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

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

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Post by amterp »

I've been working on Kan [0] which is a CLI written in Go that can serve a Kanban board ( `kan serve` ). Serving the Kanban board means opening up a localhost page for a Kanban board which acts on files stored locally on your machine, in your repo. Just plaintext JSON & TOML files. The Kanban board is written in TypeScript. You commit Kanban board changes like any other files.

I use it for all my personal projects. Any new project where I will have todo lists, I'll run `kan init` and `kan serve`, and begin tracking tasks. Because it's a CLI, you can interact with the board thru the CLI with commands like `kan add` and `kan edit`, so I've even included a SKILL markdown file in the repo which I use to let Claude read and interact with my boards. You can also navigate all your boards from a single `kan serve`, so it's convenient and snappy cross-project too.

[0] https://github.com/amterp/kan

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

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Post by adammfrank »

I built Tasty A.F. [0] an app that turns any online recipe into a printable 3x5 index card. If you cook from the internet, you know the pain: scrolling past a 2,000-word story about someone's grandmother just to find the ingredient list. Then trying to read it off your phone with wet hands.

So I built Tasty A.F. — paste a recipe URL, and it uses AI to extract the essentials and format them onto a clean, printable notecard.

How it works:

1. Paste any recipe URL

2. AI scrapes the recipe and generates a concise 3x5 card

3. Print it, stick it on the fridge or a notecard, and cook

Built with Python/Flask and the Anthropic Claude API, hosted on Railway.

[0] https://tastyaf.recipes

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

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Post by dean0224 »

I've been working on PenPage (https://penpage.com) - it's a lightweight privacy-first markdown editor that stores everything locally in your browser local DB (IndexedDB). No signup required, works offline as a APP, and optionally syncs to Google Drive if needed. Great for quick notes without the overhead of heavier tools like Obsidian.

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

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Post by michaelmior »

I have a side project of a new type of JSON database. Schema discovery is performed on the fly and that schema is then used to compress the stored data. This eliminates the need to use short key names to save space in addition to reducing overall storage requirements.

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

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Post by tarasyarema »

Working on multiple things focused mainly on how to push the limit of validating changes in an automated way in the world of AI:

- https://github.com/desplega-ai/qa-use CLI to control browsers and tests locally, coding agent friendly - https://github.com/desplega-ai/agent-swarm OSS agent swarm that can be deployed with docker compose using Claude - https://desplega.ai platform that supports qa-use backend

Cheers!

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

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Post by mycall »

- Tinkering: gpd win 5 (112GB VRAM) + Agent-Zero + Gwen3-Coder-Next-Q8_0 + Unreal Engine 5 + gnuradio + b206mini = decode/encode 4D visualizations with context understanding by data frame captures/generation through gnuradio self-iterating blocks -- all running at only 24 watts (offline and portable). Tons of cognitive radio applications, planning ahead for the new 6G AI protocols.

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

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Post by utf_8x »

I'm working on a "toy" .NET web framework that has no dependencies on the ASP.NET Core Web SDK, runs fully on the "base" .NET Core SDK and can easily be embedded in existing applications.

https://github.com/WispFramework/Wisp, https://wispframework.github.io/Wisp/

It tries to be reasonably lightweight but batteries-included, with extra features in separate "extensions" packages. It's also designed to be modular. All functionality has a default implementation but can easily be replaced if desired. It uses the Fluid template engine[1] (a .NET implementation of the Liquid language).

It's been a great way to dig into more advanced concepts like reflection and HTTP internals and while it's probably not safe to use in production, I have used it to build small private apps with great success.

The current major pain points are the lack of websocket support, which I'm planning to add soon, and the general fragility of the NetCoreServer[2] based HTTP backend, which I'm planning to replace with EmbedIO. (Ideally, I would love to use Kestrel here, but it's so deeply baked into ASP.NET Core that you can't use it without pulling in the whole Web SDK)

The documentation is also pretty incomplete but I hate writing docs so I find it hard to force myself to do it.

[1] https://github.com/sebastienros/fluid

[2] https://github.com/chronoxor/NetCoreServer

(LLM Disclaimer: This project is not vibe-coded. Most of the code is written by hand, with some input from ChatGPT being used as a fancy search engine. The docs are written by hand and then fed through ChatGPT to make them more readable)

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

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Post by kyuradar »

I'm working on trappsec - an experimental open source framework that helps developers detect attackers who probe API business logic.

By embedding realistic decoy routes and honey fields that are difficult to distinguish from real API constructs, attackers are nudged to authenticate — converting reconnaissance into actionable security telemetry.

github: https://github.com/trappsec-dev/trappsec

docs: https://trappsec.dev

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

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Post by simplai01 »

We built an HS Code Classification AI Agent using SimplAI to help importers, exporters, and logistics teams automate product classification for global trade.

The agent uses LLMs + RAG to understand product descriptions and classify them hierarchically into 6, 8, or 10-digit HS/HTS codes, including country-specific variants.

Key points: – We built this after seeing how much time and money teams lose due to misclassification and customs delays.

Would love feedback on: • Accuracy expectations • Edge cases / ambiguous products • How this compares to existing customs workflows

Happy to answer questions

https://simplai.ai/agents-library/hs-code-classification-age...

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

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Post by jvanveen »

I'm working on a set of open-source applications to help collaborate on building software. Basic principles are better online communication between people(Pyrite - Galene SFU, channel-based chat), automating i18n and project management where feasible. Mostly experimental: https://github.com/garage44/garage44/
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