Installation

panelini is published on PyPI. Install it like any other Python package.

Recommended: uv

uv is the fastest way to set up a Python project.

uv add panelini

Alternative: pip

pip install panelini

Optional extras

panelini ships with optional feature sets. Install only what you need:

Extra	Adds
panelini[ai]	LangChain + Anthropic + Azure OpenAI bindings, YAML config, python-dotenv. Needed for the AI chat panel.

uv add "panelini[ai]"
# or
pip install "panelini[ai]"

Verify the install

python -c "from panelini import Panelini; print(Panelini)"

You should see something like <class 'panelini.main.Panelini'>.

Development install

To hack on panelini itself:

git clone https://github.com/opensemanticworld/panelini.git
cd panelini
uv sync
uv run pre-commit install

The Makefile exposes the common workflows:

Command	Purpose
make install	Sync the uv environment and install pre-commit hooks
make check	Lint, type-check, and audit dependencies
make test	Run unit tests (skips UI tests)
make test-ui	Run Playwright UI tests (headless)
make test-full	Run every test
make docs	Build and serve this documentation with autoreload

Next

Build your first app: Quickstart.