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Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Nov 2025)

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Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Nov 2025)

#703
Working on some fun/silly projects.

My favorite so far is: "The Anti-AI UI Test".

After ChatGPT Atlas came out I thought it would be fun to find UI patterns that AI browsers couldn't figure out like multiple download buttons, hidden unsubscribe buttons, etc. So I created 7 levels of web dark patterns for AI browsers. You can try it yourself if you want:

https://codinhood.com/anti-ai-ui

I found Atlas can get through most patterns, so I created an even more unhinged one (job application form) that shifts the interface and flashes content.

Don't take it too seriously as actually testing AI browsers, it just a fun side project. I documented the patterns here: https://codinhood.com/anti-ai-ui/about

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Nov 2025)

#704
Me and my friends are working on a fitness companion app, used for tracking both nutrition intake and workouts. Taking the best from well known nutrition apps and workout apps like Hevy. In the core of it will be an AI Agent which can analyze the overall progress based on food and exercise logs and give personalized suggestions.

https://thefithub.sk

Maybe a bit too complex project for me to handle but hopefully will take it somewhere

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Nov 2025)

#705
I am working on a time tracking app. I use it to keep track of time spent vs my estimates, and also just to check my actual working hours. It's fully local—everything is stored in localStorage — but I do have plans for some optional syncing so it can be used on multiple devices.

It has helped me a lot to keep focus while working and track distractions. It might be too tailored for my needs, but have a look: https://zookeeper.fyi

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Nov 2025)

#707

Continuing with my retro productivity software blog, Stone Tools: https://stonetools.ghost.io I was getting a little bored of retrocomputing discourse being so centered on gaming, so I'm exploring the productivity software of the 8/16-bit era. I put real effort into learning and using the programs, giving my light-hearted but heartfelt assessment of its form and function for both its time and today. Using the softwar…

That sounds fascinating, thank you for this research.

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Nov 2025)

#709

Working on Strot - an AI agent that reverse-engineers website APIs for scraping. Instead of DOM scraping, it intercepts AJAX calls and figures out which API endpoint gives you the data you need. Uses visual analysis + fuzzy matching to identify the right call. The use case: scraping product reviews, paginated listing data (products), etc. Existing AI scrapers either didn't work or were very slow and costly. A product…

Very neat - I imagine you could even use this as a web scanner to identify security misconfigurations in API implementations (e.g. broken access control)
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