-wrap">
<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0KrZ2-yvDn0?rel=0" title="Honeybot Live AI Crawler Observatory" loading="lazy" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div>
</div>
And I do have https://www.youtube.com/MikeLevin/live which I would be fine being on every post page because I’m always live-streaming and I’d like to show the latest instead of old recordings.
This won’t work:
Target: /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html
[[[SEARCH]]]
<div id="live-observatory" class="post-yt-live-embed">
<div class="post-yt-live-header">
<strong>🔴 Live 24/7 Web Bot AI Observatory — Send this stream to an engineer who can explain the 3 shapes & 2 panels:</strong>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={{ obs.yt_live_video_id }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Like & Follow on YouTube ↗</a>
</div>
<div class="post-yt-iframe-wrap">
<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/{{ obs.yt_live_video_id }}?rel=0" title="Honeybot Live AI Crawler Observatory" loading="lazy" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div>
</div>
[[[DIVIDER]]]
<div id="live-observatory" class="post-yt-live-embed">
<div class="post-yt-live-header">
<strong>🔴 Live 24/7 Web Bot AI Observatory — Send this stream to an engineer who can explain the 3 shapes & 2 panels:</strong>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MikeLevin/live" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Like & Follow on YouTube ↗</a>
</div>
<div class="post-yt-iframe-wrap">
<iframe id="yt-live-iframe" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/{{ obs.yt_live_video_id }}?rel=0" title="Honeybot Live AI Crawler Observatory" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div>
</div>
[[[REPLACE]]]
I tried it.
Here’s what Google AI Overview has to say:
Google AI Overview: YouTube’s fallback behavior is exactly why the platform native live_stream?channel= feature breaks for short-run streams. When a channel goes offline, YouTube’s embed protocol automatically falls back to displaying the channel’s most recent broadcast recording (VOD) or throws a “playback unavailable” error. If that VOD is deleted, unlisted, or restricted, the player breaks on your site until the next time you go live. [1] (https://support.adventistconnect.org/help/embedding-a-youtube-livestream), [2] (https://brian.teeman.net/web/957-permanent-youtube-live-stream-url) Because YouTube provides no native parameter to stop it from defaulting to an offline VOD, you have two primary developer workarounds to keep your observatory running smoothly:
Option 1: The Automated Frontend Hack (RSS Fetching)
Instead of forcing YouTube’s native live parameter to behave, you can use client-side JavaScript to query the channel’s public RSS feed directly when your template renders. The RSS feed always updates instantly with the absolute latest video entry. [1] (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39275889/how-to-embed-new-youtubes-live-video-permanent-url) You can swap out your static template block for a dynamic script that updates the src dynamically on page load:
<div id="live-observatory" class="post-yt-live-embed">
<div class="post-yt-live-header">
<strong>🔴 Live 24/7 Web Bot AI Observatory — Send this stream to an engineer who can explain the 3 shapes & 2 panels:</strong>
<a href="https://youtube.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Like & Follow on YouTube ↗</a>
</div>
<div class="post-yt-iframe-wrap">
<!-- The iframe starts with a blank or placeholder src, filled by JS instantly -->
<iframe id="yt-live-iframe" src="" title="Honeybot Live AI Crawler Observatory" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div>
</div>
<script>
(function() {
const channelId = "UC4ed8V7Y-sA6m_C323gSj9g";
// Using an open RSS-to-JSON converter to bypass CORS policies on client-side requests
const rssUrl = `https://rss2json.com{channelId}`;
fetch(rssUrl)
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => {
if (data && data.items && data.items.length > 0) {
// Grab the absolute newest video/stream object from the channel array
const latestVideo = data.items[0];
// Extract the unique video ID from the link string (e.g., watch?v=XXXXXX)
const videoId = latestVideo.link.split('v=')[1];
if (videoId) {
document.getElementById('yt-live-iframe').src = `https://youtube.com{videoId}?rel=0`;
}
}
})
.catch(err => {
// Safe structural fallback to the native stream URL if the API request fails
document.getElementById('yt-live-iframe').src = `https://youtube.com{channelId}&rel=0`;
});
})();
</script>
Option 2: The YouTube Studio Override (Persistent Stream Key)
If you prefer not to touch your codebase or rely on external API scripts, you can alter how you stream inside YouTube Studio to trick the live_stream?channel= syntax into remaining intact: [1] (https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/348126937/is-there-a-way-to-reuse-the-same-stream-settings-and-share-link-on-youtube-live?hl=en)
- Go to your YouTube Studio Stream Dashboard.
- Create or select a Persistent/Reusable Stream Key (do not use a variable, one-time use key).
- Ensure “Auto-Start” and “Auto-Stop” features are toggled OFF in your streaming control panel.
- When your stream cycle stops, do not let YouTube close the event out permanently. Keep the broadcast instance technically open on your dashboard. When your encoder reconnects via the same persistent key, it will seamlessly take over the existing player container instead of routing users to an old, non-existent recording page. [1] (https://webcam.io/docs/live-streaming/embed.html), [2] (https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/348126937/is-there-a-way-to-reuse-the-same-stream-settings-and-share-link-on-youtube-live?hl=en) For a visual walkthrough on managing these channel live assets and handling offline status within CMS frameworks, watch this implementation guide: Are you rendering this page using a backend framework like Django, Jinja2, or Node.js where you can handle this RSS look-up server-side to hide the API fetch entirely from the client browser?
MikeLev.in: My Channel ID is: UCd26IHBHcbtxD7pUdnIgiCw
Fixing Stale YouTube Live Embeds with Same-Origin JSON
Gemini 4 Argon High: Context verified.
TL;DR: Your two live receipts pinpointed why the embed broke:
[youtube.com/embed/live_stream?channel=UCd26IHBHcbtxD7pUdnIgiCw](https://youtube.com/embed/live_stream?channel=UCd26IHBHcbtxD7pUdnIgiCw)is unplayable (embed_live_stream_playable: False), and Google AI Overview’srss2json.comworkaround introduces a rate-limited third-party proxy._data/observatory.jsonheld a stale video ID (0KrZ2-yvDn0) while your actual live stream is9AE1VmGTlYUbecausepublishizer.pyonly read cached~/.config/pipulate/ytwatch_state.jsoninstead of callingcommon.fetch_youtube_live_state(), and becauseytroll(Phase 3) mints a new stream ID afterpublish(Phase 2) and localjes --incrementaldoes not re-render existing post HTML when_data/observatory.jsonchanges.
The Sovereign Zero-Dependency Fix (Build-Time + Same-Origin /live_video.json)
Instead of relying on an external rss2json.com proxy, we use your own origin:
common.sync_live_video_id()(scripts/articles/common.py): Queriesfetch_youtube_live_state()for@MikeLevin(UCd26IHBHcbtxD7pUdnIgiCw), updatesytwatch_state.json, writeslive_video.json+_data/observatory.jsonintrimnoir(andtrimnoir/_site/live_video.jsonsojes --incrementalon port4001sees it immediately), and pushes/home/mike/www/mikelev.in/_site/live_video.jsonto Honeybot wheneverytroll(start/roll/bell) orytwatchdetects a new stream ID.publishizer.py: Callscommon.sync_live_video_id()duringpreview/publishso_data/observatory.jsonandlive_video.jsonalways get the real-time stream ID (9AE1VmGTlYU).trimnoir/_layouts/post.html: Renders the current{{ obs.yt_live_video_id }}at build time and runs a 12-line same-originfetch('/live_video.json')check that swapsiframe.srconly when the livevideo_idhas rotated since the page was built.
5-Car Train
1: BEFORE (PROBE, read-only, paste as block in command line):
Checks the current yt_live_video_id in trimnoir/_data/observatory.json, whether trimnoir/live_video.json exists yet, and the embed markup in trimnoir/_layouts/post.html.
(nix) pipulate $
cat /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_data/observatory.json
ls -la /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/live_video.json /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_site/live_video.json 2>/dev/null || true
rg -n "yt-live" /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html
2: AFTER (NEXT CONTEXT, put in context.txt using context or x):
context.txt
! cat /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_data/observatory.json
! ls -la /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/live_video.json /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_site/live_video.json 2>/dev/null || true
! rg -n "yt-live" /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html
scripts/articles/publishizer.py
scripts/articles/common.py
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html
3: CHANGE (PATCHES, real SEARCH/DIVIDER/REPLACE blocks for apply.py):
Car 3A (pipulate repo — scripts/articles/common.py and scripts/articles/publishizer.py):
Target: scripts/articles/common.py
[[[SEARCH]]]
def _save_ytwatch_state(state_obj):
"""Persist ytwatch state to ~/.config/pipulate/ytwatch_state.json."""
try:
CONFIG_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
YTWATCH_STATE_FILE.write_text(json.dumps(state_obj, indent=2) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
except OSError:
pass
[[[DIVIDER]]]
def _save_ytwatch_state(state_obj):
"""Persist ytwatch state to ~/.config/pipulate/ytwatch_state.json."""
try:
CONFIG_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
YTWATCH_STATE_FILE.write_text(json.dumps(state_obj, indent=2) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
except OSError:
pass
YT_CHANNEL_ID = "UCd26IHBHcbtxD7pUdnIgiCw"
def sync_live_video_id(state=None, push_remote=False):
"""Resolve current YouTube Live video_id and sync to ytwatch_state.json, trimnoir, and optionally Honeybot."""
import subprocess
import time
persisted = _load_ytwatch_state()
if state is None:
try:
state = fetch_youtube_live_state()
except Exception:
state = {}
vid = str((state or {}).get("video_id") or persisted.get("video_id") or "").strip()
if not vid:
return ""
if (state or {}).get("video_id") and state.get("video_id") != persisted.get("video_id"):
persisted["video_id"] = vid
persisted["concurrent_viewers"] = int(state.get("concurrent_viewers") or 0)
persisted["updated_at"] = int(time.time())
_save_ytwatch_state(persisted)
live_payload = (
json.dumps(
{
"video_id": vid,
"channel_id": YT_CHANNEL_ID,
"is_live": bool((state or {}).get("is_live", True)),
"title": str((state or {}).get("title") or ""),
"updated_at": int(time.time()),
},
indent=2,
)
+ "\n"
)
try:
t1 = load_targets().get("1", {})
posts_p = Path(t1.get("path", "")).expanduser()
repo_root = posts_p.parent
if repo_root.is_dir():
live_file = repo_root / "live_video.json"
old_live = live_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8") if live_file.is_file() else ""
if old_live != live_payload:
live_file.write_text(live_payload, encoding="utf-8")
site_dir = repo_root / "_site"
if site_dir.is_dir():
(site_dir / "live_video.json").write_text(live_payload, encoding="utf-8")
obs_file = repo_root / "_data" / "observatory.json"
if obs_file.is_file():
try:
obs_data = json.loads(obs_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
if obs_data.get("yt_live_video_id") != vid:
obs_data["yt_live_video_id"] = vid
obs_file.write_text(json.dumps(obs_data, indent=2) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
except Exception:
pass
except Exception:
pass
if push_remote:
try:
subprocess.run(
[
"ssh",
"-o",
"BatchMode=yes",
"-o",
"ConnectTimeout=5",
HONEYBOT_SSH_HOST,
"cat > /home/mike/www/mikelev.in/_site/live_video.json",
],
input=live_payload,
text=True,
timeout=8,
check=False,
)
except Exception:
pass
return vid
[[[REPLACE]]]
Target: scripts/articles/common.py
[[[SEARCH]]]
def run_honeybot_obs(mode="status"):
"""Execute remote OBS WebSocket / bell control on Honeybot over SSH."""
import subprocess
res = subprocess.run(
["ssh", HONEYBOT_SSH_HOST, "python3", "-", mode],
input=_HONEYBOT_OBS_HELPER,
text=True,
)
return res.returncode
[[[DIVIDER]]]
def run_honeybot_obs(mode="status"):
"""Execute remote OBS WebSocket / bell control on Honeybot over SSH."""
import subprocess
res = subprocess.run(
["ssh", HONEYBOT_SSH_HOST, "python3", "-", mode],
input=_HONEYBOT_OBS_HELPER,
text=True,
)
if res.returncode == 0 and mode in ("start", "roll", "bell"):
vid = sync_live_video_id(push_remote=True)
if vid:
print(f"📺 Synced live_video.json -> {vid} (local + Honeybot)")
return res.returncode
[[[REPLACE]]]
Target: scripts/articles/common.py
[[[SEARCH]]]
persisted = _load_ytwatch_state()
same_video = (persisted.get("video_id") == state["video_id"] and bool(state["video_id"]))
[[[DIVIDER]]]
persisted = _load_ytwatch_state()
same_video = (persisted.get("video_id") == state["video_id"] and bool(state["video_id"]))
if state.get("video_id") and not same_video:
sync_live_video_id(state=state, push_remote=True)
[[[REPLACE]]]
Target: scripts/articles/publishizer.py
[[[SEARCH]]]
fetched_at = str((stats or {}).get("fetched_at") or "unknown")
yt_state = common._load_ytwatch_state() if hasattr(common, "_load_ytwatch_state") else {}
yt_video_id = str(yt_state.get("video_id") or "oxYe6YQDx5M").strip()
[[[DIVIDER]]]
fetched_at = str((stats or {}).get("fetched_at") or "unknown")
yt_video_id = ""
if hasattr(common, "sync_live_video_id"):
yt_video_id = common.sync_live_video_id(push_remote=False)
if not yt_video_id:
yt_state = common._load_ytwatch_state() if hasattr(common, "_load_ytwatch_state") else {}
yt_video_id = str(yt_state.get("video_id") or "9AE1VmGTlYU").strip()
[[[REPLACE]]]
Target: scripts/articles/publishizer.py
[[[SEARCH]]]
if (repo_root / ".git").exists():
subprocess.run(
["git", "-C", str(repo_root), "add", "--", "_data/observatory.json", "index.md"],
capture_output=True,
text=True,
check=False,
)
[[[DIVIDER]]]
if (repo_root / ".git").exists():
stage_obs = ["_data/observatory.json", "index.md"]
if (repo_root / "live_video.json").is_file():
stage_obs.append("live_video.json")
subprocess.run(
["git", "-C", str(repo_root), "add", "--", *stage_obs],
capture_output=True,
text=True,
check=False,
)
[[[REPLACE]]]
Car 3B (trimnoir repo — /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html):
Target: /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html
[[[SEARCH]]]
{%- assign obs = site.data.observatory -%}
{%- if obs and obs.yt_live_video_id -%}
<div id="live-observatory" class="post-yt-live-embed">
<div class="post-yt-live-header">
<strong>🔴 Live 24/7 Web Bot AI Observatory — Send this stream to an engineer who can explain the 3 shapes & 2 panels:</strong>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MikeLevin/live" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Like & Follow on YouTube ↗</a>
</div>
<div class="post-yt-iframe-wrap">
<iframe id="yt-live-iframe" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/{{ obs.yt_live_video_id }}?rel=0" title="Honeybot Live AI Crawler Observatory" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div>
</div>
{%- endif -%}
[[[DIVIDER]]]
{%- assign obs = site.data.observatory -%}
{%- if obs and obs.yt_live_video_id -%}
<div id="live-observatory" class="post-yt-live-embed">
<div class="post-yt-live-header">
<strong>🔴 Live 24/7 Web Bot AI Observatory — Send this stream to an engineer who can explain the 3 shapes & 2 panels:</strong>
<a id="yt-live-watch-link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={{ obs.yt_live_video_id }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Like & Follow on YouTube ↗</a>
</div>
<div class="post-yt-iframe-wrap">
<iframe id="yt-live-iframe" data-video-id="{{ obs.yt_live_video_id }}" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/{{ obs.yt_live_video_id }}?rel=0" title="Honeybot Live AI Crawler Observatory" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div>
</div>
<script>
(function() {
var iframe = document.getElementById('yt-live-iframe');
if (!iframe) return;
fetch('/live_video.json?cb=' + Math.floor(Date.now() / 60000))
.then(function(r) { return r.ok ? r.json() : null; })
.then(function(d) {
if (d && d.video_id && d.video_id !== iframe.getAttribute('data-video-id')) {
iframe.setAttribute('data-video-id', d.video_id);
iframe.src = 'https://www.youtube.com/embed/' + d.video_id + '?rel=0';
var link = document.getElementById('yt-live-watch-link');
if (link) link.href = 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=' + d.video_id;
}
})
.catch(function() {});
})();
</script>
{%- endif -%}
[[[REPLACE]]]
Car 3C (Run sync_live_video_id once to materialize live_video.json and update _data/observatory.json + Honeybot, and commit grimoire’s generated quartet):
(nix) pipulate $
.venv/bin/python -c "import sys; sys.path.insert(0, 'scripts/articles'); import common; print('synced_video_id:', common.sync_live_video_id(push_remote=True))"
git -C /home/mike/repos/trimnoir add _layouts/post.html _data/observatory.json live_video.json
git -C /home/mike/repos/grimoire add index.md llms.txt _data favicon.ico robots.txt sitemap.xml
No ignition required: sync_live_video_id(push_remote=True) updates trimnoir/_data/observatory.json, trimnoir/live_video.json, trimnoir/_site/live_video.json, and Honeybot’s /home/mike/www/mikelev.in/_site/live_video.json immediately.
4: PROMPT (Use prompt or p to create prompt.md from copy):
Verify the updated `_data/observatory.json` and `live_video.json` receipts, and let's review if any remaining items from the 7 minimal-Jekyll requirements need polish before wrapping up.
5: DELIVERABLE (What done looks like):
trimnoir/_data/observatory.jsonandtrimnoir/live_video.json(plus Honeybot’s_site/live_video.json) hold the active live stream ID (9AE1VmGTlYU).- Every post page on
localhost:4001andhttps://mikelev.inrenders the current live stream and dynamically refreshes from same-origin/live_video.jsonwheneverytrollorytwatchrotates the stream, with zero third-party proxy dependencies.
MikeLev.in:
THE AI-EDIT METHOD
Same commands, run twice, one change between them. Where the readings differ is what the change did; the diff in the middle is the receipt.
1: BEFORE (PROBE):
On branch main
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.
nothing to commit, working tree clean
GIT repo clean. Take BEFORE reading, make CHANGE, record AFTER diff.
(nix) pipulate $ cat /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_data/observatory.json
ls -la /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/live_video.json /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_site/live_video.json 2>/dev/null || true
rg -n "yt-live" /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html
{
"markdown_reads": "4,879",
"markdown_pct": "0.32%",
"md_horizon_pct": 1.6,
"js_trapdoor_triggers": "5,121",
"js_trapdoor_ips": "40",
"js_share_pct": "51.2%",
"md_share_pct": "48.8%",
"spoofed_googlebot_reads": "377",
"authentic_bot_md_reads": "3,004",
"spoof_share_pct": "11.2%",
"rfc9421_signed_clients": "13",
"rfc9421_signed_events": "3,180",
"yt_live_video_id": "0KrZ2-yvDn0",
"fetched_at": "2026-10-27T08:38Z"
}
55: <div id="live-observatory" class="post-yt-live-embed">
56: <div class="post-yt-live-header">
61: <iframe id="yt-live-iframe" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/{{ obs.yt_live_video_id }}?rel=0" title="Honeybot Live AI Crawler Observatory" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>
(nix) pipulate $
2: AFTER (NEXT CONTEXT):
# # Context 1
# context.txt
#
# # WE BEGIN AT THE BEGINNING AND WILL GO ON TILL WE COME TO THE END, THEN STOP.
# /home/mike/repos/nixos/configuration.nix
# # /home/mike/repos/nixos/packages.nix
# # /home/mike/repos/nixos/services.nix
# # /home/mike/repos/nixos/autognome.py
# # init.lua
#
# # AND HOW WE PROJECT TO THE WORLD
# /home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
#
# # THE SOFTWARE VON NEUMANN PROBE
# assets/installer/install.sh
# flake.nix
# # release.py
# ~/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
# remotes/honeybot/www/qamy.ai/index.html
# remotes/honeybot/www/qamy.ai/walk/1/index.html
# remotes/honeybot/www/qamy.ai/walk/2/index.html
# remotes/honeybot/www/qamy.ai/walk/3/index.html
#
# # # THE DATA EVERYONE NEEDS
# # remotes/honeybot/queries/trapdoor_ips.sql
# # ! echo "--- WHO HYDRATES THE DOM ---" && cat remotes/honeybot/queries/trapdoor_ips.sql | ssh honeybot 'sqlite3 -header -column ~/www/mikelev.in/honeybot.db'
# # remotes/honeybot/queries/content_neg_agents.sql
# # ! echo "--- WHO NEGOTIATES MARKDOWN ---" && cat remotes/honeybot/queries/content_neg_agents.sql | ssh honeybot 'sqlite3 -header -column ~/www/mikelev.in/honeybot.db'
#
# # THE JEKYLL BLOG LIKE A HACKER (INVENTED SKILL.md & AGENTS.md FORMAT) PUBLISHING PIPELINE
# ~/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
# ~/.config/pipulate/blogs.json
# scripts/articles/publishizer.py
# scripts/articles/common.py
# scripts/articles/articleizer.py
# scripts/articles/link_injector.py
# scripts/articles/build_knowledge_graph.py
# scripts/articles/editing_prompt.txt
# scripts/articles/sanitizer.py
# scripts/articles/contextualizer.py
# scripts/articles/generate_llms_txt.py
# scripts/articles/generate_post_nav.py
#
# # HOME-HOSTED (NOT BEHIND CDN) NGINX WEBSERVER HONEYBOT AI OBSERVATORY
# nixops.sh
# remotes/honeybot/hooks/post-receive
# remotes/honeybot/nixos/configuration.nix
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/stream.py
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/score.py
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/card.py
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/forest.py
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/test_forest.py
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/logs.py
# remotes/honeybot/scripts/content_loader.py
# # remotes/honeybot/scripts/db.py
#
# # HAND-CRANKED AGENTIC FRAMEWORK & CONTEXT COMPILER
# # prompt_foo.py
# # foo_files.py
# # __init__.py
#
# # TRIMNOIR
# ~/repos/trimnoir/_config.yml
# ~/repos/trimnoir/flake.nix
# ~/repos/trimnoir/Gemfile
# ~/repos/trimnoir/index.md
# ~/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/default.html
# ~/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/home.html
# ~/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/page.html
# ~/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
#
# # GRIMOIRE
# ~/repos/grimoire/_config.yml
# ~/repos/grimoire/flake.nix
# ~/repos/grimoire/Gemfile
# ~/repos/grimoire/index.md
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts/default.html
#
# ! ls -la /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_includes /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_includes assets/jekyll remotes/honeybot/www
# scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py
# assets/jekyll/common-packages.nix
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html
# # Context 2
# ! ls -la assets/jekyll/consumer-fixture remotes/honeybot/www/* /home/mike/repos/
# ! cat /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_includes/home_hub.md
# ! .venv/bin/python -c "import sys; sys.path.insert(0, 'scripts/articles'); import generate_hubs, generate_post_nav, publishizer; print('imports_ok:', hasattr(generate_hubs, 'update_homepage_recent_posts'), hasattr(generate_post_nav, 'build_nav'), hasattr(publishizer, 'sync_data_to_jekyll'))"
# /home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
# assets/installer/install.sh
# scripts/articles/publishizer.py
# scripts/articles/generate_llms_txt.py
# scripts/articles/generate_post_nav.py
# scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py
# assets/jekyll/common-packages.nix
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_config.yml
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/flake.nix
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/Gemfile
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/index.md
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/default.html
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/page.html
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_config.yml
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/flake.nix
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/Gemfile
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/index.md
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts/default.html
# # Context 3
# ! ls -la assets/jekyll assets/jekyll/seed /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_includes 2>/dev/null || true
# ! cat assets/jekyll/consumer-fixture/flake.nix
# ! git -C /home/mike/repos/trimnoir status -s
# /home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
# scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_config.yml
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/index.md
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/default.html
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_config.yml
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/flake.nix
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/Gemfile
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/index.md
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts/default.html
# # Context 4
# ! ls -la assets/jekyll/seed assets/jekyll/seed/_layouts assets/jekyll/seed/_includes assets/jekyll/seed/assets /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_includes /home/mike/repos/grimoire/assets 2>/dev/null || true
# ! head -n 16 /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
# ! rg "pipeline =" /home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
# /home/mike/repos/nixos/blogs.nix
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_config.yml
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/Gemfile
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/index.md
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/_layouts/default.html
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html
# # Context 5
# ! cat /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_data/observatory.json
# ! .venv/bin/python -c "import sys, urllib.request, re; sys.path.insert(0, 'scripts/articles'); import common; st = common.fetch_youtube_live_state('@MikeLevin'); print('live_state:', st.get('is_live'), st.get('video_id'), st.get('title')); html = urllib.request.urlopen('https://www.youtube.com/@MikeLevin/live', timeout=10).read().decode('utf-8', 'ignore'); m = re.search(r'\"channelId\":\"(UC[A-Za-z0-9_-]+)\"', html); cid = m.group(1) if m else ''; print('channel_id:', cid); ehtml = urllib.request.urlopen(f'https://www.youtube.com/embed/live_stream?channel={cid}', timeout=10).read().decode('utf-8', 'ignore') if cid else ''; print('embed_live_stream_playable:', 'UNPLAYABLE' not in ehtml and 'unavailable' not in ehtml.lower())"
# ! git -C /home/mike/repos/grimoire status -s
# scripts/articles/publishizer.py
# scripts/articles/common.py
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html
# /home/mike/repos/grimoire/index.md
# Context 6
! cat /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_data/observatory.json
! ls -la /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/live_video.json /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_site/live_video.json 2>/dev/null || true
! rg -n "yt-live" /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html
scripts/articles/publishizer.py
scripts/articles/common.py
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html
3: CHANGE (PATCHES):
On branch main
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.
nothing to commit, working tree clean
GIT repo clean. Take BEFORE reading, make CHANGE, record AFTER diff.
(nix) pipulate $ patch
(nix) pipulate $ app
✅ DETERMINISTIC PATCH APPLIED: Successfully mutated 'scripts/articles/common.py'.
✅ DETERMINISTIC PATCH APPLIED: Successfully mutated 'scripts/articles/common.py'.
✅ DETERMINISTIC PATCH APPLIED: Successfully mutated 'scripts/articles/common.py'.
✅ DETERMINISTIC PATCH APPLIED: Successfully mutated 'scripts/articles/publishizer.py'.
✅ DETERMINISTIC PATCH APPLIED: Successfully mutated 'scripts/articles/publishizer.py'.
(nix) pipulate $ d
diff --git a/scripts/articles/common.py b/scripts/articles/common.py
index 1ec7b2a..96db593 100644
--- a/scripts/articles/common.py
+++ b/scripts/articles/common.py
@@ -1258,6 +1258,10 @@ def run_honeybot_obs(mode="status"):
input=_HONEYBOT_OBS_HELPER,
text=True,
)
+ if res.returncode == 0 and mode in ("start", "roll", "bell"):
+ vid = sync_live_video_id(push_remote=True)
+ if vid:
+ print(f"📺 Synced live_video.json -> {vid} (local + Honeybot)")
return res.returncode
@@ -1817,6 +1821,85 @@ def _save_ytwatch_state(state_obj):
pass
+YT_CHANNEL_ID = "UCd26IHBHcbtxD7pUdnIgiCw"
+
+
+def sync_live_video_id(state=None, push_remote=False):
+ """Resolve current YouTube Live video_id and sync to ytwatch_state.json, trimnoir, and optionally Honeybot."""
+ import subprocess
+ import time
+ persisted = _load_ytwatch_state()
+ if state is None:
+ try:
+ state = fetch_youtube_live_state()
+ except Exception:
+ state = {}
+ vid = str((state or {}).get("video_id") or persisted.get("video_id") or "").strip()
+ if not vid:
+ return ""
+ if (state or {}).get("video_id") and state.get("video_id") != persisted.get("video_id"):
+ persisted["video_id"] = vid
+ persisted["concurrent_viewers"] = int(state.get("concurrent_viewers") or 0)
+ persisted["updated_at"] = int(time.time())
+ _save_ytwatch_state(persisted)
+ live_payload = (
+ json.dumps(
+ {
+ "video_id": vid,
+ "channel_id": YT_CHANNEL_ID,
+ "is_live": bool((state or {}).get("is_live", True)),
+ "title": str((state or {}).get("title") or ""),
+ "updated_at": int(time.time()),
+ },
+ indent=2,
+ )
+ + "\n"
+ )
+ try:
+ t1 = load_targets().get("1", {})
+ posts_p = Path(t1.get("path", "")).expanduser()
+ repo_root = posts_p.parent
+ if repo_root.is_dir():
+ live_file = repo_root / "live_video.json"
+ old_live = live_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8") if live_file.is_file() else ""
+ if old_live != live_payload:
+ live_file.write_text(live_payload, encoding="utf-8")
+ site_dir = repo_root / "_site"
+ if site_dir.is_dir():
+ (site_dir / "live_video.json").write_text(live_payload, encoding="utf-8")
+ obs_file = repo_root / "_data" / "observatory.json"
+ if obs_file.is_file():
+ try:
+ obs_data = json.loads(obs_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+ if obs_data.get("yt_live_video_id") != vid:
+ obs_data["yt_live_video_id"] = vid
+ obs_file.write_text(json.dumps(obs_data, indent=2) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
+ except Exception:
+ pass
+ except Exception:
+ pass
+ if push_remote:
+ try:
+ subprocess.run(
+ [
+ "ssh",
+ "-o",
+ "BatchMode=yes",
+ "-o",
+ "ConnectTimeout=5",
+ HONEYBOT_SSH_HOST,
+ "cat > /home/mike/www/mikelev.in/_site/live_video.json",
+ ],
+ input=live_payload,
+ text=True,
+ timeout=8,
+ check=False,
+ )
+ except Exception:
+ pass
+ return vid
+
+
def _sustained_viewer_count(dwell_window, now_ts, dwell_secs):
"""Return the viewer count continuously sustained for at least dwell_secs, or 0."""
if not dwell_window:
@@ -2146,6 +2229,8 @@ def run_youtube_watch(
return 1
persisted = _load_ytwatch_state()
same_video = (persisted.get("video_id") == state["video_id"] and bool(state["video_id"]))
+ if state.get("video_id") and not same_video:
+ sync_live_video_id(state=state, push_remote=True)
seen_ids = set(persisted.get("seen_ids") or []) if same_video else set()
had_prior_snapshot = bool(same_video and persisted.get("seen_ids") is not None)
peak_viewers = int(persisted.get("peak_viewers") or 0) if same_video else 0
diff --git a/scripts/articles/publishizer.py b/scripts/articles/publishizer.py
index 2963676..09abb8c 100644
--- a/scripts/articles/publishizer.py
+++ b/scripts/articles/publishizer.py
@@ -241,8 +241,12 @@ def sync_observatory_metrics(target_key, target_path, verbose=False):
sig_events_fmt = f"{sig_events_val:,}"
sig_horizon_x = min(200.0, max(6.0, round((sig_clients_val / 10.0) * 200.0, 1)))
fetched_at = str((stats or {}).get("fetched_at") or "unknown")
- yt_state = common._load_ytwatch_state() if hasattr(common, "_load_ytwatch_state") else {}
- yt_video_id = str(yt_state.get("video_id") or "oxYe6YQDx5M").strip()
+ yt_video_id = ""
+ if hasattr(common, "sync_live_video_id"):
+ yt_video_id = common.sync_live_video_id(push_remote=False)
+ if not yt_video_id:
+ yt_state = common._load_ytwatch_state() if hasattr(common, "_load_ytwatch_state") else {}
+ yt_video_id = str(yt_state.get("video_id") or "9AE1VmGTlYU").strip()
payload = {
"markdown_reads": md_count_fmt,
"markdown_pct": f"{md_pct_s}%",
@@ -354,8 +358,11 @@ def sync_observatory_metrics(target_key, target_path, verbose=False):
if n and new_idx != idx_text:
index_file.write_text(new_idx, encoding="utf-8")
if (repo_root / ".git").exists():
+ stage_obs = ["_data/observatory.json", "index.md"]
+ if (repo_root / "live_video.json").is_file():
+ stage_obs.append("live_video.json")
subprocess.run(
- ["git", "-C", str(repo_root), "add", "--", "_data/observatory.json", "index.md"],
+ ["git", "-C", str(repo_root), "add", "--", *stage_obs],
capture_output=True,
text=True,
check=False,
(nix) pipulate $ m
📝 Committing: feat(publishizer): Sync live_video.json and update observatory metrics
[main 3a531cd] feat(publishizer): Sync live_video.json and update observatory metrics
2 files changed, 95 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
(nix) pipulate $ git push
Enumerating objects: 11, done.
Counting objects: 100% (11/11), done.
Delta compression using up to 48 threads
Compressing objects: 100% (6/6), done.
Writing objects: 100% (6/6), 1.84 KiB | 471.00 KiB/s, done.
Total 6 (delta 5), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 0 (from 0)
remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (5/5), completed with 5 local objects.
To github.com:pipulate/pipulate.git
2c24a0c..3a531cd main -> main
(nix) pipulate $ patch
(nix) pipulate $ app
✅ DETERMINISTIC PATCH APPLIED: Successfully mutated '/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html'.
(nix) pipulate $ cd /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/
(nix) trimnoir $ d
diff --git a/_layouts/post.html b/_layouts/post.html
index 238aab50a..17e139f34 100644
--- a/_layouts/post.html
+++ b/_layouts/post.html
@@ -55,12 +55,29 @@ layout: default
<div id="live-observatory" class="post-yt-live-embed">
<div class="post-yt-live-header">
<strong>🔴 Live 24/7 Web Bot AI Observatory — Send this stream to an engineer who can explain the 3 shapes & 2 panels:</strong>
- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MikeLevin/live" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Like & Follow on YouTube ↗</a>
+ <a id="yt-live-watch-link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={{ obs.yt_live_video_id }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Like & Follow on YouTube ↗</a>
</div>
<div class="post-yt-iframe-wrap">
- <iframe id="yt-live-iframe" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/{{ obs.yt_live_video_id }}?rel=0" title="Honeybot Live AI Crawler Observatory" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+ <iframe id="yt-live-iframe" data-video-id="{{ obs.yt_live_video_id }}" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/{{ obs.yt_live_video_id }}?rel=0" title="Honeybot Live AI Crawler Observatory" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div>
</div>
+ <script>
+ (function() {
+ var iframe = document.getElementById('yt-live-iframe');
+ if (!iframe) return;
+ fetch('/live_video.json?cb=' + Math.floor(Date.now() / 60000))
+ .then(function(r) { return r.ok ? r.json() : null; })
+ .then(function(d) {
+ if (d && d.video_id && d.video_id !== iframe.getAttribute('data-video-id')) {
+ iframe.setAttribute('data-video-id', d.video_id);
+ iframe.src = 'https://www.youtube.com/embed/' + d.video_id + '?rel=0';
+ var link = document.getElementById('yt-live-watch-link');
+ if (link) link.href = 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=' + d.video_id;
+ }
+ })
+ .catch(function() {});
+ })();
+ </script>
{%- endif -%}
<div itemprop="articleBody">
{{ content }}
(nix) trimnoir $ m
📝 Committing: chore: Update YouTube live embed script with dynamic video ID
[main e5fb6972a] chore: Update YouTube live embed script with dynamic video ID
1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
(nix) trimnoir $
And this:
On branch main
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.
nothing to commit, working tree clean
GIT repo clean. Take BEFORE reading, make CHANGE, record AFTER diff.
(nix) pipulate $ .venv/bin/python -c "import sys; sys.path.insert(0, 'scripts/articles'); import common; print('synced_video_id:', common.sync_live_video_id(push_remote=True))"
git -C /home/mike/repos/trimnoir add _layouts/post.html _data/observatory.json live_video.json
git -C /home/mike/repos/grimoire add index.md llms.txt _data favicon.ico robots.txt sitemap.xml
synced_video_id: 9AE1VmGTlYU
(nix) pipulate $
Ignition: often “exit”, “nix develop”. Instructions may vary.
That auto-ignites. I go look at the live-preview site. Yep, the YouTube live-stream embed is back.
4: PROMPT:
Verify the updated _data/observatory.json and live_video.json receipts, and let’s review if any remaining items from the 7 minimal-Jekyll requirements need polish before wrapping up.
5: DELIVERABLE:
Okay wow a full forced-publish push is called for. Unfortunately it effects the live-stream with an update as if publishing a new article, but that’s a small price to pay.
On branch main
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.
nothing to commit, working tree clean
GIT repo clean. Take BEFORE reading, make CHANGE, record AFTER diff.
(nix) pipulate $ cd ~/repos/trimnoir/
(nix) trimnoir $ git status
On branch main
Your branch is ahead of 'home/main' by 15 commits.
(use "git push" to publish your local commits)
Changes to be committed:
(use "git restore --staged <file>..." to unstage)
modified: _data/observatory.json
new file: live_video.json
(nix) trimnoir $ git add live_video.json
(nix) trimnoir $ m
📝 Committing: chore: Update yt_live_video_id in observatory.json and live_video.json
[main 6c40de9a0] chore: Update yt_live_video_id in observatory.json and live_video.json
2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
create mode 100644 live_video.json
(nix) trimnoir $ git push
Enumerating objects: 74, done.
Counting objects: 100% (74/74), done.
Delta compression using up to 48 threads
Compressing objects: 100% (62/62), done.
Writing objects: 100% (63/63), 9.08 KiB | 1.82 MiB/s, done.
Total 63 (delta 41), reused 2 (delta 1), pack-reused 0 (from 0)
remote: 🎯 [Hook] Received Push. Deploying...
remote: 🔨 [Hook] Starting Hybrid Build...
And it worked! Alright. And the code blocks look a lot better when switching between dark and light mode.
Okay, I hardly know everything we did here.
Reviewing the Unified Multi-Site Architecture and Notary Beat
Do a comprehensive write-up and then:
Hop off the ride. This ride’s stated goal is reached – dismount. This is the NOTARY BEAT: the ride ends here, is witnessed here, and is sealed here. Answer all seven beats, briefly:
- TL;DR: a short, dry, neutral abstract for the TOP of the published article – written for an unfamiliar reader or AI summarizer who has never seen this system. No hype, no insider handles unexplained.
- VERIFY: restate the goal from the top of this article and confirm (or deny) it was met, citing THIS compile’s receipts, not memory. Name any ignition this ride required that never fired – an AFTER tap taken without one is a stale BEFORE wearing the AFTER’s label.
- BANK: name everything that graduates – rule, earmark, todo, pin – as SEARCH/REPLACE patch cars against raw source present in THIS context (Target line inside the fence, one car per commit story), deletions included. A ‘paste-ready’ line with no Target and no SEARCH anchor is not banked; it is a hand edit the operator will not make. These BANK cars are the ONLY patches a dismount emits.
- DANGLING: what carries forward unbanked? One line each, no essays.
- SEED: the context.txt lines (and TODO_SLUGS if narrative context is needed) for the next ride’s first compile.
- CLOSING: a closing summary for the BOTTOM of the article – the final take-away, tied to the book’s larger arc where it fits naturally, never forced. Storytelling over inventory.
- NOTARIZE: read the exact Deed line from THIS compile’s final QA ARCHIVE SEAL footer, outside the payload, not a quoted older footer or a newest-file guess. It names the input archive, not this later response or the generated Jekyll post. State verification separately: only a verifier receipt naming that archive supports a verified claim; otherwise say not independently verified here. Count this Manifest’s live-command receipts, including failures. Quote only recorded digests, sizes and dates, naming their source; filesystem mtime and fixed ZIP dates are not command timestamps. Do not demand absent wc -c or dated-receipt fields. If the footer is missing, say so; otherwise close with its exact Deed line.
FINALITY: after beat 6, this discussion is CLOSED. Emit NO five-car train, NO probes, NO patches beyond the BANK cars of beat 2, and NO next-turn prompt beyond the SEED lines in beat 4. Any reader or model encountering this article later should treat it as a finished, notarized document – an archive entry, not an open thread.
Gemini 4 Argon High: Context verified.
Comprehensive Summary of What We Built
Across this session, we standardized your sovereign, zero-Minima Jekyll architecture and synchronized it across pipulate, trimnoir, grimoire, and nixos/blogs.nix:
- Configurable Last-N Homepage Grid + Optional Hero Thumbnails (
scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py)update_homepage_recent_posts()now readsrecent_posts_limit(default10) anddefault_post_thumb(default"") from the target blog’s_config.yml.- Posts with an
image:frontmatter field get a480x252Pillow JPEG thumbnail in/assets/images/thumbs/; posts withoutimage:render clean text-only cards without forcing a fallback banner. - Emits a
<!-- TODO: Pagination / Archive Horizon Hook (data-next-cursor / stabilized hubs) -->marker at the foot of.recent-posts-gridand guardsnavgraph.jsonlookup so non-knowledge-graph blogs never inherittrimnoir’s hub tree.
- Reachability Safety-Net on 0-Post & Multi-Post Blogs (
scripts/articles/generate_post_nav.py)generate_post_nav.pynow writes an empty{"_meta": {"total": 0}}_data/post_nav.jsonand exits0when a new blog has zero posts, allowing it to sit in every blog’s default pipeline inblogs.nix._layouts/post.htmlrenders top and bottom Previous/Home/Next navigation fromsite.data.post_nav[page.url]with a pure-Liquidpage.previous/page.nextfallback.
- Eliminating the Dark-Mode Code “Comb” Effect (
assets/main.css)- Separated
--card-bg(which switches from#f5f5f5in Day mode to#161b22in Night mode for.recent-post-card,.hub-nav a,.post-navigation, and.installer-hero) from--code-bg. - Locked
--code-bg: #f5f5f5,--code-text: #111111, and--code-border: #d0d7deacross both Day and Night modes onpre, code, .highlight, .highlighter-rouge .highlight, keeping Rouge’s dark-ink syntax tokens legible without horizontal striping.
- Separated
- Optional White-Labeled Installer Hero + Value Prop + Copy Buttons (
_includes/installer.html,_layouts/default.html)- Controlled by
show_installer(true/false) andinstaller_urlin_config.yml(or per-page frontmatter). - Displays the site’s value proposition (
value_prop | default: description) above the two airlock commands (curl -fsSL <url> | lessandcurl -fsSL <url> | bash), each wrapped in.cmd-boxwith auser-select: none.copy-btnwired to a zero-dependencynavigator.clipboard.writeText()listener in_layouts/default.html.
- Controlled by
- Guaranteed 4-File Baseline Quartet (
robots.txt,sitemap.xml,favicon.ico,llms.txt)publishizer.pynow seedsfavicon.icofrompipulate/favicon.icowhenever a target blog repo lacks one, joiningllms.txt,robots.txt, andsitemap.xmlfromgenerate_llms_txt.py.blogs.nixnow includesgenerate_llms_txt.py,generate_hubs.py, andgenerate_post_nav.pyin bothmkBlog’s default pipeline andgrimoire’s pipeline (witnessed ongrimoirein 2.27s across 129 posts).
- Canonical SVNP-to-Jekyll Graduation Seed (
assets/jekyll/seed/)- Materialized the complete 9-file standalone Jekyll skeleton under
assets/jekyll/seed/(_config.yml,Gemfile,flake.nixwith dynamicRbConfig::CONFIG["ruby_version"]ABI and.solddchecks,index.md,_includes/installer.html,_layouts/{default,page,post}.html, andassets/main.css) and updatedblogs.nixto seed new repos from it. - Upgraded
grimoireofftheme: minimaand hardcoded Ruby3.3.0checks onto this unified minimal theme.
- Materialized the complete 9-file standalone Jekyll skeleton under
- Sovereign Live-Stream Embed Refresh (
scripts/articles/common.py,publishizer.py,trimnoir/_layouts/post.html)- Added
common.sync_live_video_id()(YT_CHANNEL_ID = "UCd26IHBHcbtxD7pUdnIgiCw") to resolve the active@MikeLevinstream viafetch_youtube_live_state(), update_data/observatory.jsonandlive_video.jsonlocally duringpreview/publish, and push/home/mike/www/mikelev.in/_site/live_video.jsonto Honeybot onytroll(start/roll/bell) andytwatchstream rotations. - Added a 12-line same-origin
fetch('/live_video.json')check intrimnoir/_layouts/post.htmlso every post page updates its YouTube embed whenever the live stream rotates, with zero third-party proxy dependencies.
- Added
Dismount & Notary Beat
- VERIFY: All seven requirements and the SVNP-to-Jekyll seed architecture stated at the top of the article, plus the YouTube Live embed repair, are met and witnessed by this compile’s live receipts and transcript:
assets/jekyll/seed/is tracked in git (eb8d21e,fe86d35) andgrimoireran the 4-step pipeline (preview -t grim, 129 posts, 4 artifacts synced in2.27s) afternractivatedblogs.nix(cb3e9bb).- This compile’s three live receipts confirm
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_data/observatory.jsonholds"yt_live_video_id": "9AE1VmGTlYU", both/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/live_video.jsonand/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_site/live_video.jsonexist (222bytes each), and/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.htmlcarries#yt-live-watch-linkand#yt-live-iframewithdata-video-idand the/live_video.jsonfetch script (lines 55–74), followed by a livegit pushdeploy (6c40de9a0) to Honeybot. - Every required ignition (
nr,preview -t grim,sync_live_video_id(push_remote=True), andgit pushontrimnoir) fired before or during this turn.
- BANK:
Target: foo_files.py
[[[SEARCH]]]
# --- START RECEIPTS (newest first; cap 20 lines; a line pushed past the cap is deleted, never moved -- git and the rolling pin are the archive) ---
# 2026-10-27 dismount CONSOLIDATING NOTES.NIX, FIXING AVAHI NIXOS-2.LOCAL MDNS SELF-CONFLICT, AND BACKING UP THE CADDY LOCAL ROOT CA (deeds qamy.ai_372 through qamy.ai_376-b872f57c.zip; nixos commits 8a39b9a, ba1a082, e34d899, da19c52, f2c818e; Gemini 4 Argon High on every turn): 20-file NixOS self-portrait analyzed across mechanical gates, declarative GUI projections, budget-bounded media deduplication, and 7-desktop morning choreography; extracted Memos, Flatnotes, Trilium server/desktop, firewall ports, and the nixos.local Caddy reverse proxy from services.nix and packages.nix into ~/repos/nixos/notes.nix with top-of-file boolean toggles and a notes alias in configuration.nix; diagnosed nixos.local LAN timeout via journalctl -u avahi-daemon (wg0-mullvad/lo withdrawal collision renaming host to nixos-2.local) and ss -tulpn (orphaned user unit openclaw-gateway.service holding two UDP 5353 sockets); disabled openclaw-gateway.service, pinned services.avahi.allowInterfaces = [ "eno1" ] (# § PIN AVAHI TO THE LAN INTERFACE), and added Memos Data if_active gating plus Caddy Data (/var/lib/caddy/, preserving the 2025-2035 Caddy Local Authority ECC Root CA trusted by iOS) to backup-home.py (b2). WITNESSED: nixos-2.local timeout and nixos.local -> [REDACTED_IP] in 129ms, HTTP 200 on http://redacted-ip.invalid:5230, http://nixos.local:5230, and https://nixos.local (HTTP 308 from http://nixos.local), root.crt notAfter=Sep 28 01:45:14 2035 GMT, Caddy Data live in /run/current-system/sw/bin/backup-home, Ruff clean, deed qamy.ai_376-b872f57c.zip.
[[[DIVIDER]]]
# --- START RECEIPTS (newest first; cap 20 lines; a line pushed past the cap is deleted, never moved -- git and the rolling pin are the archive) ---
# 2026-10-27 dismount ZERO-MINIMA JEKYLL SEED, LOCKED CODE-BLOCK PALETTE, WHITE-LABELED INSTALLER COPY BUTTONS, AND SAME-ORIGIN LIVE_VIDEO.JSON STREAM SYNC (deeds qamy.ai_383 through qamy.ai_387-4248a6d9.zip; pipulate commits dce7085, 064c21f, 0ed84ac, 4eabf37, ece74aa, f235d00, e8e1071, 2c73a25, fe86d35, eb8d21e, 3a531cd; trimnoir commits 41592cd33 through 6c40de9a0; grimoire commit bb3cca1; nixos commit cb3e9bb; Gemini 4 Argon High on every turn): extracted canonical 9-file zero-Minima Jekyll seed in assets/jekyll/seed/ (_config.yml, Gemfile, dynamic Ruby ABI flake.nix, index.md, _includes/installer.html, _layouts/{default,page,post}.html, assets/main.css); separated --card-bg from locked --code-bg (#f5f5f5) and --code-text (#111111) across Day/Night modes to eliminate the Rouge dark-mode "comb" effect (# § LOCK CODE BLOCKS TO ONE PALETTE); added configurable recent_posts_limit, optional per-post hero thumbnails, 0-post post_nav.json handling, automatic favicon.ico seeding, and default 4-file quartet pipelines in blogs.nix; upgraded grimoire off minima and Ruby 3.3; added common.sync_live_video_id() (UCd26IHBHcbtxD7pUdnIgiCw) and same-origin /live_video.json fetch in trimnoir/_layouts/post.html (# § SAME-ORIGIN JSON OVER THIRD-PARTY EMBED PROXIES). WITNESSED: preview -t grim 4 steps in 2.27s (129 posts), yt_live_video_id 0KrZ2-yvDn0 -> 9AE1VmGTlYU in observatory.json + live_video.json (222 bytes), live Honeybot deploy 6c40de9a0, Ruff clean, deed qamy.ai_387-4248a6d9.zip.
# 2026-10-27 dismount CONSOLIDATING NOTES.NIX, FIXING AVAHI NIXOS-2.LOCAL MDNS SELF-CONFLICT, AND BACKING UP THE CADDY LOCAL ROOT CA (deeds qamy.ai_372 through qamy.ai_376-b872f57c.zip; nixos commits 8a39b9a, ba1a082, e34d899, da19c52, f2c818e; Gemini 4 Argon High on every turn): 20-file NixOS self-portrait analyzed across mechanical gates, declarative GUI projections, budget-bounded media deduplication, and 7-desktop morning choreography; extracted Memos, Flatnotes, Trilium server/desktop, firewall ports, and the nixos.local Caddy reverse proxy from services.nix and packages.nix into ~/repos/nixos/notes.nix with top-of-file boolean toggles and a notes alias in configuration.nix; diagnosed nixos.local LAN timeout via journalctl -u avahi-daemon (wg0-mullvad/lo withdrawal collision renaming host to nixos-2.local) and ss -tulpn (orphaned user unit openclaw-gateway.service holding two UDP 5353 sockets); disabled openclaw-gateway.service, pinned services.avahi.allowInterfaces = [ "eno1" ] (# § PIN AVAHI TO THE LAN INTERFACE), and added Memos Data if_active gating plus Caddy Data (/var/lib/caddy/, preserving the 2025-2035 Caddy Local Authority ECC Root CA trusted by iOS) to backup-home.py (b2). WITNESSED: nixos-2.local timeout and nixos.local -> [REDACTED_IP] in 129ms, HTTP 200 on http://redacted-ip.invalid:5230, http://nixos.local:5230, and https://nixos.local (HTTP 308 from http://nixos.local), root.crt notAfter=Sep 28 01:45:14 2035 GMT, Caddy Data live in /run/current-system/sw/bin/backup-home, Ruff clean, deed qamy.ai_376-b872f57c.zip.
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Target: foo_files.py
[[[SEARCH]]]
# 2026-10-17 dismount MAX HEADROOM LIVE OPERATOR BREAK-IN, THE 4-BEAT PALATE CLEANSER, AND THE 5-BEAD FOREST (deeds qamy.ai_19-6f3641f6.zip through qamy.ai_23-82fed913.zip; pipulate commits 5446525, fe879c5, a9e4d9e, 1c553c4, 8eb3374; Gemini 4 Argon High on every turn): 4-stage Double-Buffered Alacritty Card Engine mapped across autognome.py and Honeybot stream.py; check_live_message (.live_message one-shot file drop), run_live_message, wait_for_voice_or_live_interrupt, and narrator.exclusive_mode landed in remotes/honeybot/scripts/content_loader.py and remotes/honeybot/scripts/stream.py; ytsay CLI and _HONEYBOT_LIVE_MSG_HELPER (stdin python3 - with Base64 payload to bypass remote ssh bash -c quoting) wired in scripts/articles/common.py and flake.nix with inline CARD:/PATRONUS: clipboard parsing and 4-beat cadence (pre_pause=3.0s pre-banner silence absorbing Piper .raw synthesis -> BAM card + immediate speech -> linger=2.5s silent hover inside card -> POOF 0.0s resume); remotes/honeybot/scripts/forest.py expanded from 2 to 5 station-break beads (HONEYBOT, PIPULATE, THE AIRLOCK, AI PACHINKO, LOCAL FIRST) with voice-synchronized patronus teardown and closing READ MORE / MIKELEV.IN bookend card in score.py. WITNESSED: LIVE_MSG_FN True True, test_forest.py beads 2 -> 5, LIVE_HELPER_AST False -> True, pre_pause/linger 1 -> 15 in stream.py, inline CARD: dry-run parsed, live ytsay break-in on Honeybot PID 3789954 witnessed by human, Ruff clean, deed qamy.ai_23-82fed913.zip.
# 2026-10-17 dismount KILLING THE GSC SERVICE ACCOUNT, EFFORT-DIAL SUBCONTRACTING, AND THE 4.92 MB RG EXPLOSION (deeds qamy.ai_9-12016022.zip through qamy.ai_13-503d27bd.zip; pipulate commit f58938f; nixos commit b3975f1; Gemini 4 Argon Low -> Gemini 4 Argon High): gsc_historical_fetch.py removed from Target 1's publishing pipeline in ~/repos/nixos/blogs.nix (10 steps -> 9 steps) and materialized to ~/.config/pipulate/blogs.json via nr; load_velocity_data and all gsc_velocity.json / velocity_data / status / clicks dependencies stripped from scripts/articles/build_knowledge_graph.py (-34/+11 lines, 12 zero-blank-line surgical blocks), sorting canonical tree clusters purely by date descending; Low-effort vs. High-effort forward-pass audit compared across identical Argon weights; un-scoped rg across trimnoir minified graph.json and d3.v7.min.js caught exploding payload to 4,937,880 bytes (1,639,562 tokens) at deed 9 and replaced with file-scoped probes (678,704 bytes, 172,870 tokens at deed 13). WITNESSED: PIPELINE_CLEAN, DELETEME_CLEAN, preview completing all 9 steps (1,554 shards -> 2,048 D3 nodes, 13 artifacts synced to trimnoir/) without service-account-key.json, Ruff clean, deed qamy.ai_13-503d27bd.zip.
# --- END RECEIPTS ---
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# 2026-10-17 dismount MAX HEADROOM LIVE OPERATOR BREAK-IN, THE 4-BEAT PALATE CLEANSER, AND THE 5-BEAD FOREST (deeds qamy.ai_19-6f3641f6.zip through qamy.ai_23-82fed913.zip; pipulate commits 5446525, fe879c5, a9e4d9e, 1c553c4, 8eb3374; Gemini 4 Argon High on every turn): 4-stage Double-Buffered Alacritty Card Engine mapped across autognome.py and Honeybot stream.py; check_live_message (.live_message one-shot file drop), run_live_message, wait_for_voice_or_live_interrupt, and narrator.exclusive_mode landed in remotes/honeybot/scripts/content_loader.py and remotes/honeybot/scripts/stream.py; ytsay CLI and _HONEYBOT_LIVE_MSG_HELPER (stdin python3 - with Base64 payload to bypass remote ssh bash -c quoting) wired in scripts/articles/common.py and flake.nix with inline CARD:/PATRONUS: clipboard parsing and 4-beat cadence (pre_pause=3.0s pre-banner silence absorbing Piper .raw synthesis -> BAM card + immediate speech -> linger=2.5s silent hover inside card -> POOF 0.0s resume); remotes/honeybot/scripts/forest.py expanded from 2 to 5 station-break beads (HONEYBOT, PIPULATE, THE AIRLOCK, AI PACHINKO, LOCAL FIRST) with voice-synchronized patronus teardown and closing READ MORE / MIKELEV.IN bookend card in score.py. WITNESSED: LIVE_MSG_FN True True, test_forest.py beads 2 -> 5, LIVE_HELPER_AST False -> True, pre_pause/linger 1 -> 15 in stream.py, inline CARD: dry-run parsed, live ytsay break-in on Honeybot PID 3789954 witnessed by human, Ruff clean, deed qamy.ai_23-82fed913.zip.
# --- END RECEIPTS ---
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Target: foo_files.py
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# § PIN AVAHI TO THE LAN INTERFACE (banked 2026-10-27, deed 376) -- Set services.avahi.allowInterfaces to the physical LAN NIC (such as [ "eno1" ]) on hosts running VPN tunnels or virtual bridges so interface flaps on lo or wg0-mullvad never trigger an mDNS self-conflict that silently renames host.local to host-2.local.
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# § LOCK CODE BLOCKS TO ONE PALETTE (banked 2026-10-27, deed 387) -- Separate theme-switching UI surface variables (--card-bg) from syntax-highlighted code variables (--code-bg, --code-text, --code-border) and lock fenced code blocks to a single high-contrast palette across Day and Night modes so Rouge token spans never stripe against dark-mode backgrounds.
# § SAME-ORIGIN JSON OVER THIRD-PARTY EMBED PROXIES (banked 2026-10-27, deed 387) -- When a platform's permanent live-embed URL breaks on rotated streams, push the active stream ID from the operator's own control scripts (ytroll, ytwatch, publishizer) to a tiny same-origin JSON file (/live_video.json) rather than routing client browsers through a rate-limited third-party RSS-to-JSON proxy.
# § PIN AVAHI TO THE LAN INTERFACE (banked 2026-10-27, deed 376) -- Set services.avahi.allowInterfaces to the physical LAN NIC (such as [ "eno1" ]) on hosts running VPN tunnels or virtual bridges so interface flaps on lo or wg0-mullvad never trigger an mDNS self-conflict that silently renames host.local to host-2.local.
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Target: foo_files.py
[[[SEARCH]]]
# scripts/articles/link_injector.py
# scripts/articles/generate_post_nav.py # [1,174 tokens | 4,616 bytes]
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# scripts/articles/link_injector.py
# scripts/articles/generate_post_nav.py # [1,174 tokens | 4,616 bytes]
# assets/jekyll/common-packages.nix
# assets/jekyll/consumer-fixture/flake.nix
# assets/jekyll/seed/_config.yml
# assets/jekyll/seed/Gemfile
# assets/jekyll/seed/flake.nix
# assets/jekyll/seed/index.md
# assets/jekyll/seed/_includes/installer.html
# assets/jekyll/seed/_layouts/default.html
# assets/jekyll/seed/_layouts/page.html
# assets/jekyll/seed/_layouts/post.html
# assets/jekyll/seed/assets/main.css
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Target: foo_files.py
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# - TODO (2026-10-12, UNIFIED JEKYLL TEMPLATE): Consolidate blog layouts across targets (trimnoir, grimoire, guerelliatech, rf9110) into a master minimal Jekyll template: make article width adjustable, elevate the dark/light mode toggle for prominent visibility, and unify common CSS variables.
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# - LANDED (2026-10-27, UNIFIED JEKYLL TEMPLATE SEED & LOCKED CODE PALETTE, deed 387): Extracted canonical zero-Minima Jekyll seed under assets/jekyll/seed/ (_config.yml, Gemfile, dynamic Ruby ABI flake.nix, index.md, _includes/installer.html, _layouts/{default,page,post}.html, assets/main.css), separated --card-bg from locked --code-bg/#f5f5f5 across Day/Night modes, added configurable recent_posts_limit and optional hero thumbnails in generate_hubs.py, upgraded grimoire off minima, and wired same-origin /live_video.json stream sync across common.py, publishizer.py, and trimnoir/_layouts/post.html.
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Target: foo_files.py
[[[SEARCH]]]
# apps/820_selenium.py # [3,430 tokens | 15,032 bytes]
# assets/jekyll/common-packages.nix # [100 tokens | 294 bytes]
# assets/jekyll/consumer-fixture/flake.nix # [290 tokens | 1,060 bytes]
# assets/jekyll/seed/_config.yml # [322 tokens | 1,042 bytes]
# assets/jekyll/seed/_includes/installer.html # [357 tokens | 1,251 bytes]
# assets/jekyll/seed/_layouts/default.html # [2,210 tokens | 8,603 bytes]
# assets/jekyll/seed/_layouts/page.html # [60 tokens | 215 bytes]
# assets/jekyll/seed/_layouts/post.html # [918 tokens | 3,278 bytes]
# assets/jekyll/seed/assets/main.css # [3,353 tokens | 10,216 bytes]
# assets/jekyll/seed/flake.nix # [1,455 tokens | 5,731 bytes]
# assets/jekyll/seed/index.md # [348 tokens | 1,336 bytes]
# assets/oz-effect-demo.html # [3,847 tokens | 16,459 bytes]
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# apps/820_selenium.py # [3,430 tokens | 15,032 bytes]
# assets/oz-effect-demo.html # [3,847 tokens | 16,459 bytes]
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- DANGLING:
- Remove the broken
~/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/home.htmlreference from/home/mike/pipulate/context.txtto clear the compiler’sTOPOLOGICAL INTEGRITY ALERT. - Stabilize dynamic K-Means hub generation (
build_knowledge_graph.py/generate_hubs.py) to replace the rule-of-7 and connect the<!-- TODO: Pagination / Archive Horizon Hook -->inindex.md. - Graduate remaining satellite SVNP doors (
levinix,guerillatech,rfc9110,rfc9111,qamy) from 2-file buzzer cards to standalone Jekyll repos usingassets/jekyll/seed/as their content matures.
- Remove the broken
- SEED:
scripts/articles/build_knowledge_graph.py
scripts/articles/build_hierarchy.py
scripts/articles/build_navgraph.py
scripts/articles/generate_hubs.py
scripts/articles/generate_redirects.py
- CLOSING: A theme gem is someone else’s opinion hidden inside a dependency directory; a seed folder in your own repository is a blueprint you can read in one sitting. By stripping out
minima, locking code blocks to a single high-contrast palette that never fights Rouge’s syntax tokens, giving every door a two-line airlock installer with a zero-dependency copy button, and serving live stream rotation from a 222-byte JSON file on your own origin instead of a third-party proxy, every site on the radio head-end now shares one honest skeleton from private scratchpad to public observatory. - NOTARIZE:
- Input archive deed (from this compile’s final QA ARCHIVE SEAL footer, naming the input archive and not this later response or the generated Jekyll post; not independently verified here):
Deed: qamy.ai_387-4248a6d9.zip - Manifest live-command receipts: 3 executed, 0 failures:
- Input archive deed (from this compile’s final QA ARCHIVE SEAL footer, naming the input archive and not this later response or the generated Jekyll post; not independently verified here):
! cat /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_data/observatory.json(0.0089s, 179 tokens, 446 bytes;yt_live_video_id: "9AE1VmGTlYU",fetched_at: "2026-10-27T08:38Z")! ls -la /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/live_video.json /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_site/live_video.json 2>/dev/null || true(0.0126s, 65 tokens, 171 bytes; both files 222 bytes)! rg -n "yt-live" /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html(0.0099s, 215 tokens, 800 bytes; 6 matches at lines 55, 56, 58, 61, 66, 74)
- Recorded payload size (from Summary): 225,534 verified tokens (223,901 summed), 82,463 words, 847,077 characters, 851,827 bytes (UTF-8).
- Deed: qamy.ai_387-4248a6d9.zip
Note: I had to undo the final YouTube embed of the live-stream on the articles due to difficulty making it the true current live-stream and not an attempt at whatever one was playing at the time the article was published.
MikeLev.in: The solution from this last article still “burns in” the wrong Video ID. It’s whatever was live-streaming when the site was generated or something along those lines. It should be the very latest streaming on the channel. It’s got to be whatever resolves from https://www.youtube.com/MikeLevin/live but that won’t work in the embed and neither will https://www.youtube.com/@MikeLevin/live. I’m willing to give up the embed in favor of just a link or something advertising the latest Live Stream of the Web Bot AI Observatory.
Gemini 4 Argon High: Context verified.
TL;DR: Dropping the <iframe> embed in /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html and linking the observatory callout banner directly to [https://www.youtube.com/@MikeLevin/live](https://www.youtube.com/@MikeLevin/live) eliminates the burned-in Video ID problem completely. YouTube blocks /live URLs inside <iframe> (X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN), which forced a specific video_id at build or sync time, but a top-level <a target="_blank"> link to @MikeLevin/live resolves server-side on YouTube at click time to whatever broadcast is currently live.
Why the Video ID Kept Burning In
- YouTube’s
<iframe>restriction: YouTube refuses to frame[youtube.com/@MikeLevin/live](https://youtube.com/@MikeLevin/live)(X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN) and breaksembed/live_stream?channel=...when broadcasts rotate, forcing any<iframe src>to use a concretevideo_id. - Build/sync-time snapshot: Even with
sync_live_video_id(), the ID written to_data/observatory.jsonandlive_video.jsonis a point-in-time snapshot taken whenpublishorytrollran (and ifytrollqueried YouTube before the new stream finished registering on/live, it captured the outgoing stream ID). - Top-level
/livelink: Replacing the<iframe>and/live_video.jsonscript with a direct banner link to[https://www.youtube.com/@MikeLevin/live](https://www.youtube.com/@MikeLevin/live)delegates live resolution to YouTube at click time—zero burned-in IDs, zero JS fetch, and zero third-party iframe payload on every post.
5-Car Train
1: BEFORE (PROBE, read-only, paste as block in command line):
Checks the current YouTube embed block in trimnoir/_layouts/post.html, inspects how .post-yt-live-embed is styled in trimnoir/assets/main.css, and checks whether trimnoir/index.md also embeds or links a burned-in video_id.
(nix) pipulate $
rg -n "live-observatory|yt-live|live_video" /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/index.md
rg -n -C 15 "post-yt-live" /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
2: AFTER (NEXT CONTEXT, put in context.txt using context or x):
context.txt
! rg -n "live-observatory|yt-live|live_video" /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/index.md
! rg -n -C 15 "post-yt-live" /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/index.md
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
scripts/articles/publishizer.py
scripts/articles/common.py
3: CHANGE (PATCHES, real SEARCH/DIVIDER/REPLACE blocks for apply.py):
Replaces the {{ obs.yt_live_video_id }} <iframe> and /live_video.json script in /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html with a static, zero-JS observatory banner linking directly to [https://www.youtube.com/@MikeLevin/live](https://www.youtube.com/@MikeLevin/live).
Target: /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html
[[[SEARCH]]]
{%- assign obs = site.data.observatory -%}
{%- if obs and obs.yt_live_video_id -%}
<div id="live-observatory" class="post-yt-live-embed">
<div class="post-yt-live-header">
<strong>🔴 Live 24/7 Web Bot AI Observatory — Send this stream to an engineer who can explain the 3 shapes & 2 panels:</strong>
<a id="yt-live-watch-link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={{ obs.yt_live_video_id }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Like & Follow on YouTube ↗</a>
</div>
<div class="post-yt-iframe-wrap">
<iframe id="yt-live-iframe" data-video-id="{{ obs.yt_live_video_id }}" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/{{ obs.yt_live_video_id }}?rel=0" title="Honeybot Live AI Crawler Observatory" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div>
</div>
<script>
(function() {
var iframe = document.getElementById('yt-live-iframe');
if (!iframe) return;
fetch('/live_video.json?cb=' + Math.floor(Date.now() / 60000))
.then(function(r) { return r.ok ? r.json() : null; })
.then(function(d) {
if (d && d.video_id && d.video_id !== iframe.getAttribute('data-video-id')) {
iframe.setAttribute('data-video-id', d.video_id);
iframe.src = 'https://www.youtube.com/embed/' + d.video_id + '?rel=0';
var link = document.getElementById('yt-live-watch-link');
if (link) link.href = 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=' + d.video_id;
}
})
.catch(function() {});
})();
</script>
{%- endif -%}
[[[DIVIDER]]]
<div id="live-observatory" class="post-yt-live-embed">
<div class="post-yt-live-header">
<strong>🔴 Live 24/7 Web Bot AI Observatory — Send this stream to an engineer who can explain the 3 shapes & 2 panels:</strong>
<a id="yt-live-watch-link" href="https://www.youtube.com/@MikeLevin/live" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Watch Live on YouTube ↗</a>
</div>
</div>
[[[REPLACE]]]
No ignition required: the probe reads /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html directly on disk, and running jes Pick-up / git push in /home/mike/repos/trimnoir deploys the template change.
4: PROMPT (Use prompt or p to create prompt.md from copy):
Check the probe receipts from `trimnoir/index.md` and `trimnoir/assets/main.css`. If `index.md` or `publishizer.py` still burns in a specific `video_id` or writes `live_video.json`, clean those up too and polish the `.post-yt-live-embed` banner styling now that the iframe wrapper is gone.
5: DELIVERABLE (What done looks like):
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.htmlno longer embeds a YouTube<iframe>or burns{{ obs.yt_live_video_id }}into post pages; instead it renders the🔴 Live 24/7 Web Bot AI Observatorybanner with a direct link to[https://www.youtube.com/@MikeLevin/live](https://www.youtube.com/@MikeLevin/live).
MikeLev.in:
THE AI-EDIT METHOD
Same commands, run twice, one change between them. Where the readings differ is what the change did; the diff in the middle is the receipt.
1: BEFORE (PROBE):
On branch main
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.
nothing to commit, working tree clean
GIT repo clean. Take BEFORE reading, make CHANGE, record AFTER diff.
(nix) pipulate $ rg -n "live-observatory|yt-live|live_video" /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/index.md
rg -n -C 15 "post-yt-live" /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/index.md
108: <span class="recent-post-desc">Standardizing eight Jekyll sites onto a zero-Minima seed: fixing the dark-mode Rouge comb effect, adding airlock copy buttons, and syncing live_video.json.</span>
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html
54: {%- if obs and obs.yt_live_video_id -%}
55: <div id="live-observatory" class="post-yt-live-embed">
56: <div class="post-yt-live-header">
58: <a id="yt-live-watch-link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={{ obs.yt_live_video_id }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Like & Follow on YouTube ↗</a>
61: <iframe id="yt-live-iframe" data-video-id="{{ obs.yt_live_video_id }}" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/{{ obs.yt_live_video_id }}?rel=0" title="Honeybot Live AI Crawler Observatory" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>
66: var iframe = document.getElementById('yt-live-iframe');
68: fetch('/live_video.json?cb=' + Math.floor(Date.now() / 60000))
74: var link = document.getElementById('yt-live-watch-link');
(nix) pipulate $
2: AFTER (NEXT CONTEXT):
# # Context 1
# context.txt
# ! latest
# /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html
# Context 2
! rg -n "live-observatory|yt-live|live_video" /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/index.md
! rg -n -C 15 "post-yt-live" /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/index.md
/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/assets/main.css
scripts/articles/publishizer.py
scripts/articles/common.py
3: CHANGE (PATCHES):
On branch main
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.
nothing to commit, working tree clean
GIT repo clean. Take BEFORE reading, make CHANGE, record AFTER diff.
(nix) pipulate $ patch
(nix) pipulate $ app
✅ PATCH ALREADY APPLIED: '/home/mike/repos/trimnoir/_layouts/post.html' already contains the replacement block.
(nix) pipulate $ cd /home/mike/repos/trimnoir/
(nix) trimnoir $ d
diff --git a/_layouts/post.html b/_layouts/post.html
index 17e139f34..a428647e5 100644
--- a/_layouts/post.html
+++ b/_layouts/post.html
@@ -50,35 +50,12 @@ layout: default
{%- endif %}
</div>
{{ post_nav }}
- {%- assign obs = site.data.observatory -%}
- {%- if obs and obs.yt_live_video_id -%}
<div id="live-observatory" class="post-yt-live-embed">
<div class="post-yt-live-header">
<strong>🔴 Live 24/7 Web Bot AI Observatory — Send this stream to an engineer who can explain the 3 shapes & 2 panels:</strong>
- <a id="yt-live-watch-link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={{ obs.yt_live_video_id }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Like & Follow on YouTube ↗</a>
- </div>
- <div class="post-yt-iframe-wrap">
- <iframe id="yt-live-iframe" data-video-id="{{ obs.yt_live_video_id }}" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/{{ obs.yt_live_video_id }}?rel=0" title="Honeybot Live AI Crawler Observatory" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+ <a id="yt-live-watch-link" href="https://www.youtube.com/@MikeLevin/live" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Watch Live on YouTube ↗</a>
</div>
</div>
- <script>
- (function() {
- var iframe = document.getElementById('yt-live-iframe');
- if (!iframe) return;
- fetch('/live_video.json?cb=' + Math.floor(Date.now() / 60000))
- .then(function(r) { return r.ok ? r.json() : null; })
- .then(function(d) {
- if (d && d.video_id && d.video_id !== iframe.getAttribute('data-video-id')) {
- iframe.setAttribute('data-video-id', d.video_id);
- iframe.src = 'https://www.youtube.com/embed/' + d.video_id + '?rel=0';
- var link = document.getElementById('yt-live-watch-link');
- if (link) link.href = 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=' + d.video_id;
- }
- })
- .catch(function() {});
- })();
- </script>
- {%- endif -%}
<div itemprop="articleBody">
{{ content }}
</div>
(nix) trimnoir $ m
📝 Committing: chore: Update YouTube embed script to reflect current live stream URL
[main 1902abf5f] chore: Update YouTube embed script to reflect current live stream URL
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 24 deletions(-)
(nix) trimnoir $ rg 'Send this stream to an engineer who can explain'
_layouts/post.html
55: <strong>🔴 Live 24/7 Web Bot AI Observatory — Send this stream to an engineer who can explain the 3 shapes & 2 panels:</strong>
_posts/2026-10-27-zero-minima-jekyll-seed-comb-fix-live-video-json.md
4186: <strong>🔴 Live 24/7 Web Bot AI Observatory — Send this stream to an engineer who can explain the 3 shapes & 2 panels:</strong>
4200: <strong>🔴 Live 24/7 Web Bot AI Observatory — Send this stream to an engineer who can explain the 3 shapes & 2 panels:</strong>
4220: <strong>🔴 Live 24/7 Web Bot AI Observatory — Send this stream to an engineer who can explain the 3 shapes & 2 panels:</strong>
4230: <strong>🔴 Live 24/7 Web Bot AI Observatory — Send this stream to an engineer who can explain the 3 shapes & 2 panels:</strong>
4255: <strong>🔴 Live 24/7 Web Bot AI Observatory — Send this stream to an engineer who can explain the 3 shapes & 2 panels:</strong>
4537: <strong>🔴 Live 24/7 Web Bot AI Observatory — Send this stream to an engineer who can explain the 3 shapes & 2 panels:</strong>
4550: <strong>🔴 Live 24/7 Web Bot AI Observatory — Send this stream to an engineer who can explain the 3 shapes & 2 panels:</strong>
4986: <strong>🔴 Live 24/7 Web Bot AI Observatory — Send this stream to an engineer who can explain the 3 shapes & 2 panels:</strong>
_posts/2026-10-21-web-bot-ai-observatory-rfc9421-fcrdns-horizon-bars.md
1513: <strong>🔴 Live 24/7 Bare-Metal AI-Bot Observatory — Send this stream to an engineer who can explain the 2 panels:</strong>
3195: <strong>🔴 Live 24/7 Bare-Metal AI-Bot Observatory — Send this stream to an engineer who can explain the 2 panels:</strong>
3201: <strong>🔴 Live 24/7 Web Bot AI Observatory — Send this stream to an engineer who can explain the 3 shapes & 2 panels:</strong>
(nix) trimnoir $ vim _layouts/post.html
(nix) trimnoir $ d
diff --git a/_layouts/post.html b/_layouts/post.html
index a428647e5..33588e9d4 100644
--- a/_layouts/post.html
+++ b/_layouts/post.html
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ layout: default
{{ post_nav }}
<div id="live-observatory" class="post-yt-live-embed">
<div class="post-yt-live-header">
- <strong>🔴 Live 24/7 Web Bot AI Observatory — Send this stream to an engineer who can explain the 3 shapes & 2 panels:</strong>
+ <strong>🔴 Live 24/7 Web Bot AI Observatory — Look directly at the Agentic Web.</strong>
<a id="yt-live-watch-link" href="https://www.youtube.com/@MikeLevin/live" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Watch Live on YouTube ↗</a>
</div>
</div>
(nix) trimnoir $ git commit -am "Getting rid of embed"
[main fa4d352fd] Getting rid of embed
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
(nix) trimnoir $ git push
Enumerating objects: 11, done.
Counting objects: 100% (11/11), done.
Delta compression using up to 48 threads
Compressing objects: 100% (8/8), done.
Writing objects: 100% (8/8), 773 bytes | 773.00 KiB/s, done.
Total 8 (delta 6), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 0 (from 0)
remote: 🎯 [Hook] Received Push. Deploying...
remote: 🔨 [Hook] Starting Hybrid Build...
Yeah, this is better.
Book Analysis
Ai Editorial Take
What stands out most in this entry is the contrast between the two kinds of ‘minimalism’ at play: external-dependency minimalism versus operational-surface minimalism. When the YouTube Live embed broke because live_stream?channel= refuses to play across short-run stream rotations, the standard web-developer reflex—faithfully summarized by Google’s AI Overview—was to bolt on a client-side fetch() to an external rss2json.com CORS proxy. That looks like a 15-line shortcut in isolation, but it hands every pageview’s liveness to a rate-limited third-party service. Because the publishing pipeline (publishizer.py) and the OBS broadcast controller (ytroll / ytwatch in common.py) already live in the same Python module and already know the active video_id, writing a 222-byte /live_video.json file to the origin turns a brittle client-side scraping problem into an internal build receipt. The same pattern governs the CSS comb fix and the removal of minima: whenever a shared behavior is reduced to plain files you own (assets/jekyll/seed/), every site on the server inherits the fix at once.
🐦 X.com Promo Tweet
Unifying 8 Jekyll sites on a zero-Minima seed: fixing dark-mode Rouge code striping, adding curl airlock copy buttons, and syncing YouTube Live embeds via a 222-byte same-origin JSON file.
https://mikelev.in/futureproof/zero-minima-jekyll-seed-comb-fix-live-video-json/
#Jekyll #NixOS #WebDev
🎨 Hero Banner Image Prompt
A wide 16:9 widescreen graphic-novel ink-and-wash technical illustration set against a deep obsidian-slate (#111111) background. Vertically centered in the frame is a precision-machined brass and crystalline prism seed module resting on a dark workbench, projecting eight clean, parallel beams of cyan and amber light into eight minimal architectural portal frames arranged in a gentle arc. Beside the central seed module sits a crisp ivory-white punch-card roll displaying high-contrast dark syntax lines without any horizontal banding, connected by a glowing copper conduit to a miniature broadcast radar dish pulsing with a crimson live-stream beacon. High-contrast chiaroscuro lighting, razor-sharp crosshatching, and rich blueprint washes extending continuously to all four canvas edges. Full-bleed edge-to-edge composition filling 100% of the canvas with no borders, no frames, no matting, no margins, and no text overlays or lettering.
🖼️ YAML Frontmatter Image Override
image:
path: /assets/images/zero-minima-jekyll-seed-comb-fix-live-video-json.jpeg
alt: "A glowing crystalline seed prism at the center of an obsidian-slate radio console routing light beams to eight portals."
Title Brainstorm
- Title Option: Zero-Minima Jekyll Seeds, the Dark-Mode Comb Fix, and Same-Origin YouTube Live Sync
- Filename:
zero-minima-jekyll-seed-comb-fix-live-video-json.md - Rationale: Names the three concrete engineering wins of the session—the 9-file
assets/jekyll/seed/skeleton, the CSS variable split that eliminates the Rouge dark-mode comb effect, and the 222-byte/live_video.jsonorigin sync.
- Filename:
- Title Option: From Two-File Buzzer Cards to a Unified Jekyll Seed: Fixing Code Striping and Live Embeds
- Filename:
buzzer-cards-to-unified-jekyll-seed-live-embeds.md - Rationale: Highlights the SVNP graduation lifecycle from static edge cards to standalone Jekyll repositories alongside the visual and streaming repairs.
- Filename:
- Title Option: Replacing Minima and Third-Party RSS Proxies with a 9-File Jekyll Seed and live_video.json
- Filename:
replacing-minima-rss-proxies-jekyll-seed-live-video-json.md - Rationale: Contrasts external dependency traps (
gem "minima"andrss2json.com) with self-contained repository primitives.
- Filename:
- Title Option: Killing the Dark-Mode Code Comb Effect: CSS Custom Properties, Jekyll Seeds, and Live Stream Receipts
- Filename:
killing-dark-mode-code-comb-effect-jekyll-seeds.md - Rationale: Leads with the relatable front-end CSS debugging mystery before expanding into the multi-site publishing pipeline.
- Filename:
Content Potential And Polish
- Core Strengths:
- Concrete CSS root-cause analysis showing why reusing
--code-bgfor both dark-mode UI cards (#161b22) and Rouge syntax containers (#eef/#fffwith dark token ink) creates horizontal comb striping. - Complete, replayable multi-repo diffs across four git repositories (
pipulate,trimnoir,grimoire,nixos) verified bypreview -t grimcompleting 4 pipeline steps across 129 posts in 2.27s. - Clear architectural contrast between Google AI Overview’s suggested third-party
rss2json.comCORS proxy and a zero-dependency same-origin/live_video.jsonendpoint pushed via SSH during stream rotation.
- Concrete CSS root-cause analysis showing why reusing
- Suggestions For Polish:
- Add a brief visual diagram or two-column table contrasting Stage 1 (the 2-file
remotes/honeybot/www/<door>/buzzer card) and Stage 2 (the 9-fileassets/jekyll/seed/repository) so readers can see the exact graduation boundary at a glance. - Note how
RbConfig::CONFIG["ruby_version"]inflake.nixpairs with theldd.sosweep to prevent silent native-extension ABI breakage when Nixpkgs bumps Ruby.
- Add a brief visual diagram or two-column table contrasting Stage 1 (the 2-file
Next Step Prompts
- Inspect
scripts/articles/build_knowledge_graph.pyandscripts/articles/generate_hubs.pyto design a stabilized hub-clustering pass that replaces the dynamic rule-of-7 and wires pagination into the<!-- TODO: Pagination / Archive Horizon Hook -->marker inindex.md. - Write a graduation helper script or
blogs.nixtask that initializes a new standalone Jekyll repository fromassets/jekyll/seed/, stamps_config.ymlfrom the door’sblogs.nixentry, and verifies the 4-file agent quartet on first build.
Accept: text/markdown, RFC 9111 Vary: Accept, and RFC 9421 Web Bot Auth) can save you that money. Contact Mike for a consultation (miklevin@gmail.com)
• RFC 9110/9111 Edge Advisory
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