Ariel Gil

AI Safety Researcher & Mechatronics Engineer

Technical Research Manager at Pivotal Research

Claude Code Instructions for ariel-gil.github.io

Project Overview

Personal portfolio website for Ariel Gil - Jekyll-based static site hosted on GitHub Pages.

Tech Stack

Jekyll static site generator
GitHub Pages hosting
Custom plugins: link_preview_generator, pdf_preview_generator

Project Structure

_layouts/default.html    # Main layout template (header, nav, profile info)
index.md                 # Homepage content
misc.md                  # Misc page
tools.md                 # Tools page
_config.yml              # Jekyll configuration
_data/                   # YAML data files for dynamic content
  - ai_safety_projects.yml
  - coding_projects.yml
  - other_projects.yml
  - publications.yml
  - misc_sections.yml

Key Locations

Profile info (name, position, social links): _layouts/default.html lines 374-397
Site metadata (title, description): _config.yml
Homepage content: index.md
Projects data: _data/*.yml files

Common Tasks

Update position/title: Edit _layouts/default.html (header-text section, ~line 377)
Update About text: Edit index.md (about section)
Add publication: Add entry to _data/publications.yml
Add project: Add entry to relevant _data/*_projects.yml file

Build & Preview

bundle exec jekyll serve

Site will be available at http://localhost:4000