AI Agent - July 23rd, 2025 - Ask Racha - PLDG 3

[Dhruv-Varshney-developer]

AI Agent - July 23rd, 2025 - Ask Racha - PLDG 3

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Contributors

@Dhruv-Varshney-developer
@Aldorax
@manny-uncharted

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Accomplished Tasks

• Implemented advanced recursive crawling for RAG:

  • #11 feat: Add advanced crawling to the RAG
  • Now ingests all sub-pages from Storacha docs, resulting in more comprehensive and accurate responses.

• CI/CD Pipeline Setup:

  • Added automated testing and deployment workflows for safe, production-ready builds.
  • Introduced repo branch restrictions to ensure clean, stable contributions from multiple collaborators.

• UI/UX Overhaul:

  • #16 Updated UI
  • Dark mode, improved markdown rendering for code blocks, mobile responsiveness, and smoother loading states.

• User Analytics:

  • #19 feat: Add user Analytics
  • Integrated analytics to track drop-offs and improve UX.

• Community-driven Issue Tracking:

  • Structured issues and reviewed PRs from contributors to move towards a robust v2 with reduced latency and more features.

• Growth Milestone:

  • Ask-Racha v1 attracted 30+ users after being casually shared on Storacha Discord.

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Update

• Successfully implemented recursive crawling to handle the full Storacha documentation tree.
• CI/CD pipelines and repo restrictions ensure reliable deployments as more contributors join.
• The project’s UI/UX is now production-grade, with community-driven feedback shaping v2.
• Analytics integration is underway to identify weak UX points and increase user retention.

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Next Tasks

• Complete all open issues for v2: Ask-Racha Issues
• Implement search and context ranking improvements in the RAG pipeline.
• Optimize latency and caching for faster responses.

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Links

1. Repo: https://github.com/Dhruv-Varshney-developer/ask-racha
2. Live App: https://ask-racha.vercel.app