Orbit V3: From a Research Companion to Learning With a Personal AI Assistant
This is a submission for the Sanity Challenge, Path One: Ship an Agent That Queries Real Content By Jean-Sébastien Beaulieu · October 4, 2026 I used Codex to its fullest potential as a research partner—for code mapping, source comparison, evidence organization, consistency checks, editorial control, and deliverable preparation. I formulated the intent, defined the scope, interpreted the results,…
Orbit V3 is a research and learning workspace built using Astro, Three.js, and Sanity. It combines a manipulable atom, a versioned research dossier, a learning laboratory, a projects space, eight Colab activities, and a portable Sanity Studio plugin. The platform allows a browser assistant to discover and use bounded WebMCP tools while giving the learner control over access to personal work and ensuring that consequential decisions remain examinable by a human.
The Orbit V3 project began as a research companion, with the goal of asking focused questions, examining sources, and understanding how an assistant reached conclusions. Over time, it evolved into a teaching tool, helping learners turn an assistant's answer into something they can explain, test, and use elsewhere. The project includes a research foundation and a teaching use, with the learner building a frontend with a personal assistant, and the author teaching from the work they choose to bring back.
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