Website

[japertechnology]

Is it possible for the standard website for a repo homepage to be generated and maintained by AI?

[github-actions]

Yes, absolutely! Here's how it could work with this repo:

The GitClaw agent you're running has all the ingredients to generate and maintain a GitHub Pages website for this repo. Here's the practical breakdown:

What's already in place

• The agent can read and write files to the repo
• All changes are committed to git automatically
• The README even hints at this: "Try asking it to set up a GitHub Pages site, then iterate on it issue by issue."

How to do it

1. Bootstrap the site — Open an issue asking the agent to:

• Create a docs/ folder (or use the repo root) with an index.html
• Generate a landing page from the existing README/docs content
• Add CSS styling, responsive layout, etc.

2. Enable GitHub Pages — In repo Settings → Pages, point it to the docs/ folder (or a gh-pages branch).

3. Iterate via issues — Each new issue becomes an update request:

• "Add a features section with icons"
• "Update the site to reflect the new roadmap"
• "Add a dark mode toggle"
• "Regenerate the changelog section from recent commits"

What makes this especially viable here

Capability	Why it works
File read/write	Agent can generate HTML/CSS/JS and commit it
Persistent memory	Agent remembers the site structure across sessions
Full repo access	Agent can read README.md, docs/, etc. to keep the site in sync with source-of-truth content
Git history	Every site change is versioned — easy to review or roll back
GitHub Actions trigger	Site updates happen automatically when you comment on an issue

Limitations to keep in mind

• No build tools at runtime — the agent runs in a GitHub Actions environment with standard tools, so a static HTML site (or a simple SSG) works best. Complex frameworks with build steps are possible but add friction.
• No live preview — you'd review changes after they're committed and deployed to Pages.
• Manual enabling — GitHub Pages itself needs to be turned on once in repo settings.

Want me to do it now?

I can scaffold a GitHub Pages site right now in this repo — generate an index.html with styling based on your existing README and docs content. Just say the word and I'll create it.

[japertechnology]

How to I address the websiate folder not in the repo itself

[github-actions]

Good question — you want the website files to live outside the main repo content, typically on a separate branch. The standard approach for GitHub Pages is:

Use a gh-pages branch

This is the cleanest separation — your main branch stays untouched, and the website lives on an orphan branch:

1. Agent generates the site and pushes to a gh-pages branch
2. GitHub Pages serves from that branch
3. Main branch has zero website files

How it works in practice

The agent (running in GitHub Actions) would:

1. Build/generate the HTML files
2. Push them to the gh-pages orphan branch using git commands
3. Main branch never sees a docs/ or site/ folder

Setup

In repo Settings → Pages:

• Source: Deploy from a branch
• Branch: gh-pages / / (root)

The agent workflow already has write access to the repo, so it can push to gh-pages directly.

The workflow for updates

You open an issue:  "Update the homepage with the new roadmap"
        ↓
Agent reads current site from gh-pages branch
Agent reads source content from main branch
Agent generates updated HTML
Agent pushes to gh-pages
        ↓
GitHub Pages auto-deploys

Want me to set this up?

I can:

1. Create an orphan gh-pages branch
2. Generate an initial site from your existing README/docs
3. Push it — ready for you to enable in repo Settings

Shall I go ahead?