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xinbenlv

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About xinbenlv

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    Ask HN: Has anyone tried a minimal AGENTS.md that grows with you repo?

    I've been starting new repos over and over again, kept a list of personal skills too. But recently I have been thinking of a different approach: a "Minimal AGENTS.md" (or CLAUDE.md…

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    Comment #48947241

    Thanks, that's helpful. Do you use gitleaks or other library to do pre-commit protection? @toomuchtodo

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    Ask HN: Best practice to prevent credentials/secrets commit to Git repo

    Hi HN friends, it's july 2026 and I am assuming many of you use fully agentic building now. Securing secrets and credentials from being committed to GitHub repo has been even more …

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    Comment #48929837

    And if you are interested in testing it please let me know

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    Show HN: 3-line calendar for Apple Watch – free, open source, no sign-in

    I had a pain point with my watch, so I built something to address it. A watch should do one thing well, and today it doesn't: help me avoid missing my next meeting/event. That's it…

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    Ask HN: Does OpenClaw need a re-architecture to be usable?

    I’ve been using OpenClaw intensively for about two weeks. The first few days were exciting. It felt like we’re finally getting closer to autonomous agents that can actually operate…

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    Ask HN: Too many skills, how do you pick?

    Hi HN, I'm looking to use Claude Code to build something—specifically, a tool that generates illustrations for finished articles using its 'Skills' feature. However, as I started s…

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    Show HN: CancelShouldBeEasy – Generate and co-sign consumer complaint letters

    Hi HN, I built CancelShouldBeEasy.com after a frustrating experience with a SaaS subscription. I was overcharged and found it incredibly difficult to get a cancellation and refund.…

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    Comment #46757292

    Thanks @pjjpo, exactly. My bad to confuse people, no we don't put real prod-prod credentials in .env. We use mechanisms to ensure separation of secrets. Thank you for saying that i…

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    Comment #46757274

    That's a good idea too, thanks for the suggestion

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    Comment #46738727

    Good points

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    Comment #46736704

    I am interested, that said, there are many memory and context services. What makes this one different?

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    Ask HN: Do you "micro-manage" your agents?

    I’ve recently started integrating AI coding agents into my daily workflow (specifically when using Cursor Composer, Devin, Claude Code), and I’ve noticed a strange pattern in my be…

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    Comment #46734895

    It happened multiple times to me on Claude Code too, next time I caught it I will try to record its history and show it here

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    Tell HN: Cursor agent force-pushed despite explicit "ask for permission" rules

    I've been using Cursor with Claude as my coding assistant. I set up explicit workspace rules stating that the agent must ask for my approval before executing any git operations (gi…

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    Comment #46726085

    My question is not about on or off storage, is more about when you give agent access, it assume the environment agent runs is safe

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    Comment #46726077

    What if you simply need to give them access. E.g if you want them to do code review you have to at least give them code repo read access. But you don't know if the environment wher…

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    Comment #46726066

    is the permission device+client based or role based?

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    Comment #46726054

    Any prompt injection attack could by pass this by simply do a base64 or any encoding, I guess?