# \#lumen **URL:** https://discourse.holoviz.org/tag/lumen/176.md [Latest](https://discourse.holoviz.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.holoviz.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.holoviz.org/tags.md) --- ## [Interested in GSoC — currently on #2004 (routing layer)](https://discourse.holoviz.org/t/interested-in-gsoc-currently-on-2004-routing-layer/10054)

**Author:** [@Vamshi1404](https://discourse.holoviz.org/u/Vamshi1404)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://discourse.holoviz.org/t/interested-in-gsoc-currently-on-2004-routing-layer/10054 "2026-09-14T20:02:07Z")

Hi all — interested in GSoC down the line, and currently working through #2004 (routing layer for llm.py). Traced through the model\_kwargs/invoke flow and proposed an approach in the issue — now waiting on maintainer in… --- ## [Google Summer of Code 2026 HoloViz Projects](https://discourse.holoviz.org/t/google-summer-of-code-2026-holoviz-projects/9131)

**Author:** [@ahuang11](https://discourse.holoviz.org/u/ahuang11)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://discourse.holoviz.org/t/google-summer-of-code-2026-holoviz-projects/9131 "2026-03-18T20:52:12Z")

HoloViz is participating under the NumFOCUS umbrella for Google Summer of Code and has a couple project ideas: Lumen + Xarray and Panel / HoloViews MCP Integration. Please see below for more details! --- ## [Lumen AI 1.0 Released](https://discourse.holoviz.org/t/lumen-ai-1-0-released/9080)

**Author:** [@philippjfr](https://discourse.holoviz.org/u/philippjfr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://discourse.holoviz.org/t/lumen-ai-1-0-released/9080 "2026-01-29T17:36:14Z")

We’re happy to announce the release of Lumen AI 1.0, a major milestone for the project. Lumen AI is an open-source framework for conversational data exploration that lets you go from natural-language questions to SQL,…