Harness KitsAI workspace setup guides

Field manual · Revision 2026.09

Set up your AI workspace

Step-by-step kits for research agents, coding agents, and everyday office tools at UF. Each kit connects a tool to NaviGator AI, so your work runs on UF services and follows UF data rules.

Start with Kit 00 Browse all kits
Kits
6
Time per kit
10–45 min
Account
GatorLink
Fig. 1 Anatomy of an AI workspace1 Files · 2 Models · 3 Web

How the parts fit

A harness is the app around an AI model. It gives the model tools, and you decide what it may do. Every kit follows the same assembly.

  1. Part A

    The model

    The AI that reads and writes. At UF you reach models through NaviGator AI Toolkit: local models in UF datacenters and approved cloud models.

  2. Part B

    The harness

    OpenCode, OpenCode Desktop, or Pi. It lets the model read files, run commands, and search, and it asks for approval where you set it to.

  3. Part C

    Your configuration

    House rules in AGENTS.md, skills for your field, plugins you build, and permissions that match your data.

Data rules

Read this before any kit. Where a model runs decides which data you can send it.

Approved UF data classifications by where the work runs
Where it runsOpenSensitiveRestrictedNotes
Local modelsUF datacentersYesYesYesIncluded with every personal Toolkit key. Tagged local in NaviGator Chat.
Cloud modelsMicrosoft, Amazon, GoogleYesNoNoCovered by UF agreements and not used for training. In Toolkit, cloud models require a team with a UFIT billing ID.
Web & outside APIsSearch, scholarly APIs, page fetchesYesNoNoThese requests leave UF, even when the model is local. Keep private details out of anything sent to the web.

Sources: NaviGator AI model list · UF Data Classification Policy. If you're unsure how your data is classified, ask your unit's data owner.

The kits

Start with Kit 00 to get your key. After that, take any kit in any order. Your progress is saved in this browser.