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

#771
Dream Chimp - https://dreamchimp.app

It's a 3rd party preset editor for Universal Audio UAFX guitar pedals [1]. I'm supporting Dream '65 for now, rolling out support for Lion '68 next week. More pedals will follow when I have some free time.

If you're a guitar nerd and own one of those pedals please check it out!

Oh, it's completely free too!

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[1] https://www.uaudio.com/pages/uafx-pedals

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

#772
Building Basil (https://basilai.app), a privacy-first AI executive assistant / note taker. Everything is on-device: transcription, summarization, etc. So nothing is shared with any model provider.

Lately the interesting work has been less about raw transcription and more about making the output actually useful: recurring workflows, follow-ups, and personalized summaries that fit how someone runs their day. We are also pushing more toward reliable agent automation instead of one-off chat. And dealing with all the iOS limitations on background work.

Still early.

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

#776
A 2factor verification system for server unlocking. I was unsatisfied with available remote unlock systems for homelab hardware and so built this: https://codeberg.org/dsjkrewpid/android-server-unlock

Its very rough, but it uses clevis and a custom tang server to unlock servers with a tap on your phone instead of a password or traditional tang network unlock. I like it because it means that even if someone steals your hardware they can't unlock it without you approving the unlock. Eager for feedback

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

#777
We are working on Vibespace (https://vibespace.build), a workspace with containerized AI agent teams. It is free on MacOS and lets primarily non-technical users to manage multiple agents that collaborate together. For example, you share your existing business and it spins up dedicated market researchers, content creators, coders (and other positions you might need). These agents talk with each other to build apps, automations and more! Works with your existing ClaudeCode / Codex subs.

In our previous ventures we've always gotten involved with non-technical teams who struggled with capable yet complex agentic solutions. So far, our shared & containerized workspace within which agents autonomously communicate with each other is our best shot:)

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

#778
Working on a way for us to communicate software changes properly with people, systems and AI.

I'm frustrated at how we just do library updates and get whatever is next. Things break. Finding a changelog sucks. Vendor updates maybe put something in X.

We can do better so I'm starting an open initiative to tackle that.

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

#780
Quell (textquell.com)

Broken relationships can be difficult and nerve-wracking. Quell gives you an SMS number that enables you to put boundaries around your communication with someone who is blowing up your phone and making your life hard. Their texts are intelligently filtered so that hostility is removed while information is preserved. All raw texts are also routed to email for record-keeping and rewrite verification.

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