LatentFolio Free

LatentFolio Free is an evidence-first Astro portfolio starter for AI, ML, and GenAI engineers, built to present the problem, engineering decisions, evaluation method, and outcome behind each project instead of a plain tool list.

What is LatentFolio Free?

LatentFolio Free is a free, MIT-licensed Astro portfolio starter template aimed at AI, machine learning, and GenAI engineers who need to explain the reasoning behind their work. It takes one central content file, src/data/site.ts, plus replaceable static assets such as an avatar file, resume PDF, and Open Graph cover, and compiles them into a static one-page portfolio. That page stacks hero, project snapshots, expertise, experience, writing, education, and contact sections. The template is created and maintained by Dharani Eswaramurthi and builds to plain static output with no server runtime.

Key features

• Evidence-first project model — project snapshots are written around the problem, engineering decisions, evaluation method, and outcome rather than a list of tools.
• Astro static output — the site compiles to static files, so it deploys on Vercel, Netlify, Cloudflare Pages, GitHub Pages, or any other static host.
• Single content file — profile, projects, experience, skills, writing, and education all live in src/data/site.ts for one-place editing.
• Interactive hero demo — a lightweight browser JavaScript demo runs in the hero section without a backend.
• Theme handling — persistent light and dark themes with a system-preference fallback.
• Accessibility work — responsive layouts, keyboard support, visible focus states, and reduced-motion handling.
• Metadata and discovery files — canonical URLs, Open Graph and X metadata, JSON-LD, sitemap, robots file, and an llms.txt file are included.
• Build checks and self-hosted fonts — GitHub Actions runs build checks, fonts are self-hosted, and the project requires Node.js 22.12 or later with npm 10 or later.

Who should use LatentFolio Free?

• AI and ML engineers job hunting: publish a one-page portfolio that shows how a model or system was evaluated, not just which frameworks were used.
• GenAI application engineers: frame RAG, agent, or prompt-engineering work as decisions and tradeoffs with an outcome.
• Engineers under NDA or with confidential work: describe the evaluation method and use an approved range or qualitative outcome instead of leaking raw metrics.
• Freelance AI consultants: stand up a fast static site that a client or recruiter can scan in one page.

What can you do with LatentFolio Free?

• Ship a personal AI portfolio: swap the fictional sample profile, projects, and experience in src/data/site.ts and run npm run build to produce the static site.
• Scaffold from the repo: start a fresh project with npm create astro@latest -- --template Dharani-Eswaramurthi/latentfolio.
• Deploy anywhere static: push the output to Vercel, Netlify, Cloudflare Pages, or GitHub Pages, then set SITE_URL to the production origin so canonical and social URLs resolve correctly.

How does LatentFolio Free work?

1. Install dependencies with npm install and preview locally with npm run dev.
2. Replace the fictional profile, projects, experience, skills, writing, and education in src/data/site.ts.
3. Swap public/avatar-placeholder.svg, public/resume-placeholder.pdf, public/og-cover.svg, and public/og-cover.png, then update the favicon and web manifest.
4. Set SITE_URL in your deployment environment, run npm run build, and inspect the result with npm run preview on mobile and desktop in both themes.

Is LatentFolio Free free?

Yes. LatentFolio Free is released under the MIT License, so you may use, modify, and distribute it, including commercially, as long as you preserve the copyright and license notice. A separate Pro tier exists under a commercial single-user license; the page does not list prices for it.

FAQ

What are the system requirements for LatentFolio Free?

It needs Node.js 22.12 or later and npm 10 or later. The template builds through Astro to static output, so no server runtime is required and it can be hosted on Vercel, Netlify, Cloudflare Pages, GitHub Pages, or another static host.

Can I use LatentFolio Free commercially?

The MIT License permits commercial use, modification, and distribution provided the copyright and license notice are preserved. The visible creator link is appreciated but not required. The paid Pro tier, by contrast, ships under a commercial single-user license and adds dedicated case-study pages and a three-mode AI systems lab.

Can I publish the demo content as-is?

No. Every person, employer, project, and metric in the demo is fictional, and the page explicitly warns against publishing claims or metrics you cannot substantiate. The avatar, resume PDF, and Open Graph cover are also placeholders that must be replaced before you deploy.

How do the free and Pro tiers differ?

The free tier is a one-page starter with project snapshots, the interactive hero demo, and core profile sections. Pro adds a full portfolio product with evidence-led case-study pages, richer modules and release documentation, and a hero demo plus a three-mode AI systems lab.

What should I check before deploying?

Set SITE_URL to the exact public production origin so canonical and social URLs use it, update the favicon and web manifest, and test every email and external link. Then run npm run build and review the site on mobile and desktop in both light and dark themes.