The purpose of this document is to inform folks about how to join the InstructLab Slack Workspace and document the channels therein. We look forward to meeting everyone and welcoming you on Slack!
The InstructLab Slack workspace resides at https://instruct-lab.slack.com. You must join via this invitation link
Upon joining, you will automatically be added to our #announce
channel. You are welcome and encouraged to join other
channels.
All discussions in the InstructLab Slack are governed by our project code of conduct.
#admin
Place to get non-technical help. If you don't know where to go after reading this guide, join this channel for air traffic control.#announce
Project wide announcements such as releases, reminders about community calls, and celebrating new maintainers. This channel is moderated (only Workspace Administrators can post) and low-traffic.#api
Channel for discussion around the design and implementation of a REST API for InstructLab#backend
Backend work for the InstructLab project, including pipeline for synthetic data generation, training, model evaluation, and publishing.#cli
Channel to discuss the InstructLab CLI specifically#community
Place to discuss community matters such as improving the contributor experience, getting help reviewing a presentation about InstructLab you want to give at a meetup, or learning how you can contribute to InstructLab beyond software development.#contribhelp
General questions about getting started as an InstructLab contributor. This channel is the place to go if you need help with your first pull request.#dev
Cross-project coordination discussion, such as topics that cover both frontend and backend development for InstructLab#docs
Documentation team discussions and questions about documentation.#eval
Channel for specific discussion of the Evaluation library#frontend
Frontend work for the InstructLab project, including the CLI tool and User Interface#infra
Topics related to project infrastructure, such as repo maintenance, planned outages, or who has the keys to the social media accounts.#sdg
Channel for specific discussion of the Synthetic Data Generation library#social
Place to chat and enjoy camaraderie with fellow community members.#training
Channel for specific discussion of the Training library#triage
Triage team discussions.#ui
Channel to discuss the InstructLab UI specifically#users
InstructLab users forum for troubleshooting and sharing tips and tricks.#github-bot
Place to discuss, brainstorm and hack code for InstructLab GitHub Bot.#ui
Place to discuss, brainstorm and hack code for InstructLab UI.
By default, we use threaded messages in Slack so as to keep all responses to a particular topic grouped together. Please reply to specific messages by replying in thread.
We are an open, welcoming, and inclusive community and expect our members to be kind and respectful in all discourse.
We take reports of harassment very seriously and will action any reports of inappropriate behavior as quickly as possible.
To learn how to report abuse - and to whom you will be reporting - please see our InstructLab slack Moderation Guide.
If you are having trouble joining the InstructLab Slack, please file an issue in the community repo so we can help you.
TODO: Update with email address to get help once these are set up.
InstructLab is an open source project and we value defaulting to open in all of our community communications. There are some cases where discussions must happen in private. For the sake of transparency, we are documenting these private channels and what they are used for.
#code-of-conduct-committee
Space for the InstructLab Code of Conduct Committee to discuss any reports of harassment or other violations of the project Code of Conduct and how to respond to them.#mods
Space for the InstructLab Workspace Administrators to confer privately only when necessary. We default to open and hold each other accountable to do so.