Nico Lanzillotta

Building Flo, the easiest way to create, customise and run AI teammates that actually get the job done. Sharing the journey in public.

[Nico Lanzillotta @Nicolanzi]

Rheia - Day 25

We cleaned up templates + cloning:
- Save & remove templates in one click
- Cloning preserves template keys (no more “No template”)
- Edit form is now reliable & smooth

Templates are cleaner, cloning is smarter, editing just works.

Next up: more starter agents

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Day 24 - Transparency sweep

Rheia now has:
- Numbered step logs w/ live icons + exact times
- Failure banners w/ 1-click retry
- Pre-run preview that only blocks risky actions

Fast by default. Safe when it matters.

Next up: Prefs toggle in Settings.

[Nico Lanzillotta @Nicolanzi]

Rheia - Day 23 Build Update

Runs are now fully live + transparent:
- Realtime status pills
- Schema-aware input modal
- One-click “view latest run”
- Sandbox respected end-to-end

No refresh needed. Agents just work.

Next: transparency sweep

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Rheia - Day 22
Agents now show a Plan Preview before you hit run.

Clear, natural-language steps so you know *exactly* what will happen, no black boxes.

Next: polishing the run UX for smoother success/fail flows.

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Rheia - Day 21 Update

Agents don’t silently fail anymore.

They now:
• Retry w/ exponential backoff
• Log errors w/ codes & messages
• Show retries in timeline
• Fall back if recovery fails

Next: plan preview (“Here’s what your agent will do…”)

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Rheia - Build Day 20

Sandbox Runs are here.

Now you can:
- Flag a run as sandbox
- Preview outputs safely
- Skip all external side effects
- See clear badges + logs in UI

Agents are no longer fire and forget, you can test first.

Next: fallback handling for reliable retries

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Rheia - Build Day 19

Shipped live step-by-step timelines:
- Per-step events (status, tokens, explanations)
- Secure ingest + owner-only access
- Updates stream in realtime (no refresh)

Runs now tell their story, as they happen.

Next: sandbox mode for safe previews

[Nico Lanzillotta @Nicolanzi]

Rheia - Build Day 18

Settings, Secrets & Test Mode shipped:
- Auto-save profile & timezone
- Secure API key vault (masked, replace/delete)
- Instant Test-Mode toggle + global badge

Setup is now self-serve, secure & fast.

Next: step-by-step run logs

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Rheia - Build Day 17

We shipped the Meeting Scheduler seed:
- Brief input -> draft slots generated
- TZ-aware with Luxon support
- Copy slots instantly with feedback
- Logs polished + unit tests green

Next up: settings page + Stripe test mode.

[Nico Lanzillotta @Nicolanzi]

Rheia - Build Day 16

Spreadsheet Agent is live
- Upload a CSV -> ask questions in plain English -> get instant insights + formulas
- Runs finalize smoothly with live updates, modal answers, and copyable formulas
- Our first real data seed is in

Next up: Meeting Scheduler agent

[Nico Lanzillotta @Nicolanzi]

Rheia Day 15 update:
- Newsletter Writer agent fully live (brief → outline → draft).
-End-to-end tested with Vitest + Playwright.
- CI pipeline running green on GitHub Actions.

The loop is closed: seed -> run -> callback -> DB/UI -> test -> CI

Next up: Spreadsheet Agent.

[Nico Lanzillotta @Nicolanzi]

Day 14 build update for Rheia

First seed shipped: Email Responder
- Classifies emails (reply, fyi, discard)
- Drafts replies + bulk runs
- Optional KB citations
- JSON advanced mode
- Template tags + filtering
- Secure callbacks + clear logs

Next up: citations in action.

[Nico Lanzillotta @Nicolanzi]

Day 13 Build Update - Rheia

Today we shipped:
• Stable end to end runs (webhook → n8n → Supabase → UI)
• Model fallback with clear audit
• Timeout handling fixed
• Resolved model now shown everywhere
• Logs include fallback events

Next up: seed system

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Day 12 build update - Rheia

Minimal roles + admin
- Admin allowlist (server checked)
- New /admin dashboard with stats + latest runs
- Non-admins redirected with banner
- Next.js sync API issues fixed

Deliverable: secure roles layer + monitoring surface

Next up: public agents

[Nico Lanzillotta @Nicolanzi]

Day 11 of building Rheia

Agents now feel truly owned:

- RLS guards — only you can CRUD your agents
- Edit & Delete flows live (with banners)
- Prompt-first runs (play, type, run)
- Cleaner agent list with actions
- No more Next.js sync API warnings

Next up: templates++

[Nico Lanzillotta @Nicolanzi]

Day 10 of building Rheia

Templates are live:
- Registry with Newsletter + Outreach
- Public API /api/templates
- Load + auto-apply in Agent Create
- Server-side hydration + FK-safe seeding
- /templates gallery with deep-links

Agents now start in seconds

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Day 9 of building Rheia

Rheia now remembers everything your agents do.

Logs stream live into the app:
- Run detail shows start, success, error
- Dashboard has latest activity card
- All realtime, no refresh needed

Next: template loader with first prebuilt agents.

[Nico Lanzillotta @Nicolanzi]

Day 8 of building Rheia

Runs now update in realtime:
- Status, output, errors, timestamps flip instantly
- Dual redundancy for reliability
- Spinner + disabled button while pending
- Inline error handling + retry
- Cmd/Ctrl + Enter shortcut

Next: agent run logs.

[Nico Lanzillotta @Nicolanzi]

Day 7 of building Rheia (previously Flo)

Big milestone today:
• Rebranded from Flo → Rheia
• Agents now run end to end through n8n
• Secure callbacks with secrets
• Runs logged in Supabase with full history

Next: live updates with Supabase Realtime.

[Nico Lanzillotta @Nicolanzi]

Day 6 of building Flo, the AI agent builder

Today we shipped the agent creation flow:
- Secure API + DB
- Unique slugs
- Visibility (Public / Private / Unlisted)
- Agent detail pages
- RLS enforced

Next up: wiring n8n for runs.

Would you default to private or public?