AGILab runbook (Agent Skill)

Use this skill when you need repo-specific “how we do things” guidance in agilab/: launching Streamlit, regenerating run-config wrappers, debugging installs, or preparing releases.

Background: Agent Skills (status update 2026-01-08)

• Codex now supports Agent Skills using the open Agent Skills standard (SKILL.md + folder layout).
• Skills support progressive disclosure: only name/description load initially; full instructions load when invoked.
• Skill scopes: repo (.codex/skills/…), user (~/.codex/skills/…), and admin/system (/etc/codex/skills/…).
• Security note: skills are executable/context-bearing packages; treat third-party skills as supply-chain inputs (audit, pin versions, prefer sandboxes/approvals).

AGILab working rules (repo policy)

• Use uv for all runs so dependencies resolve in managed envs:
  • uv --preview-features extra-build-dependencies run python …
  • uv --preview-features extra-build-dependencies run streamlit …
• No repo uvx: do not run uvx agilab from this checkout (it will run the published wheel and ignore local changes).
• Run config parity: after editing .idea/runConfigurations/*.xml, regenerate wrappers:
  • uv --preview-features extra-build-dependencies run python tools/generate_runconfig_scripts.py
• Streamlit API: do not add st.experimental_rerun(); use st.rerun.
• No silent fallbacks: avoid runtime “auto-fallbacks” between API clients or parameter rewrites; fail fast with actionable errors.

Common commands (from the runbook matrix)

• Dev UI: cd "$PROJECT_DIR" && uv --preview-features extra-build-dependencies run streamlit run src/agilab/AGILAB.py -- --openai-api-key "…" --apps-dir src/agilab/apps
• Apps-pages smoke: cd "$PROJECT_DIR" && uv --preview-features extra-build-dependencies run python tools/smoke_preinit.py --active-app src/agilab/apps/builtin/flight_project --timeout 20
• Publish dry-run (TestPyPI): cd "$PROJECT_DIR" && uv --preview-features extra-build-dependencies run python tools/pypi_publish.py --repo testpypi --dry-run --leave-most-recent --verbose

Troubleshooting reminders

• Missing import: check both manager and worker pyproject.toml scopes (src/agilab/apps/<app>/pyproject.toml and src/agilab/apps/<app>/src/<app>_worker/pyproject.toml).
• Installer pip issue: run uv --preview-features extra-build-dependencies run python -m ensurepip --upgrade once in the target venv.