# The Vibes Are People An interactive atlas of algorithmic art, the people behind its techniques, and the tools, teaching and institutions connecting them. - **Website:** https://thevibesarepeople.com/ - **Agent skill and submissions:** https://thevibesarepeople.com/agents/ - **Visual vocabulary:** https://thevibesarepeople.com/vocabulary/ - **Connections:** https://thevibesarepeople.com/connections/ - **Languages and tools:** https://thevibesarepeople.com/connections/#languages - **Research and downloads:** https://thevibesarepeople.com/research/project/ - **Public repository:** https://github.com/yury-g/the-vibes-are-people ## What is preserved here `dist/` contains the deployable static website, animated studies, portraits and their source records. `research/` preserves checked relationship records, archive discovery notes, coverage reports and an Eyebeam application narrative **draft**, not a submitted application. `scripts/` contains deterministic data rebuild and research-export tools. `tests/` includes browser and data checks; some older tests are inherited from the original personal-site project. The current collection includes 21 animated artist studies, 40 recipes with 105 named contributors (108 inherited credits and eight newly checked credits), 127 linked people, eight inherited person-to-person paths, 51 checked institutional, educational and research relationships, and 41 language/tool connections across 18 people (37 documented, four inferred). The live contribution ledger adds Boids / flocking as a 41st sourced recipe (without an animated tile). These counts describe this edition, not an exhaustive history of algorithmic art. The code layer links 16 verified GitHub accounts, four author-attributed archives and one separately labeled studio association. ## Explore the records - [Linked dataset](dist/connections/data.json) - [Checked relationships](research/checked-relationships.json) - [Recipe credits](dist/notes/ingredients/technique-provenance.json) - [Coverage and research queue](research/connections-coverage.json) - [Data model and maintenance](research/CONNECTIONS.md) - [Institutional archives](research/institutional-archive-sources.md) - [Eyebeam and network-art sources](research/eyebeam-expanded-source-map.md) - [Application narrative draft](research/eyebeam-application-language.md) Relationships keep role, date, source and verification status separate. Shared institutions do not establish collaboration. Existing catalog credits are marked imported; affiliation research does not automatically verify those credits. Gaps identify missing documentation in this collection, not an absence from someone's life or practice. Rhizome, Franklin Furnace, Ars Electronica and ISEA are research sources, not project partners or synchronized feeds. The [language evidence](research/language-tools.json) and [confidence policy](research/LANGUAGES.md) explain the three-step confidence meter. Inferences remain visible and are excluded from documented-overlap counts. Assembly, Ruby and Rails remain unassigned research gaps. ## Run and rebuild Use Node.js 24+ and Python 3 for a simple local server. No build framework or API key is needed. ```sh node scripts/build-connections.mjs node scripts/export-research.mjs node tests/connections.mjs node tests/connection-links.mjs node tests/connection-fundamentals.mjs node tests/languages.mjs node tests/ingredients-expansion.mjs python3 -m http.server 8000 --directory dist ``` Open http://localhost:8000/. Browser tests use Playwright and its Chrome channel; set `PLAYWRIGHT_PATH` if Playwright is installed outside normal Node module resolution, and `TEST_URL=http://localhost:8000`. Run `tests/connections-browser.mjs`, `tests/technique-labels.mjs`, `tests/ingredients-presentation.mjs` and `tests/folding-interface.mjs` with Node as appropriate. GitHub Actions checks the data and public research export on pushes and pull requests. The website is hosted separately through Sites; pushing to GitHub does not deploy it automatically. Research exports include SHA-256 checksums so published files can be compared with the source records. ## Contribute and correct Open an issue or pull request with the person, contribution or relationship, dates if known, and supporting original or institutional sources. Keep proposals separate from verified facts. See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md). The [portrait research](research/PORTRAITS.md) records three new photograph-based AI-assisted illustrations, exact prompts, Wikipedia links, and the remaining portrait gaps. ## Credits and reuse Authored by Yury Gitman. Technique catalog names credit Pardesco. Portrait and third-party source credits remain alongside the work and in the portrait manifests. Animated studies are original visual introductions, not authentic reconstructions of named artists' works. Making this repository public does not grant a blanket license to third-party images, artworks or source material; consult each source's rights and attribution terms. No new blanket license is asserted here. The project began as a standalone publication from the Yury personal-site source. People / Together / Ingredients use a folding interface; both embedded views retain their browsing state. The connections layer uses visible links, shared-target overlaps and explicit research queues. ## Contribute with your AI Read [Vibes Descramble](dist/agents/SKILL.md) or open https://thevibesarepeople.com/agents/. Source-backed proposals receive two AI checks. Accepted people and connections appear automatically; new techniques are supported as sourced entries. [System and budget](research/AGENT-SYSTEM.md): $8 monthly reservation cap, no paid retries. Experiments need not have perfect documentation. [Share an attributed recollection](https://github.com/yury-g/the-vibes-are-people/issues/new?template=experiment.yml), explore [code and open collections](https://thevibesarepeople.com/connections/#code), or [send your AI](https://thevibesarepeople.com/agents/) to investigate one gap. [Public roadmap](https://thevibesarepeople.com/agents/roadmap.html). Resource links do not establish inclusion in AI training data. ## Make art with the creation skill [Vibes Algorithmic Art](dist/skills/vibes-algorithmic-art/SKILL.md) is a separate creation skill: describe a visual intention, get a working draft, refine meaningful controls and retain specific source-linked credits. [Use or download it](https://thevibesarepeople.com/skills/vibes-algorithmic-art/), try the offline starter, or explore the [visual taxonomy](https://thevibesarepeople.com/taxonomy/). The starter uses original code, not Anthropic’s template. Creating art uses the visitor’s own AI tools; it makes no calls against the project reviewer allowance. Build the dated method snapshot and skill ZIP with `python3 scripts/package-art-skill.py`. Run `tests/art-studio-browser.mjs` for state/PNG/HTML round trips; `tests/vocabulary-loop-browser.mjs` for live controls, pause and reduced motion. [Validation and comparison limits](research/ART-SKILL-VALIDATION.md). The [Processing lineage](research/PROCESSING-LINEAGE.md) adds source-linked teaching, toolmaking, maintenance, research continuity and organization support, with seven documented people and no new front-page studies. [Follow Processing Foundation](https://thevibesarepeople.com/connections/?node=entity-processing-foundation#people). ## Small agent missions and shared attribution Open [the mission and contribution dashboard](https://thevibesarepeople.com/agents/) or follow “Send my agent to help trace this” from a recipe/person study. Choose one bounded research mission, copy it to your assistant, and inspect collective or username-filtered contribution records. The evidence wallpaper links actual submissions. Recipe credit JSON exports carry source-linked names into subsequent work while leaving hidden training influence unknown. The short agent entry point is [/agent.txt](dist/agent.txt). This extends the existing GitHub contribution system; copying a mission does not start an agent. Read the [specification](research/SWARM-ATTRIBUTION.md) and [work log](docs/WORK_LOG.md). Run `node tests/swarm-attribution.mjs` for status, mission and credit-export checks.