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Article URL: https://neutree.ai/projects/openapi-to-skills

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47062115

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Hey HN,

API Direct is a single REST API that lets you search posts and comments across LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Reddit, YouTube, Instagram, and forums.

Every endpoint returns the same JSON structure (title, url, date, author, snippet), so you don't need to write normalization logic for each platform.

Pricing is pay-per-request starting at $0.003. No monthly fees. 50 free requests per endpoint per month to try it out with no card required.

Technical details:

- Consistent query parameters across endpoints (query, sort_by, page) - Pagination support - Concurrency limit of 3 simultaneous requests per endpoint - Spending caps you can set in the dashboard

I built this mainly for developers who need social data for things like brand monitoring, lead gen, market research, or feeding context into LLMs/agents without subscribing to an enterprise platform.

Would appreciate any feedback on the API, pricing, or what you'd want to see added. I'm sure there are lots of other platforms that I can add.

Josh

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47062113

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I’ve just released VectorNest — an open-source, browser-based SVG editor.

If you have an SVG and need quick edits (paths, alignment, small fixes, animations, LLM assistance) without installing software, this is for you.

Try the demo: https://ekrsulov.github.io/vectornest/ GitHub repo: https://github.com/ekrsulov/vectornest

Feedback, issues and contributions are welcome.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47062096

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Article URL: https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/roblox-reddit-and-discord-users-compelled-to-use-biometric-id-system-backed-by-palantir-co-founder-peter-thiel/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47062084

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Article URL: https://enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1751-7915.70267

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47062073

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Article URL: https://nik.art/what-cooking-tells-us-about-ai/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47062067

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Article URL: https://github.com/brainless/dwata/blob/feature/reverse-template-based-financial-data-extraction/docs/05-blog-financial-email-extraction.md

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47062056

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Article URL: https://www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-fda-removes-autism-treatments-warning

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47062042

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Updated an old CodePlex tool (2008) that adds "Assembly Information" to Windows Explorer's right-click menu for DLLs/EXEs.

Shows: Compilation mode (Debug/Release), target framework, PE architecture, dependency tree (clickable).

Implementation: Uses MetadataLoadContext instead of Assembly.Load, so it reads metadata without executing code. Works across all .NET versions (Framework 2.0 through .NET 8+). C++ ATL/COM shell extension for Explorer integration.

Safe for inspecting untrusted assemblies since it never loads them into the runtime.

History: Originally by rockrotem & Ashutosh Bhawasinka (2008-2012, CodePlex), migrated to GitHub by Jozef Izso (2014).

Handy when you're debugging dependency issues or stuck in DLL hell.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47062036

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Article URL: https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/after-microsoft-couldnt-keep-its-ai-hands-to-itself-a-notoriously-complex-linux-distro-has-started-its-long-march-away-from-github/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47062007

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Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.13949

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47061995

Points: 2

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Article URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2026/02/11/audiobook-listening-trends/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47061978

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Hi HN,

I built this after using Requestly, Mokku, Mockiato, Tweak, and Mockoon. Each one either paywalled the features I actually needed, required a separate server running on my machine, or just didn't fit the way I work.

The browser is already open. DevTools is already open. I wanted the mocking to live there too, not in a separate app I have to remember to start.

So roughly a month ago, I started building my own tools. It intercepts network requests at the browser level and lets you swap the response, status code, headers, body without touching your code or spinning up anything. Right-click a in the Network tab, mock it, done. v1.0.3 is out now and it's been stable enough that I've been using it daily on client work for months.

A few things I care about that shaped the decisions:

- Local-first by default. Your mocks live in the browser's storage.

- The free tier is actually free. Unlimited mocks, unlimited projects, OpenAPI import, GitHub Sync, BYOK AI (OpenAI-compatible or local Ollama). No trial countdown, no credit card.

Currently it is only support Chromium-based browser. The things I'm still considering are supporting other browser also, such as Firefox, Opera, etc.

Extension: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/nilcfehohhhfjekckib...

If you've built something in this space or had opinions on why existing tools fell short, I genuinely curious.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47061971

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Hi HN! I'm building poncho, a framework for building custom AI agents that are version-controlled in git, developed locally, and deployed as isolated endpoints (serverless-friendly by default).

Poncho agents follow the same conventions as openclaw or claude code so they probably feel familiar.

You can talk to them via terminal or web ui to build new skills or configure the agent, and they're compatible with the Agent Skills open spec, so you can port your skills. Small caveat: right now it's compatible with .md skills and js/ts scripts, but many skills are bash or python-based. I'm still figuring out what would be the best way to extend support for those skills without overcomplicating it, if anybody has any ideas I appreciate it!

Some features:

- Git-native: agent behavior, skills, and tests live in your repository (reviewable diffs + easy rollbacks). - Single-file agent definition: define runtime config + instructions in AGENT.md (YAML frontmatter + prompt content). - Skills you can ship: AgentSkills-style skills/*/SKILL.md plus TypeScript/JavaScript scripts under scripts/. - MCP support: connect remote tool servers and inject required environment variables through config. - Conversation-first API + streaming: stored conversations with SSE streaming responses and tool events. - Pluggable storage + memory: local files for dev or hosted stores (e.g. Upstash), with optional persistent memory + recall. - Testing + observability: poncho test workflows and OpenTelemetry traces/events.

Now the cool thing about poncho agents is that they're super easy to deploy to Vercel/Fly/Lambda/etc, so you can share them with anybody in your team and enable non-technical people with custom skills.

I also built and deployed a couple example agents here: - https://github.com/cesr/product-agent - https://github.com/cesr/marketing-agent

I'd love some feedback, I started building poncho because I wanted a fast and easy way to build and share agents with my team. Let me know what you think!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47061949

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Article URL: https://www.pomerium.com/docs/capabilities/native-ssh-access

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47061423

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Article URL: https://steveblank.com/2026/02/18/you-only-think-they-work-for-you/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47061415

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Article URL: https://www.axios.com/2026/02/18/iran-war-trump-military-strikes-nuclear-talks

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47061407

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Article URL: https://fireworks.ai/blog/dpo-as-rl

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47061405

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Article URL: https://charlielabs.ai/blog/the-end-of-local/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47061401

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I built Browser Terminal Use: a Chrome extension + local daemon + CLI that lets you run commands in a browser-hosted terminal from your local shell on macOS,

Why I built it: setups). - I wanted a bridge that keeps local automation while executing remotely in the browser terminal context.

How it works:

- browterm CLI sends exec requests to browterm-daemon on localhost. - Daemon serializes requests (single active command) and routes to a bound Chrome terminal tab. - Command is wrapped with markers to extract clean output + remote exit code. - Supports timeout and cancel.

Current limitations:

- Browser terminal websocket protocols vary by vendor. - Some UIs can block input fallbacks. - Cross-origin iframe terminals can reduce observability.

I’d really value feedback on reliability across terminal vendors and ideas for improving compatibility.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47061398

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