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AI skill

Homelab operations skill

The operating manual an AI uses to run and fix ~30 home-server services.

built Jun 2026 updated Oct 2026 The server in the closet

how it works

Inventory + golden rules in SKILL.md, per-domain reference/*.md (networking, reverse proxy, LLM stack, backup, monitoring) read before acting.

AI skill: Instructions an AI agent loads when a task calls for them, like a recipe card.

The code for this one lives in a private repo. This page explains the idea so you can build your own.

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related

  • Homelab scripts and docs Document Operations notes and helper scripts for the home server.
  • Mac Mini homelab Document A home server that runs the household's smart-home, AI chat, monitoring and backup services.
  • eBay listing workflow (homelab) Automation A manual-then-automated flow for listing clothing on eBay.
  • Ops plumbing (caddy, dozzle, healthchecks, disk-monitor, sysstats, wan-speed, log-rotate, forgejo, rustdesk, langfuse, postiz, litellm, searxng, go2rtc, syslog) Thing The housekeeping services that keep the home server healthy: reverse proxy, log viewer, uptime checks, disk and speed monitors, private git, remote desktop and AI gateway.
  • homelab-map (network and service map) Browser tool An interactive diagram of everything in the house network and how the pieces depend on each other.
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