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264 titles from 256 authors in the last 30 days, with 255 distinct links and 112 Show HN.

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• Show HN: Make AI coding agents verify its own work · score 8.3

  Reticle is a dev-only SDK and MCP server that lets AI coding agents verify their work by driving the running app and reading network, state, console, and source-level evidence. It returns pass/fail/unknown verdicts with file:line locations, and supports deterministic replayable flows plus CI gating. It addresses the common problem of agents declaring success without checking, filling a clear gap in AI-assisted development workflows.

• Show HN: OpenFilm – Turn any coding agent into a video editor · score 8.3

  OpenFilm is an open-source AI video agent that lets coding agents create and edit videos by generating animated web pages. It provides a local browser-based Studio editor for timeline editing, element manipulation, and rendering to various formats, with a unique deterministic frame API and validation tooling.

• Show HN: MuscleMemory – procedural memory for coding agents, proven by tests · score 8.0

  MuscleMemory is a local-first procedural memory system for coding agents that watches agent sessions and learns reusable skills when tests pass twice, then supplies short guidance notes to future agents. It stands out by grounding memorization in verified test outcomes and failure avoidance, with guardrails like human approval, file checks, and automatic skill retirement.

• Show HN: ProvLedger – stops coding agents repeating mistakes · score 8.0

  provLedger is a Claude Code plugin that captures and organizes the rationale behind data and code changes, linking decisions to specific project entities (functions, columns, tasks) rather than sessions. It provides a queryable ledger with cited answers to 'why' questions, preserving history even for deleted items, and surfaces past decisions to coding agents to prevent repeated mistakes.

Recent titles

1. The Law of Leaky Abstractions, 24 Years Later: Robots and Coding Agents
   2026-11-01 · whattotelltherobot.com · HN discussion
2. DeepSeek launches advanced coding agent to rival Claude Code
   2026-11-01 · bloomberg.com · HN discussion
3. A coding agent that fits in 636 KB – no Node, no Python, no NPM
   2026-10-31 · github.com · HN discussion
4. Show HN: Winch – App Store optimization run by your own coding agent
   2026-10-31 · getwinch.app · HN discussion
5. mobile-agent: faster mobile app iteration for AI coding agents
   2026-10-31 · mobileagent.dev · HN discussion
6. Show HN: CodeConnect: Coding Agents on Your iPhone
   2026-10-31 · codeconnect.sh · HN discussion
7. DiffNotes: Lets your coding agent explain its PRs inline
   2026-10-31 · github.com · HN discussion
8. DeepSeek open-sources dsh-superagent, a coding agent largely built by agents
   2026-10-31 · github.com · HN discussion
9. Praex The AI coding agent that answers the question
   2026-10-31 · github.com · HN discussion
10. Show HN: Imza – plan and review focused coding agent
    2026-10-31 · github.com · HN discussion
11. Show HN: Archwhere – work alongside AI coding agents on an architecture map
    2026-10-31 · github.com · HN discussion
12. Octomind: A coding agent that recalls archived messages after compaction
    2026-10-31 · github.com · HN discussion
13. How do you measure whether your coding agent is becoming more effective?
    2026-10-31 · HN discussion
14. Smelt: An open-source coding agent that stays light
    2026-10-30 · smeltagent.dev · HN discussion
15. What happens when cloud coding agents are as fast as your local machine?
    2026-10-30 · opencomputer.dev · HN discussion
16. Show HN: I built a safety gate for autonomous coding agents
    2026-10-30 · inbin-gate.vercel.app · HN discussion
17. Scaling to 50 coding agents without scaling human attention
    2026-10-30 · lessuncertain.substack.com · HN discussion
18. AWS's Hydro team wants the compiler to catch coding agents' mistakes
    2026-10-30 · thenewstack.io · HN discussion
19. Show HN: Strim – a Swift/MLX model server for coding agents on Apple Silicon
    2026-10-30 · github.com · HN discussion
20. Show HN: SpecDeck – Bring coding agent decisions back into the spec
    2026-10-30 · specdeck.ai · HN discussion
21. Can Coding Agents Reuse Past Debugging Experience Without Repeating Mistakes?
    2026-10-30 · twitter.com · HN discussion
22. Show HN: Coding agents need a tap from your watch, not API keys
    2026-10-29 · permaura.com · HN discussion
23. Coding Agent Degradation: Cross-Vendor Field Notes and an Initial Analysis
    2026-10-29 · arcblock.io · HN discussion
24. Running coding agents like engineering orgs
    2026-10-29 · twitter.com · HN discussion
25. I asked my coding agent to cat a file in –/.ssh. It did
    2026-10-29 · github.com · HN discussion
26. Show HN: Recto – A visual canvas for coding agents
    2026-10-29 · recto.design · HN discussion
27. Coding Agents, Starter Kits and Pgledger
    2026-10-29 · pgrs.net · HN discussion
28. Give your coding agent a verification harness to check its code
    2026-10-29 · heal.dev · HN discussion
29. Show HN: Wavefunction – a minimal, open-source desktop coding agent for Mac
    2026-10-29 · wavefunction.si · HN discussion
30. Former GitHub CEO launches rival Git forge built for AI coding agents
    2026-10-29 · geekwire.com · HN discussion

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