Magic Loops
Dev tools
automation builder
SHOW HN2023
248points
49comments
#197of 3,109 in 2023
Top 7%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
12 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 5 critical, out of 29 comments about the project. Thread score +0.30.
Idea: 6 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, transparent block-based UI
From 3 comments
I do like the way your UI strips out some of the ambiguity in how your initial prompt is interpreted by an LLM and allows for editing and parameterisation and IFTTT outputs.…
notahacker on HN+1, I love how the blocks provide transparency. I have been mulling over the UX for a somewhat similar app that I have been working on, and I may borrow some of how this works.
jondwillis on HNThis is very cool. I like how simple it is, and I think this is a nice first step towards making LLMs long-term useful for the layperson.
calabin on HN
Seen as a potentially more powerful Zapier-like tool
From 2 comments
Wow this is so cool, feels like it could be a better Zapier
yz_coding on HNFirst of all, this is amazing/fantastic/cool as hell! Second, this is what I remember Retool looking like long before it became a huge tool. I feel that this is a step towards…
parentheses on HN
Objections
Code blocks cannot access the internet yet
From 2 comments
Thanks caesil, we're pretty excited about the potential of Magic Loops. Right now the code blocks can't access the internet, but the possibilities will be endless when that…
jumploops on HNYou can access the internet using the API blocks, just not from within the code blocks today.
jumploops on HN
Cost of GPT-4 and scraping may be unsustainable for a free service
From 2 comments
Isn't GPT 4 very costly? Plus you're running a scraper. How do you plan to keep this free, or is this just a teaser? This may be useful but would love some clarity on how long…
thyrox on HNHow do you plan to get around the gpt 4 rate limiting if this thing scales?
royibernthal on HN
Reluctance to share API keys with the service
From 1 comment
Pretty cool concept. ChatGPT meets IFTTT. I could see myself using it for some automations in my life. However, I am not ready to trust you with my API keys just yet. ;)
Tillgg on HN
Requests
Open source the project
From 3 comments
This looks really cool! I really think an idea of a proper UI tool to chain different tools together is nice. https://flowiseai.com/ seems to be the most similar, but it's quite…
Tiberium on HNWould be good to see the open source code for sure. LLMs really struggle with Plan and Execute agents still and hopping off from tool to tool is a drag. This kind of architecture…
warthog on HNAre you willing to open source this?
jayzalowitz on HN
Low-cost tier for individuals
From 1 comment
This is great. Please consider low cost tier for non-business users, I think many HNers would be willing to pay for such automations
yu3zhou4 on HN
Conditionals and branching in loops
From 1 comment
Great question! Right now the solution is pretty hacky, but if your code block outputs to stderr then we stop the loop execution. As an example in Javascript, simply calling…
jumploops on HN
Questions
How the product differs from Zapier
From 2 comments
I know Zapier has new LLM features but I haven't done in a detailed comparison. I would be curious if the Magic Loops creators could speak to what their product does that is…
babyshake on HNZapier has a pretty big barrier of entry, it already provides countless integrations - that would be the actual tough part to catch up with.
royibernthal on HN
How the GPT-4 rate limits will be handled
From 1 comment
How do you plan to get around the gpt 4 rate limiting if this thing scales?
royibernthal on HN
Alternatives named
Flowise AI
From 1 comment
This looks really cool! I really think an idea of a proper UI tool to chain different tools together is nice. https://flowiseai.com/ seems to be the most similar, but it's quite…
Tiberium on HN
Zapier
From 2 comments
Wow this is so cool, feels like it could be a better Zapier
yz_coding on HNI know Zapier has new LLM features but I haven't done in a detailed comparison. I would be curious if the Magic Loops creators could speak to what their product does that is…
babyshake on HN
IFTTT
From 2 comments
Pretty cool concept. ChatGPT meets IFTTT. I could see myself using it for some automations in my life. However, I am not ready to trust you with my API keys just yet. ;)
Tillgg on HNI do like the way your UI strips out some of the ambiguity in how your initial prompt is interpreted by an LLM and allows for editing and parameterisation and IFTTT outputs.…
notahacker on HN
Yahoo! Pipes
From 1 comment
Every few years, somebody reinvents Yahoo! Pipes.
kentbrew on HN