The Fork

Why this matters

Most software is not built from scratch. It is built by extending, adapting, and customizing existing code. Forking — taking someone else's project and making it yours — is how open-source software works, how templates work, and how most real professional development starts. This drill introduces the fork-and-customize workflow: clone something that exists, make it your own, deploy your version.

How to do it

1. 1

   Fork the AI Training Grounds sample project from GitHub

   The repository link is provided in your course dashboard. Click Fork in GitHub. This creates your own copy.

2. 2

   Import the forked repo into Lovable

   In Lovable: New Project → Import from GitHub → select your forked repo. Lovable connects to the existing code.

3. 3

   Make three specific changes to customize it for your context

   Ideas: change the color scheme, replace the placeholder content with your own, add or remove a section, adapt the copy for your use case.

4. 4

   Deploy your customized version to Vercel

   Deploy following the Drill 3.4 process. Your forked version gets its own Vercel URL — separate from the original.

The prompt

I've imported a forked project into Lovable. I want to make the following customizations:

1. [CHANGE 1 — e.g. "Change the primary color from blue to forest green"]
2. [CHANGE 2 — e.g. "Replace the hero headline with: [YOUR HEADLINE]"]
3. [CHANGE 3 — e.g. "Remove the testimonials section and replace it with a FAQ section"]

Please make only these changes. Preserve everything else in the project.

Success criteria

• ✓You forked a project and imported it into Lovable
• ✓You made three meaningful customizations
• ✓Your customized version is live at a Vercel URL
• ✓You understand the difference between your fork and the original

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