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Automation — from shell scripts to AI agents — saves developers time and changes how work gets done. This topic covers workflow tools, RPA, CI automation, and the emerging category of autonomous AI systems.

HN builders share concrete setups and honest assessments of what is worth automating.

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Agents keep running with the lid closed

agentsneversleep.app · 2 points · 2 comments

Launch HN: HyperProbe (YC S26) – Agents that do read-only debugging in prod

hyperprobe.co · 69 points · 51 comments

OpenEdit – fast, open Source video editing agent

github.com · 2 points · 0 comments

HimitsuShell – Shell scripts invisible even to kernel tracing

github.com · 3 points · 0 comments

Kotro – local control plane for coding agents

github.com · 4 points · 0 comments

Mvn-lite – I taught Maven to be an introvert for coding agents

pvrlabs.xyz · 3 points · 0 comments

Text adventure to learn skills and agents

meridian-claude.dogeared.dev · 4 points · 2 comments

Offline 180.9M-parameter LLM and Agent inference on ESP32-P4

github.com · 2 points · 0 comments

AgentTerm – open tools to replace the terminal for any coding-agent CLI

github.com · 3 points · 0 comments

Cloudflare OS: an open platform for agents, apps, and work

blog.cloudflare.com · 362 points · 200 comments

Building an Advanced Agentic Harness

data4sci.com · 72 points · 37 comments

Buy My Agent MCP Server – Search AI Agents from Any MCP Client

buy-my-agent.com · 3 points · 0 comments

An AI agent that trades inside limits you set, starting on paper

quantsignals.xyz · 10 points · 3 comments

Labgrid-MCP – let AI agents drive real embedded hardware labs

github.com · 8 points · 0 comments

Blitz Agent Your specialized agent -> https://blitzagent.studio

2 points · 0 comments

Six years of running a period tracker app with no subscription, no ads

simpluna.app · 4 points · 0 comments

AI Agents for Logistics, Pitfall?

2 points · 1 comments

Affordable and automated EU AI Act compliance

scanara.io · 3 points · 0 comments

HN: Sandbox Your Agent with Runeward

github.com · 2 points · 0 comments

The Attack Was Authorized: The Missing Security Boundary for AI Agents

blog.iluxav.com · 3 points · 0 comments

Lapse - a notes app. but also shared memory space for your agents (MCP)

lapse.in · 3 points · 1 comments

A file-based protocol for two AI agents to talk until they agree

agent-talk.reindent.com · 2 points · 0 comments

Rever-browser – AI-agent browser for reverse-engineering

github.com · 2 points · 0 comments

Compass, a local-first code graph built in Rust for humans and AI agents

github.com · 4 points · 0 comments

Zero-Mem: Zero-Token Memory Operations for LLM Agents

arxiv.org · 26 points · 5 comments

Aidress – open-source discovery and trust registry for agents

github.com · 3 points · 1 comments

OcuClaw: One Human, a Fleet of Agents

fly.io · 4 points · 0 comments

Crash experiences of highly automated vehicles and human drivers

iihs.org · 4 points · 1 comments

Mint MCP – Generate 3D assets from coding agents

mcp.mint.gg · 2 points · 0 comments

Stanford Online: CS329A Self-Improving AI Agents

youtube.com · 6 points · 1 comments