Part 3 of 4 · The review surface
The Local Site is the readable part of your Local App. It lives inside the Local Folder, opens in a standard browser without web hosting, and presents the App Information in readable pages. Changes happen by asking the AI Agent, which follows the Agent Instructions, including the relevant Skill or Workflow, and keeps the files and view in agreement.
The Starting Template gives your AI Agent a guided way to ask what you need to see, which pages would help, and how the Local App should work. It then builds the first Local Site and connects it to the App Information for you to review.
A Local Site in practice
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Not by default. The Local Site lives on the computer holding the Local Folder, so phone access requires extra sharing or hosting setup.
What it does
Open the Local Site’s index.html page in your browser. Use familiar pages, navigation, lists, and details to understand the App Information.
Ask the AI Agent to correct App Information, update a page, or add another useful view. The AI Agent updates the files for you.
No hosting is required, and nothing is published automatically. You control the Local Folder and who can open it.
See what the AI Agent is working from
Records, statuses, dates, and other facts the AI Agent may use.
Your saved choices, boundaries, and protected behavior.
Where information came from and whether it is confirmed or unknown.
The readable project rules, Skills, and Workflows that guide the work.
Work Summary
A Work Summary names the request, the files and Agent Instructions used, what changed, and what the AI Agent checked. Save each dated summary in the history folder so the Local Site’s Recent Activity page can read and present it.
Mark the August W-9 as received.
document-status.md, clients.md, and the Record a received document Skill.
The saved status and Alder & Co’s Local Site page.
Both places show received on August 11.
How updates flow
The page does not refresh on its own, so reload it the way you would reload any page.
If a page is wrong, tell the AI Agent what needs correction. It should fix the App Information, update the Local Site, and confirm that both agree.
What to ask the AI Agent to create
Ask for a home page, the pages needed for everyday use, a guide to the App Information and Agent Instructions, and a Recent Activity page that reads dated work summaries from history.
Tell the AI Agent every page should come from the App Information in the Local Folder and stay in agreement with it.
Have the AI Agent open every page, follow every link, check narrow browser windows, and make sure the information is clear.
Choose a few words such as calm, practical, friendly, or spacious. Ask for one consistent design.
What every page should provide
How to manage it
Part 4 explains what to check when index.html does not open, links do not work, or a page does not match the App Information. Open the full troubleshooting guide.