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Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2026)

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Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2026)

#841
working on https://datavessel.io - Talk to your google analytics / search console / shopify store in plain english.

If you're not crazy about GA4 complexity and the like, this little SaaS will help you connect your data sources and talk to your data in plain english. (using agentic loop)

It's bring your own key model and It's free for resonable use (infra still costs so there must be some limits)

Otherwise feel free to try it out.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2026)

#842

We're working on Drawers ( https://drawers.computer ), a macOS app to give each of your projects its own dock, space, and windows. We integrate with macOS spaces to switch out a project-specific dock on each space, containing only the resources you need for that project. We made it possible to add granular resources instead of full apps to the dock (think specific slack channels instead of the whole slack app), to ke…

All I really deeply want on this front is for the ability to have my IDE and CLI apps specific colors for specific projects. On mac, being able to 3-finger swipe up to mission control and then swipe down on the app I want has been by far my favorite way to navigate windows. The main problem I have is that the color of the app itself is the main way of telling them apart. I wish I could use a particular VS Code or Terminal theme for just one instance

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2026)

#844

* This is my first time actually posting anything on HN. I've been making a DSL for writing sheet music specifically for drums as raw text, inspired by ABC Notation (but of course just for drums). Now writing this I noticed that it's kind of complicated to explain and having a landing page would make my life so much easier. But the gist of it is, you write notation that looks like this: https://gist.github.com/Luigi1…

you should talk to https://drumshare.app/

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2026)

#845

I’m developing X/D Loom ( https://xdloom.com ), a tool that helps car enthusiasts create automotive wiring diagrams. About a year ago, I engine-swapped my Nissan D21 hardbody from the Z24 petrol to a TD27T turbo diesel and also installed a whole bunch of accessories, like spotlights, a winch, and an air compressor. But being lazy, I didn’t write down any of the wiring changes I made while doing all of this. So fast f…

Since you're trying to product-ize and might want to expand the market a bit... aviation might be a nice market. There's a whole culture of people who build light general aviation aircraft under the "experimental" class of aircraft.

Most kits come with wiring suggestions for standard things like fuel pumps, lights, etc but once you get into avionics the options are essentially limitless. A quick Google search has a few reddit threads of builders talking tools and it ranges from AutoCad ($$$) to some type of drawing software like MS Visio.

Cool product!

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2026)

#846
I worked on browser extensions to create podcast from hn stories, with a shared quota. As show hn is not available for new accounts (I'm just a lurker so I don't have personal account), I wasn't able to show this tool when it was done. Maybe someone will find it useful (it is really useful for me).

https://github.com/hn-ai-podcasts/browser-extensions (links to extensions in the readme page)

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2026)

#847
I'm working on two projects:

- TTZ: A sort of next-gen protocol for terminals. The basic idea is to create a dedicated terminal protocol that allows for more features and less legacy cruft (text and commands are cleanly separated). Right now, I’ve defined the protocol and have a couple of implementations ready. It already supports pictures, vector graphics, and file and audio streaming. I love terminals and TUIs, but I found programming and developing UIs against the standard terminal protocols frustrating, so I tried to design a more "modern" version.

- KingD (temp name): A Linux-based OS that tries to unify the roles of router, NAS, and virtualization platform with a single user interface. In my day job, I need to manage multiple FreeNAS, OPNsense, and Proxmox installations, and I wanted something that "encoded" the common workflows I keep repeating and provided a single centralized platform. I’ve been working on this for a while, and I hope to be able to do a Show HN by the end of the summer.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2026)

#850
I built leetchess, a browser extension (works in Chrome/Brave) that makes your new tab pages full of chess tactics.

As a chess fan, I love it. It's something I wanted to exist. Although I haven't gotten any good feedback yet from other chess players. If you're a chess fan, please give it a try and let me know what you think!

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/LeetChess/hogbcffpf...

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