Day One: Setting Up the Documentation Site
Launched runreachyrun.com to document the Reachy Mini build. Built with Next.js, Tailwind, and Claude Code. The meta-narrative begins.
Today marks the official start of documenting this build publicly. I've been working with the Reachy Mini Lite for about a week now, but everything before today was scattered notes and half-finished experiments.
The site itself is part of the story. I'm using Claude Code to help build it, which means the tool I'm using to document the robot project is also being documented. It's recursive in a way that feels appropriate for an AI project.
Technical Decisions
- Next.js 14 with App Router: Server components where possible, client components for interactivity
- Tailwind CSS: No component libraries — building everything custom
- Framer Motion: For animations that feel intentional, not decorative
- Dark mode only: This is a dev journal, not a marketing site
What's Working
The timeline component came together faster than expected. Claude Code helped iterate on the design — I described what I wanted, it generated options, I pushed back on the generic parts, and we landed somewhere interesting.
What's Next
Need to add the journal section (you're reading the first entry), GitHub integration for live commit data, and eventually embed some HuggingFace Spaces.