render-workspace-html

name

render-workspace-html

description

Renders the paper-workspace (outputs + lifecycle progress) into a single self-contained HTML dashboard the author can open in a browser, and refreshes it on request. Use when a researcher says "show me an HTML view", "give me a dashboard", "can I see my progress in a browser", "visualize what's been done", "make an HTML report", or "update the dashboard". Offered as an option whenever a visual overview would help (it is opt-in, not generated unprompted), and re-run after each significant change so the page stays current. The output is one local dashboard.html with inline CSS — no network, no external assets, light/dark aware — listing every generated artifact by stage with clickable links and a recent-activity timeline. Trigger words - html, dashboard, browser view, visualize progress, html report, update the html.

Render Workspace HTML

Turns the paper-workspace/ directory into a dashboard the author can open in a browser — lifecycle progress, every generated artifact grouped by stage with clickable links, and a recent-activity timeline. It's the visual "where am I / what's been done" view on top of the files the other skills produce.

This is opt-in: offer it when a visual overview would genuinely help (after a batch of work, or when the author asks), not on every turn. When the author wants it kept live, refresh it after each significant change so it never goes stale.

When to use

• The author asks for an HTML view / dashboard / browser-readable summary of progress.
• After several skills have run and the workspace has enough in it to be worth a glance.
• The author says "keep the HTML updated" — then regenerate it at the end of each request that changed the workspace.

Process

1. Offer, don't impose. If the author hasn't asked, ask once: "Want an HTML dashboard of your progress? I can refresh it after each change." Generate only on yes.
2. Generate (deterministic):

   python3 scripts/build_dashboard.py --workspace paper-workspace
   

   It reads paper-workspace/INDEX.md and the stage folders (and .paper-memory/profile.yml for the title/venue if present) and writes paper-workspace/dashboard.html — one self-contained file, inline CSS, no network or external assets, light/dark aware. Exit 1 only if there is no workspace yet.
3. Point the author to it (open paper-workspace/dashboard.html). Summarize what it shows.
4. Refresh on request. If the author asked to keep it live, re-run step 2 at the end of any request that wrote new artifacts, and say you refreshed it. Otherwise regenerate only when asked again.

Output

paper-workspace/dashboard.html — a stage-by-stage progress bar, artifact cards with links to each output, and a recent-activity timeline from INDEX.md. Opens offline in any browser.

Richer reports

This skill is built for speed and zero dependencies: one self-contained dashboard.html that works offline and can be refreshed repeatedly. If the author asks for a more designed or interactive report, and the current agent runtime has a separate web artifact, frontend, or report-building skill installed, offer to hand the workspace summary to that tool. Keep this dashboard as the default status view; use richer builders only when the author asks for presentation-grade HTML.

Guardrails

• Local only. The dashboard is a local file built from local artifacts; never upload it, host it, or copy it into this skills repo. No third-party paper content is rendered (only the author's own outputs).
• Self-contained, no tracking. Inline CSS only — no external scripts, fonts, images, or analytics.
• Opt-in. Don't generate the dashboard unprompted on every turn; offer it, then refresh per the author's preference.
• It only displays what other skills produced; it never edits artifacts, scores, or the paper.

Memory

Uses the shared .paper-memory/ convention (paper-memory-convention.md).

• At start: read profile.yml for the paper title/venue to label the dashboard; check whether the author opted into auto-refresh.
• At end: record the auto-refresh preference (date · render-workspace-html · auto-refresh on/off) so later runs honor it without re-asking.
• Create .paper-memory/ on demand; local-only, never uploaded.