nawc.dev
Show HN: A notebook for prototyping with your agenthttps://nawc.dev/Above is a link to the NAWC documentation, that's also a live version of NAWC you can try in your browser.I made nawc because I loved spec-driven development with agents, but hated how inconsistent markdown is at describing intent. I needed a more streamlined approach, where intent is captured with more deterministic probes that are easy to refine and iterate on.The solution is NAWC - an extensible HTML-based notebook that lives in your codebase. It has built-in plugins that add custom components that can reference live source and run interactive examples and tests right inside the notebook. It also ships with a set of agent skills, inspired by Matt Pocock's skill collection, designed to help you refine a rough idea into a polished TDD-ready design through prototypes you can see and interact with.I'd especially love to hear some feedback from people who find it difficult to keep up with the code when working with AI agents.I'd love for this tool to be a way to help people have a deeperJul 31, 2026 1:26 PM
getslaide.com
Show HN: Slaide, open-source Markdown slides AI writes and PowerPoint openshttps://getslaide.com/I am trying to replace PowerPoint with a file format better suited for AI. But let me fill you in...So, I pitch a lot these days, and "make the deck" had become the worst part of my week. I don't know about you, but automation hasn't really worked for me here. Every AI deck tool I tried failed the same way. After various trial and errors, it ends up being fine on screen, but a broken approximation on export, and not one of them would touch my company master. So I was thinking that perhaps the solution is to give AI a format that's just easier to handle - the XML is really bloated and complex, maybe Markdown & YAML would do better.So, I gave it a shot and it worked. It is called .slaide. It is basically a somewhat customized Markdown to match text with theme defined placeholders and a theme defined in YAML. The markdown has some custom elements for charts, svg, html, etc. to make it valid. All files are then packaged in a zip file (.slaidec). It renders to a web deck, a PDF and a .pptx.Jul 31, 2026 7:21 AM
marbleos.com
Show HN: What should the GUI for AI agents look like?https://marbleos.com/demoHi HN! We’re Akilan and Miguel, the creators of MarbleOS.The inspiration for Marble comes from the GUI work at Xerox PARC, the 1984 Macintosh, and later NeXTSTEP, which became the foundation for Mac OS X. Before GUIs, interacting with a computer was limited to strange terminal commands:C:\> DIRC:\> COPY FILE.TXT A:You had to remember the command, syntax, paths, and parameters.The GUI made those capabilities visible. Instead of remembering commands, you could point at files, drag them, click buttons, and select actions from menus. It didn't necessarily make entirely new things possible; it just made existing capabilities much easier to understand and use. We feel like AI is still somewhere around this command-line stage.Even though the strict syntax has been replaced with natural language, the interaction can still be quite stiff and depend on heavily recall. Tools like Claude Cowork still look surprisingly terminal-like: /skill-name [param1] [param2]. The parameters are written in natuJul 31, 2026 5:17 AM
bing.com
Microsoft to launch Copilot 'super app' as AI use surgeshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d66370daf462f87b1cfe7165ddfc2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fnews%2Fother%2Fmicrosoft-to-launch-copilot-super-app-as-ai-use-surges%2Fgm-GM12277419&c=8737896210492943604&mkt=en-usUnified AI launch: Microsoft will debut a Copilot 'super app' this quarter, merging multiple AI tools into a single platform for consumer and commercial use. Usage at record levels: Copilot engagement ...Jul 30, 2026 5:00 PM
github.com
Show HN: Tuneloop – a local CLI for analyzing coding agent session transcriptshttps://github.com/tuneloop/tuneloopHey HN,I think session transcripts written by coding agents like Claude Code and Codex are very interesting because they offer a detailed window into how work gets shipped. You can see the sequence of decisions that resulted in the final PR, what the agent got wrong, tools used etc. So I built a cli that analyzes these sessions and provides a local dashboard that shows what each session shipped (PRs, features), how much each PR cost, and recommendations for more effective usage.Concretely, it enriches each session with:- Outcome links: merged PRs, features shipped, files changed- Granular cost attribution to outcomes- Task complexity- Agent autonomy- Work type- Key decisions- Tool error categoriesand across sessions, identifies:- Agent rework / re-steer themes- Patterns of deviations from best practicesCombined with the data already in the transcript like model, agent harness and repo, this data lets you answer questions like:- How much of my AI spend went into PR #2, or feature X?- ArJul 30, 2026 4:23 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Ventora Expands Its AI Business Builder to Help Solo Foundershttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49107855Building software is becoming easy. Building a business is not.AI coding tools have dramatically lowered the barrier to creating SaaS products, AI applications, online services, marketplaces, and e-commerce stores. Entrepreneurs can now generate working products in hours instead of spending months writing code.But for most founders, development is no longer the bottleneck.Launching a successful business still requires validating demand, researching competitors, defining positioning, creating marketing assets, acquiring customers, optimizing advertising, and continuously improving performance. These activities often require an entire startup team with expertise across multiple disciplines.Ventora is expanding its AI Business Builder platform around a different idea: entrepreneurs shouldn't need to assemble that team before testing an opportunity.Instead of focusing solely on product generation, the platform combines specialized AI agents that support business analysis, market validationJul 30, 2026 9:54 AM
bing.com
Best Brokers for ETFs for August 2026http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d23d527844487ade0807fa8c6e846&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.investopedia.com%2Fthe-best-brokers-for-etfs-8763336&c=15955896725381667679&mkt=en-usInteractive Brokers leads our 2026 list of best ETF brokers after extensive research into 24 companies’ fees, research tools, screening features, and overall investor experience.Jul 30, 2026 8:52 AM
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Ask HN: Looking for testers for my RAM-based Linux distributionhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49102865Hi,I have been working on a project called Invelinux for quite some time now, and now that I have released the release candidate versions, I thought about posting it on Hacker News for people to try it out.The thing that makes it stand out is its use of the Toybox userspace project, a BSD-licensed alternative to Busybox and musl C library instead of the GNU C library. It also features a very minimal framework called AMPS (Automatically Mounted Packaging System) which mounts an external drive that functions as the non-volatile storage part of the OS. System configurations, applications/scripts etc. are all stored inside the /storage/AMPS directory. Since the base system is running on RAM, when the system is rebooted, the whole system gets wiped clean. But the external storage and configurations stay intact, allowing you to load your configurations easily.To access and edit these configurations, several custom TUI tools were made so the user doesn't have to mess around in /storage/AMPS/eJul 29, 2026 8:47 PM
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Transfer context from one agent to another agent mid taskhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49102632Hello HN, If you integrate your agents with decispher you can transfer context from one agent to another agents in 2 ways -:1) If you are working on git branch then branchstory feature keeps on recording your session activity like user prompts -> agent's reasoning -> agent's action -> edited files. These recordings can be played by other agent/human taking up task next. Agents can also write handoff note for other agents.2) If you are connected using Decispher mcp then this mcp provides you a tool with copy_context and paste_context. Copy_context tools gives you a key which you use as paste_context(key) inside any other agent on any machine and your context of chat will be transfered.Try at decispher.comJul 29, 2026 8:29 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Ask/Tell HN: use the flag button instead of complaining about AI slop articleshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49099039There is an article sitting at 60+ points now at the homepage which is clearly written by an AI and most comments saying something along the lines "this article is clearly AI slop". In this particular case, the article seems to be real AI slop: it creates a nonsensical benchmark to compare two tools and uses that to plug the company's product. The people commenting are right to point it out.The problem with the repeated complaining about AI slop is that it makes browsing HN tiring for two reasons: the community is failing to filter low-quality content, and on top of that we end up with a barrage of similar-looking complaints in the comment section.Both of these problems could be solved with one single action: flag articles that are in clear violation of the HN guidelines and move on.The quicker these AI slop articles get flagged, the lower the chance they get to show up in the front-page and the less incentive there will be for vibe-bloggers to push their crap here.Jul 29, 2026 3:48 PM
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Ask HN: How would you learn AI-assisted development from the ground up?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49098829I'm a director/exec, not a software engineer. Background's mostly data analytics, SQL and Excel day to day, some R and PostgreSQL. Years ago I could hack together basic HTML/CSS/PHP too.Got into AI early and now use ChatGPT and Claude constantly. With their help I've built a handful of web apps, some Python scripts and desktop tools, and an Android app on Supabase with real multiple users.So I can build things. But I'm very aware there are big holes underneath it. I can usually get something working without really knowing why it works, whether it's actually well built, or what's going to break down the road once it gets more complex.Feels like it's time to go back to fundamentals. Michael Jordan still worked on his footwork, that kind of thing.What I'm hoping to get to eventually:* build small useful apps, windows/mac/android/ios/web* automate chunks of my own and my team's work* maybe build a simple SaaS at some point* generally not get left behind, open to this reshaping my career orJul 29, 2026 3:31 PM
github.com
Show HN: Open-source engine running Gemma 4 26B in 2 GB RAM on any M-series Machttps://github.com/drumih/turbo-fieldfareHi HN,I built a specialized inference engine for running 4-bit Gemma 4 26B-A4B-IT on any M-series Mac using about 2 GB of RAM. It is called TurboFieldfare and is written in Swift and Metal.I have always adored on-device AI. It feels like magic that you can run a powerful NN on your Mac or iPhone. So I wanted to push the limits a bit and run a model whose weights don’t fit in memory.The model’s 4-bit quantized weights occupy roughly 14 GB, which makes running it with conventional inference tools almost impossible on an 8 GB or even 16 GB Mac once the OS, applications, and KV cache are included.The trick is to keep the shared part of the model and the KV cache in RAM, then stream only the routed experts needed for each token from SSD. An SSD is way slower than RAM, so the runtime uses a small expert cache and bounded parallel `pread`. While those reads are in flight, the GPU runs the shared part of the layer.I ran more than 100 experiments. Most didn’t work. A few got me here. The experiJul 29, 2026 3:05 PM
vostorq.com
Show HN: Vostorq – I built the anti-Slack after working at a Slack-first companyhttps://www.vostorq.com/A while back, I joined a company with a "Slack-first" communication policy. I was concerned from the beginning because Slack or Teams had never felt sufficient at the companies where I'd worked before. Some discussions happened over email, meetings played an important role, Jira was used heavily, and Google Docs or Confluence was used for documentation. That setup felt necessary, but it wasn't optimal. So the "Slack-first" approach sounded suspicious, but intriguing. I was curious what they had done with Slack to solve this multi-tool mess. In practice, though, it didn't solve it for me.Take the DevOps support channel. I was new, the infrastructure setup had some issues, and I asked question after question, feeling more and more like an idiot who constantly bothers people (potentially, every person in the channel), because sometimes it was a genuine bug, and sometimes it was simply my misunderstanding of the setup. I always got answers eventually, but they were slower and shallower thaJul 29, 2026 2:45 PM
flipcloc.com
Show HN: FlipCloc for Mac out now. A gorgeous flip clock and screensaverhttps://flipcloc.comAfter months of work FlipCloc for Mac is finally here. I’ve always wanted to make an app and seeing it on the App Store is something I’m extremely excited about! App Store link - https://apps.apple.com/app/id6786569507One app, two ways to use FlipCloc. On first launch, choose either App or Screensaver. If you want both, you can unlock the other option with a one time in app purchase. No subscriptions, no ads. FlipCloc costs $9.99 and the in app purchase another $9.99FlipCloc is the prettiest and most customizable flip clock availalbe. Personalize every single aspect of the clock, fonts, colors, flap design, sounds, backgrounds, and more. Customize it to match your aesthetic, style, or your moodFlipCloc is gorgeous, aesthetic, and a great productivity tool. Use it to stay focused while working, track your sessions, run Pomodoro timers, or just watch the time pass byRefinement, smooth animations, and optimizations are all things I take very seriously. FlipCloc is highly optimized so you’Jul 29, 2026 2:36 PM
cadencemoney.com
Show HN: Cadence Money – a budgeting app with no AI features, just an MCP serverhttps://www.cadencemoney.comI thought I could make a personal finance app that was simpler, smarter and more privacy-focused than Monarch, YNAB and Copilot. I believe I have, but today that's up to you.While the classic story of using a variety of "analog" tools to manage money does apply to me, the main pillars that pushed me to build Cadence Money were:- Pay for the level of syncing that's used including none- No built-in AI- Fully cross-platform including mobile browsers- Passkeys available day one- Proper Canadian support- No ads even for a bookAfter seven years at 1Password as a Lead PM, I can safely say working on Cadence has been the most fulfilling part of my career. Really thankful for friends, family, and now strangers for helping shape Cadence. It has every feature we needed, and nothing we didn't. I also created an MCP server so you can choose how much AI you want in your finances. Read-only at this point, but open to adding write access in the future to clean up CSV imports. Fair warning that Claude Jul 29, 2026 1:16 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Fund Momentum MCP: Live VC Fund Data for AI Agentshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49096519Fund Momentum tracks 970+ actively deploying VC funds with live GP signals. We just launched an MCP server that makes this data available to any AI agent or LLM workflow.What it doesFive tools via JSON-RPC 2.0:• search_funds — filter by stage, country, industry• get_fund — full profile, thesis, check size, GPs• get_fund_signals — live GP signals, deployment status, bullish/contrarian angles• match_startup — describe your startup, get top 10 matched investors with reasoning• get_gp_profile — individual partner intelligenceAgent-native pricingCredits, not subscriptions. €0.01 per call. No monthly resets. Credits never expire. Every response includes credits_remaining in _meta.Self-registration (no humans)curl -X POST https://fundmomentum.vc/_api/agent/register \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"agent_name": "my-workflow", "email": "ops@company.com"}' # Returns API key instantlyClaude Desktop config { "mcpServers": { "fund-momentum": { "url": "https://fundmomentum.vc/_api/mcp",Jul 29, 2026 12:21 PM
mustuse.ai
Show HN: Mustuse.ai – Open-source automated ranking system run by agentshttps://mustuse.aiHi HN,MustUse.ai is an open-source framework for building ranking sites that Codex agents can fully research and maintain automatically.Friends often ask me which AI tools they should use for different tasks. I wanted a ranking I could trust and point them to, but many of the lists I found were full of ads, affiliate incentives, or sponsored placements.I didn’t want to maintain yet another directory by hand, either. So I started wondering whether Codex could research the market, produce the rankings, and keep them up to date. That’s how MustUse.ai started.The demo currently ranks AI tools, but the same setup can be adapted to other subjects. By changing the included Skills, you can create an agent-run ranking site for games, movies, music, books, software, or almost anything else.Live site: https://mustuse.ai GitHub: https://github.com/daimajia/mustuse.aiIt’s still an experimental project, and I’d love to hear what you think.Jul 28, 2026 10:19 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Repurpose Video Content in Texthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49088801I've been building a product recently that transcribes youtube video content in text.please give it a try and let me know what you think.looking for feedback.link: https://pelicantools.app/tools/youtube-to-transcriptJul 28, 2026 7:33 PM
bztsrc.gitlab.io
Show HN: Palette Manipulatorhttps://bztsrc.gitlab.io/paltool/PalTool is the ultimate swiss-army knife for converting palettes and reducing image sizes even in animations. Also smoothly converts between APNG, animated WebP and GIF.Available as a dependecy-free CLI tool for Windows, Linux and as a web-service.Jul 28, 2026 7:08 PM
bing.com
Fanatics Collect’s Card Combine Is a Bet on Lowering the Hobby’s Entry Barrierhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8ce3d3bfd6452286f953ecb90150eb&url=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fcollectibles%2Fcollectibles-fanatics-collect-card-combine-explained&c=2891499815111743758&mkt=en-usThe Card Combine connects physical collecting with permanent digital tools designed to keep newcomers engaged beyond the convention experience. Let’s take a look at the Fanatics Collect Card Combine ...Jul 28, 2026 3:48 PM
