Show HN Daily Selection (2025-08-02)
- TraceRoot – Open-source agentic debugging for distributed services
- Pontoon – Open-source customer data syncs
- KubeForge – A GUI for Kubernetes YAMLs
- typed - Markdown app for writers, students, professionals, and creators
- List of Clojure-like projects
- IsAgent – Detect agents like ChatGPT Agent on your website
- Open-Source Alternative to Modal
- Kanban-style Phase Board: plan → execute → verify → commit
- WhiteLightning – ultra-lightweight ONNX text classifiers trained w LLMs
- Compress Image – Simple Lossless and Lossy Image Compression Tool
- V2.0 of Open SaaS, a free, open-source SaaS boilerplate starter is here
- Snapmatch
TraceRoot – Open-source agentic debugging for distributed services [Developer Tools]
20 points, 4 comments
TraceRoot is an open-source debugging platform that combines traces, logs, and AI agents to help engineers diagnose and fix production issues faster.
- Integrates structured traces, logs, and GitHub/Slack context with AI agents for debugging
- Lightweight Python and TypeScript SDKs for OpenTelemetry-based data capture
- Supports local (Jaeger + SQLite) or cloud backend for trace correlation
- AI agent analyzes execution trees to identify root causes and propose fixes
- Debugging UI visualizes traces and provides AI-assisted insights with full context
- Stores long-term debugging history and builds structured context per company
- MIT-licensed, easy to self-host, with free core features and paid enterprise options
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Pontoon – Open-source customer data syncs [Developer Tools]
33 points, 8 comments
Pontoon is an open-source data export platform for creating cross-cloud data syncs and sending data to enterprise customers.
- Easily deployed via a single Docker image or Docker Compose
- Supports syncing to/from Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, and Postgres
- Enables cross-cloud syncs (e.g., BigQuery to Redshift)
- Developer-friendly with API-based sync creation
- Uses Apache Arrow for high-performance data transfer
- Plans to add DBT model support, UX improvements, and more sources/destinations
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KubeForge – A GUI for Kubernetes YAMLs [Developer Tools]
58 points, 21 comments
KubeForge is a visual editor for Kubernetes deployments that simplifies building and validating YAML configs.
- Pulls the latest Kubernetes OpenAPI schema (auto-updated daily)
- Generates field-level forms with type safety, required fields, and smart defaults
- Provides a visual flow editor for building manifests
- Outputs clean, deploy-ready YAML with multi-object exports
- Validates fields during editing to prevent deployment errors
- Surfaces nested fields, tooltips, and types without tab switching
- Free and open-source with live demo available
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typed - Markdown app for writers, students, professionals, and creators [Productivity]
4 points, 2 comments
A Markdown app designed for writers, students, professionals, and creators.
- Supports Markdown formatting
- Targets diverse user groups (writers, students, professionals, creators)
- Focused on productivity and content creation
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List of Clojure-like projects [Developer Tools]
18 points, 0 comments
List of Clojure-like projects
- Compiles projects similar to Clojure
- Focuses on functional programming languages
- Provides a curated list for developers
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IsAgent – Detect agents like ChatGPT Agent on your website [Developer Tools]
7 points, 1 comments
A lightweight JavaScript SDK to detect AI agents like ChatGPT on websites for building agent-friendly experiences.
- Detects agentic traffic on the frontend
- Easy to install via npm (requires registration)
- Demo available at IsAgent.dev
- Prioritizes ease-of-use with a frontend-only approach
- Supports experimentation with agent-ready experiences
- Includes insights from industry partners like Browserbase and Orb
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Open-Source Alternative to Modal [Developer Tools]
3 points, 0 comments
Burla is an open-source alternative to Modal Labs, enabling scalable Python function execution across 1000 computers in ~1 second.
- Runs Python functions on 1000 computers in ~1 second
- Works with any container and hardware
- One-command installation (currently Google Cloud only)
- Open-source and self-hostable for data security
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Kanban-style Phase Board: plan → execute → verify → commit [Developer Tools]
5 points, 0 comments
Traycer is a Kanban-style Phase Board integrated into IDEs to break large tasks into PR-sized phases for streamlined development.
- Breaks tasks into sequential, manageable phases with AI-assisted scope clarification
- Generates detailed file-level plans for each phase
- Integrates with coding agents like Cursor or Claude Code for execution
- Verifies diffs against plans and checks compatibility with upcoming phases
- Tool-agnostic, focusing on planning and verification while letting agents handle coding
- Enables fast course-correction by editing and re-running phases
- Designed to keep token usage low and results focused by only processing the active phase
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WhiteLightning – ultra-lightweight ONNX text classifiers trained w LLMs [Developer Tools]
8 points, 2 comments
WhiteLightning converts large LLMs into lightweight ONNX text classifiers for edge deployment.
- Generates training data using LLMs like Claude 4, GPT-4o
- Distills into tiny ONNX models (KB-sized)
- Runs locally in multiple languages (Python, JS, Rust, etc.)
- No API calls or heavy model deployment required
- Includes browser playground and community model library
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Compress Image – Simple Lossless and Lossy Image Compression Tool [Image]
3 points, 1 comments
Simple lossless and lossy image compression tool with adjustable quality and batch support.
- Adjustable quality settings (lossy/lossless)
- Batch compression supported
- Fast, works offline (WebAssembly)
- No watermarks or tracking
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V2.0 of Open SaaS, a free, open-source SaaS boilerplate starter is here [Developer Tools]
12 points, 0 comments
Open SaaS v2.0 is a free, open-source SaaS boilerplate starter with modern UI, full-stack typesafety, and multiple payment integrations.
- Complete redesign with Shadcn UI for a modern look
- Autogenerated LLM-friendly documentation
- Auth with email, Google, GitHub, and Discord
- Full payments integration (Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Polar coming)
- Admin dashboard with revenue and analytics
- OpenAI API and AWS S3 integrations
- Enhanced file uploads with progress bars
- Playwright for end-to-end testing
- Improved security and error handling
- Modular codebase reorganization
- Free and open-source forever
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Snapmatch [Consumer Tech]
8 points, 0 comments
Snapmatch: A project showcased on Hacker News with no additional details provided.
- No description or features available.