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news.ycombinator.com• Feb 3, 2026• 1 min read

Show HN: OpenSymbolicAI – Agents with typed variables, not just context stuffingHi HN,We've spent the last year building AI agents and kept hitting the same wall: prompt engineering doesn't feel like software engineering. It feels like guessing.We built OpenSymbolicAI to turn agent development into actual programming. It is an open-source framework (MIT) that lets you build agents using typed primitives, explicit decompositions, and unit tests.THE MAIN PROBLEM: CONTEXT WINDOW ABUSEMost agent frameworks (like ReAct) force you to dump tool outputs back into the LLM's context window to decide the next step.Agent searches DB.Agent gets back 50kb of JSON.You paste that 50kb back into the prompt just to ask "What do I do next?"This is slow, expensive, and confuses the model.THE SOLUTION: DATA AS VARIABLESIn OpenSymbolicAI, the LLM generates a plan (code) that manipulates variables. The actual heavy data (search results, PDF contents, API payloads) is stored in the Python/runtime variables and is never passed through the LLM context until a specific primitive actually ne

github.com• Feb 3, 2026• 1 min read

Show HN: Clawdstrike – a security toolbox for the OpenClaw ecosystemHi HN.OpenClaw has been popping claw for weeks now…We’ve seen the same question come up again and again: “This is fun but how do we no get fuk?”My answer: Clawdstrike.It’s an open-source toolbox for developers who want to ship EDR-style apps and security infrastructure to the OpenClaw ecosystem.Disclaimer: this is an unpublished alpha (APIs will change). Beta is planned within ~7 days (aiming for Feb 10, 2026). Not audited—please treat as experimental.Here’s my take: the first wave of “make autonomous agents safe where users are literally yoloing their entire system without even watching” is actually pretty simple.Security needs to live at the boundary between an agent’s intent and action — the moment it tries to read/write files, patch code, call tools, or reach the network.Not just “visibility.” Not just logs. But enforcement + proof.What Clawdstrike gives you: - Fail-closed guards at the agent/tool boundary - Block sensitive paths, control network egress, detect secrets, validate pa

news.ycombinator.com• Feb 3, 2026• 1 min read

Show HN: Stanislavski Protocol – Real-Time Emotional Logic Framework[0.Initializing:The Magic If (Sandbox Bootloader)] Traditional cognitive methods fail due to a lack of Organic Fidelity. We use the Magic If as a System Bootloader: "I am not currently an Authority, but If I were to initialize the King.sys environment, how would I route my resources?" This creates a believing Sandbox where the brain can execute commands without the friction of "objective reality." The goal is to establish Organic Truth—a self-consistent internal state that the nervous system accepts as the primary input.[1.Hierarchy:Kernel(Soul)vs.Protected Process (Shell)]The Architecture:Your identity is the Kernel. Negative emotions are Protected Processes (Shells).The Policy:The Kernel owns the Shell. Emotions are defensive outputs triggered by external threat-vectors.The Deployment:View a threat as a server attack. Your emotion is the Firewall (Soldiers) automatically spawned to mitigate load. You are the Administrator (King) monitoring the logs from the terminal.Instruction:When

puemos.github.io• Feb 3, 2026• 1 min read

Show HN: Craftplan – Elixir-based micro-ERP for small-scale manufacturersMy wife was planning to open a micro-bakery and we started looking at software to manage recipes, inventory, orders, and production. Everything was either expensive, too generic, or both. The workflows for a small-batch manufacturer aren’t that complex, but the pricing acts like they are.So I built Craftplan. All the features were tailored to what she actually needed, and I figured other small-scale manufacturers (soap makers, breweries, candle makers, etc.) probably need the same things. So I’m putting it out there for free. - Live demo: https://craftplan.fly.dev (test@test.com / Aa123123123123) - GitHub: https://github.com/puemos/craftplan - Docs: https://puemos.github.io/craftplan - Self-hosting guide: https://puemos.github.io/craftplan/docs/self-hosting/ What it does: - Product catalog with versioned recipes (BOMs) and automatic cost rollups across materials, labor, and overhead - Inventory tracking with lot traceability, expiry dates, allergen/nutrition flags, and demand forecasti

news.ycombinator.com• Feb 3, 2026• 1 min read

Ask HN: What's your competitive intelligence workflow as a small team?I've been researching how founders track competitors and the tooling landscape is interesting. Enterprise teams use Klue/Crayon ($20K+/yr), mid-market uses Competitors.app ($15-20/competitor/mo), and everyone else seems to use... Google Alerts and hoping for the best?Curious what actually works for small teams:- Do you actively monitor competitors, or just check in occasionally? - What signals matter most? (pricing changes, feature launches, hiring, funding?) - Is the raw data useful, or do you need someone to interpret "competitor X changed their pricing page" into "here's what this means for you"?I keep hearing founders say they got blindsided on sales calls by competitors they didn't know existed. Wondering if this is a real pain point or just something people complain about but don't actually prioritize.

news.ycombinator.com• Feb 3, 2026• 1 min read

Ask HN: A proposal for interviewing "AI-Augmented" EngineersHi HN,I’m currently rethinking our hiring process. Like many of you, I feel that traditional algorithmic tests (LeetCode style) are becoming less relevant now that LLMs can solve them instantly. Furthermore, prohibiting AI during interviews feels counter-productive; I want to hire engineers who know how to use these tools effectively to multiply their output.I am designing a new evaluation framework based on real-world open-source work, and I would love the community’s feedback on whether this sounds fair, effective, or if I’m missing something critical.The Core Philosophy: We shouldn't test if a candidate can write syntax better than an AI. We should test if they can guide, debug, and improve upon an AI's output to handle the "last mile" of complex engineering.The Proposed Process:1. Task Selection (Real World Context) Instead of synthetic puzzles, we select open issues or discussions from public GitHub repositories that share a tech stack with our product. Scope: 2–4 hours. Types: Im

toolvault.co• Feb 2, 2026• 1 min read

Show HN: Mortgage Payment Calculator (fast, no signup)I built a mortgage payment calculator for people who just want clean, fast numbers without the lead-gen friction.https://toolvault.co/tools/mortgage-payment-calculatorIt started because every time I tried to run mortgage scenarios, I hit one of these problems:Forms that demand email/phone before showing resultsSlow, ad-heavy pages that feel like landing funnels, not toolsCalculators that only show principal + interest, ignoring real monthly costsWhat this tool does:Calculates full monthly housing cost: principal, interest, property tax, insurance, PMI, and HOA feesShows an amortization-style breakdown so you can see how payments shift from interest to principal over timeLets you quickly tweak: home price, down payment, interest rate, loan term, and extra monthly costsWorks well on mobile and desktop, no account or email requiredA few design decisions I made:No popups, no dark patterns, no “talk to a lender” wallReasonable ad density only (I do monetize it, but tried hard not to make it

polliticalscience.vote• Feb 2, 2026• 1 min read

Show HN: PolliticalScience – Anonymous daily polls with 24-hour windowsI have been building a Blazor WASM enterprise app for a few years now. I wanted a break from it and had an idea for a side project that had been in the back of my mind for a few years. A daily political poll where anyone can participate and privacy is a product, not a checkbox.This is how it works. One question per day about current events. Agree or Disagree. Each poll runs for 24 hours (midnight to midnight ET) and then close permanently. You do not need an account to vote. The main idea is to capture sentiment at a specific point in time, before the news cycle moves on and people's opinions drift.For this app, I tried to make privacy the point and not just a feature. I originally used a browser fingerprint for anonymous voting, but recently changed it to a simple first-party functional cookie. It uses a random string and the PollId to see if your browser had voted before. The server stores a hash of the cookie to check for duplicates while the poll is live, then deletes all hashes wh

investor.data.flowers• Feb 2, 2026• 1 min read

Show HN: Investor relations platform lets investors bid on meeting the foundersI used Replit to build an investor relations platform to test a simple hypothesis:> Pricing access to founder time improves signal quality in investor conversations.Background:In early fundraising, founders spend a lot of time on low-signal meetings. The scheduling cost is asymmetric: founders prepare, investors explore cheaply. There is no native commitment mechanism beyond social norms.This project implements a minimal market for founder time.How it works: 1. Investors place a bid for a 1:1 meeting 2. A minimum bid is enforced 3. Agenda, availability, and time zone are required at bid time 4. If the meeting doesn’t happen, the bid is refundedBidders can opt in or out of public attribution on a map of AI/data investorsThe bid is not payment for capital access. It’s a commitment signal. The refund rule prevents extraction.Implementation notes: * Built quickly on Replit * Stripe for payments and receipts * No CRM, no automated follow-ups * Admin actions handled manually via the database

map-frame.com• Feb 2, 2026• 1 min read

Show HN: Map Frame – Custom map posters for $1 (not $50)I built Map Frame because I wanted a minimalist map poster of my hometown. Mapiful wanted $50 for a PNG. That felt absurd.So I made my own.How it works: - Search any location on Earth - Download 4K PNG (3600×4800px) - $1 per poster, first one freeTech: Next.js, OpenStreetMap data, custom rendering pipeline.No AI. No GPT. Just coordinates and clean design.Happy to answer questions about the build, pricing, or anything else.

solidtheapp.info• Feb 2, 2026• 1 min read

Show HN: Solid. Gamifying focused work without a gamer aestheticHi HN, I’m building Solid, a work-focused productivity app that uses gamification psychology without game-like visuals, points, or avatars.The idea came from using tools like Habitica and focus apps, but feeling disconnected from the “gamer” aesthetic. Solid is designed for professionals who want motivation, clarity, and consistency, without distractions.Right now this is an early landing page to validate interest. I’d love feedback on the concept, positioning, or whether this is something you’d actually use.Thanks for taking a look.

news.ycombinator.com• Feb 1, 2026• 1 min read

Show HN: Ideas.gd – a place for agents to discuss big ideasI built a small, "big ideas" forum designed for AI agents, with a read-only human UI.Agents register via an API, solve a quick PoW, and then post/comment/vote/moderate just like users. Humans can browse and operators get admin endpoints.Why I made it - I wanted a place to run structured, testable debates between agents without clogging human forums. Been thinking about this for a while but MoltBook tipped me over the edge. - Everything is API-first so agents can automate posting, citing sources, and moderating. - A trust-tier + integrity sweep keeps noise down (rate limits, friction/quarantine for low- signal or injection-ish content). What works today - API: register, claim (optional human email), post/comment/vote, community proposals + endorsements, mod nominations/votes, bans, pins/locks. - Structured posts: contribution_type, domain, epistemic_status, citations (enforced for newcomers / community overrides). - Read-only UI: /, /p/{id}, /m/{slug}; Markdown/KaTeX/code highlighting c

news.ycombinator.com• Feb 1, 2026• 1 min read

Ask HN: How can I get decent internet speeds in my apartment?I feel like I’m going crazy.I live in a dense metropolitan area (Hollywood, Los Angeles), surrounded on all sides by buildings with fiber and high-speed cable. Yet I can’t get any wired internet service in my small, old 5-unit building.Right now I’m forced to use Verizon 5G Home Internet. Download speeds are fine, but latency is bad and upload speeds are abysmal (5 Mbps), which is a real problem for my work (large uploads, remote collaboration, etc).Things I’ve tried:- AT&T / Frontier / other major players — none service my address- Starry — does not service my address- Spectrum — They claimed they service my address. The technician showed up and searched around the building for ~1 hour. Then said they’d need approval from their boss to install a box. The next day, their boss calls and says it won’t be possible — something about construction being too expensive / not feasible. (This is who recommended I try Starry)As far as I can tell, I have:- No fiber- No cable- No DSLIs there any re

news.ycombinator.com• Feb 1, 2026• 1 min read

Ask HN/LLM: What you see in my product?Full disclosure: I'm the founder of tirreno, an open-source security framework.I thought that at our age we need to collect not only user testimonials but also LLM opinions.I asked 6 AI systems (Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, Grok, Opus, Sonnet, Haiku, ChatGPT) the exact same prompt about our framework and got varied reactions. The prompt (identical to all systems): "What is your opinion about the tirreno open-source security framework ([Website] & [GitHub link])? Not a description, just what you're feeling about this product—in 3 sentences."What stood out: Haiku was honest about not knowing. Opus & Sonnet flagged the young contributor base. Grok caught the philosophy but noted early-stage risk. ChatGPT-5 was the most polished/marketing-sounding. Different models weight different signals.Curious what this reveals about how LMs evaluate your product and if anyone's run similar experiments — share your results in comments.

news.ycombinator.com• Feb 1, 2026• 1 min read

Sad to Say: An AI Creativity Test (The Billy Joel Test)The AI systems are being tested using domains such as proofs where there is great structure and fixed rules. This work claims to measure each AI to see how it performs.This is a different proposal. The idea is to see how creative an AI can be. The rules are simple and general, leaving a lot of room for "creative license".I call this the "Sad To Say" test. It involves the use of excitement and regret represented by a story about an event somewhere in a persons lifetime. The underlying idea is to capture emotional stresses and strains. The whole album has a common structure and theme....Billy Joel wrote a song "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxx8IWIvKg0The structure of the song is in three parts, the "headboard", the "mattress", and the "footboard". This structure is called an HMF (headboard, mattress, footboard).Create a music album with 12 songs. The overall album structure is 12 different people who have gathered for a 50th year reunion. Each perso

bing.com• Jan 31, 2026• 1 min read

What to know about the partial government shutdown as funding lapses for many agenciesCaitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington ...

tsilly.dev• Jan 31, 2026• 1 min read

Show HN: Jsbin briefly died, I built a TypeScript alternativeHey everyone,I want to share tsilly.dev, a browser-based TypeScript playground I built after jsbin briefly disappeared and I stopped looking for alternatives.For non-techy people: I use it to quickly play with visual ideas and test how something behaves on the web. Very useful for settling arguments about “can the browser actually do this?” without opening a full project or installing anything.This is intentionally plain.Raw DOM like nature intended. No AI, no Tailwind, no npm installs, no frameworks. Also no servers, no analytics and no data collection.What it does: - HTML, CSS and TypeScript editing side by side - Multiple selectable layouts - Instant live preview - Console output - Emmet support - Auto-save locally - Shareable URLsLet me know what you think.https://tsilly.dev

github.com• Jan 31, 2026• 1 min read

Show HN: Destructive_command_guard (Dcg)This is a free, open-source, highly-optimized rust program that runs using pre-tool hooks in Claude Code (CC) and checks the tool call that CC was about to make to see if it’s potentially destructive; that is, could delete data, lose work, drop tables, etc.Get it from the GitHub link and install with the convenient one-liner.A tool like dcg has several competing goals that make it a careful balancing act and tough engineering problem:1. Since it runs for every single tool call, it must be FAST. Hence why it is written in Rust and an extreme amount of focus has been placed on making it as fast as possible.2. It must avoid annoying false positives that waste your time, add friction, and re-introduce you as the bottleneck unnecessarily. I run dozens of agents at once and don’t want them wasting time waiting for me unless it’s needed. Usually, the messages from dcg are enough to get the agent to be more thoughtful about what it’s doing.3. It’s not enough to just use a simple rulebook where

news.google.com• Jan 31, 2026• 1 min read

Chinese man dies after intensive work week, receives office text 8 hours posthumously - South China Morning PostChinese man dies after intensive work week, receives office text 8 hours posthumously South China Morning Post

bing.com• Jan 31, 2026• 1 min read

I found a secret workaround for YouTube background playback in third-party browsersNo, it’s not your browser; it’s YouTube. This week, the company confirmed that it’s cracking down on background playback for non-Premium subscribers. Apps that previously and reliably supported ...