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synthlabs-ui-operator

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Use when SynthLabs work must be driven through the visual app for verifier review, data preview, settings changes, DEEP mode, or other browser-led workflows.

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SynthLabs UI Operator

Overview

Use this skill when SynthLabs is best operated as an application instead of a backend route. Assume synthlabs-setup already confirmed a healthy instance before you begin. This skill does not provide dedicated zorai SynthLabs tools; it maps the work onto zorai's existing browser workflow.

When to Use

Use this skill when:

  • the task requires verifier review, manual approval, or row-level inspection,
  • the operator needs data preview or visible confirmation of dataset state,
  • settings changes or settings inspection must happen in the app,
  • DEEP mode is part of the requested workflow,
  • or the operator explicitly wants browser-led operation instead of backend automation.

Do not use this skill when:

  • the task is session discovery, session creation, or repeatable generation that fits backend routes,
  • the task is autoscore, rewrite, remove-items, migrate-reasoning, or job polling,
  • or the local SynthLabs instance still needs to be started or repaired.

Agent Rules

  • Use browser tools only after synthlabs-setup confirmed SynthLabs is healthy.
  • Prefer UI navigation for verifier review, data preview, settings changes, and DEEP mode.
  • Follow the browser workflow in skills/operating/browser.md: start by opening a browser pane, read the DOM before interacting, use element discovery instead of guessing selectors, prefer text-based clicks when possible, and read the DOM again after navigation.
  • Use existing browser tooling such as open_canvas_browser, browser_read_dom, browser_get_elements, browser_click, and browser_type; do not imply SynthLabs-specific zorai tools exist.
  • Do not use the browser just to confirm data or trigger work that stable backend routes already cover.
  • Hand session CRUD and repeatable generation work back to synthlabs-generation.
  • Hand autoscore, rewrite, remove-items, migrate-reasoning, orphan checks, and job polling back to synthlabs-curation.

Browser-Led Workflow

  1. Confirm the SynthLabs URL from the operator or from the healthy local instance already validated by synthlabs-setup.
  2. Open the app in a browser pane and read the page before clicking anything.
  3. Discover the relevant controls for the target surface: Verifier, Data Preview, Settings, Generator/Engine, or DEEP mode.
  4. Capture the visible state you are reviewing or changing so follow-up work can resume from the correct session or screen.
  5. If the task becomes repeatable through /api/sessions, /api/ai/generate, or /api/jobs, stop using the browser and switch to the backend-focused skill that owns that route.

Owned Visual Surfaces

Generator And Engine Screens

  • inspect visible session configuration,
  • review prompt fields and generation options before a run,
  • confirm which mode or screen the operator is using,
  • and capture any visual state that should be handed back to backend generation work later.

Verifier Review

  • inspect rows,
  • compare outputs,
  • approve or reject entries,
  • and record issues when quality judgment depends on visual review.

Data Preview

  • browse tables,
  • inspect row details,
  • confirm column meaning,
  • and visually validate imported or generated content.

Settings Changes

  • update provider settings,
  • inspect DB mode or storage settings,
  • adjust visible workflow options,
  • and confirm that a settings change took effect in the app.

DEEP Mode And Other Visual Workflows

  • navigate DEEP mode when the operator needs visible state and intermediate steps,
  • inspect mode-specific controls or panels,
  • and keep visually complex flows in the browser until they can be handed back to a backend-repeatable path.
  • capture enough visual state to hand the work back to synthlabs-generation or synthlabs-curation when the UI-only phase is complete.

Handoff Rules

  • If the task can be expressed as GET /api/sessions, POST /api/sessions, or POST /api/ai/generate, switch to synthlabs-generation.
  • If the task can be expressed as GET /api/jobs, GET /api/jobs/:id, or a /api/jobs/* curation route, switch to synthlabs-curation.
  • Stay in this skill only while the UI is the real control surface.

Common Mistakes

  • Opening the browser just to confirm data already exposed by /api/sessions or /api/jobs.
  • Repeating setup instructions here instead of requiring synthlabs-setup first.
  • Treating DEEP mode as a promised backend route when the task is explicitly visual.
  • Blurring the boundary between manual verifier review and repeatable backend generation or curation.