datasette-agent 0.5a0 Release Adds Panel Feature
Story 5, from Simon Willison
Datasette Agent 0.5a0 introduces a 'panel' feature that allows AI to chat alongside Datasette pages, enabling the creation and modification of database-backed apps through natural language prompts.
Key points
- The panel feature lets the AI chat open and sit next to Datasette pages like tables or query results.
- Combined with datasette-apps, it allows prompting a database-backed app into existence and modifying it via chat.
- Users can try the new release by signing in with their GitHub account on agent.datasette.io.
Why it matters
This release could change how developers interact with database-backed apps, enabling more intuitive and iterative development through natural language.
Try this
Try using the panel feature with a simple Datasette app to see how natural language prompts can modify or create functionality.
Counterpoint
The feature relies on Datasette and datasette-apps, which may limit its adoption unless it integrates more broadly with other tools.
Sources
- datasette-agent 0.5a0 (Simon Willison)
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