Delve

AI

chat interface

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766points
167comments
#23of 3,515 in 2024
Top 1%of 2024 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

43 positive, 50 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 13 critical, out of 109 comments about the project. Thread score +0.31.

Idea: 21 for, 3 againstDesign: 15 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 5 againstPerformance: 3 for, 0 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Tiling/left-to-right layout is clean and useful for following rabbit holes

    From 3 comments
    • This is pretty neat. What I really like is the tiling layout. I subscribe to phind, which provides a nice search/answer service, which also suggests followup questions, which…
      SubiculumCode on HN
    • I love the left to right view. Super cool. I got stuck thought like 5 levels deep. I really like this for source level information. Like drill down on research studies and then…
      patrickhogan1 on HN
    • UI is very clean. Left right scroll is awkward without a trackpad, however
      andrewmutz on HN
  • Fast and snappy interface

    From 2 comments
    • I REALLY like how snappy it is. I've always been impressed with how fast Wikipedia managed to stay over the years, but this is even better. Really nice work.
      davedx on HN
    • First impression, a fast and neat interface. I went into data indexing rabbit hole as that has been my obsession these days. Cudos! Particularly impressed with the lack of…
      kaladin_1 on HN
  • Feels like infinite Wikipedia and is a fun way to explore topics

    From 3 comments
    • I used to go down rabbit holes on Wikipedia all the time--could spend hours doing this. This to me seems like an Infinite Wikipedia! Really cool use-case!
      Hansenq on HN
    • This is fun! It feels like infinite hyperlinks. It's the kind of wonder I had in exploring Wikipedia for the first time.
      aaronharnly on HN
    • I love the experience. It's almost like a mind map that keeps getting better and better.
      nkotov on HN

Objections

  • Responses are short and offer few links to continue exploring

    From 3 comments
    • Well this is incredible. Love the interface and the speed. My only wish is that it gave more links, right now it only seems to generate a few of them for each response. Also it…
      nullbio on HN
    • This is cool. I'd love an option to make the output elaborate more, if I'm interested in a topic it's a bit disappointing that I can only read a few sentences. Other than that,…
      edngibson on HN
    • Very cool! It seems to dead-end unexpectedly on some topics. For example, I delved "path tracing" -> "importance sampling" and it output a section on probability distribution…
      dxhdr on HN
  • Blank screen or no response reported in some browsers and after updates

    From 3 comments
    • I'm not sure how to use this, I just see a blank screen with the word "delve" at the top and typing doesn't do anything. I'm on Firefox on macOS.
      georgehotelling on HN
    • I just get a lightblue screen (Firefox Windows 11)
      sunbum on HN
    • https://delve.a9.io/ no longer give answer. Please give me code/self-host frontend, or let me input my api key
      hahattpro on HN
  • Horizontal scrolling is awkward without a trackpad

    From 1 comment
    • UI is very clean. Left right scroll is awkward without a trackpad, however
      andrewmutz on HN

Requests

  • Support own API keys or self-hosting, or a local/Ollama model

    From 3 comments
    • https://delve.a9.io/ no longer give answer. Please give me code/self-host frontend, or let me input my api key
      hahattpro on HN
    • Very nice idea, hope it's not costing you a fortune to run! Maybe let us put in our own api keys?
      jmkni on HN
    • This is an outstanding idea, I love it! It would be great if you could support Ollama (or an OpenAI compatible endpoint) for private LLMs.
      peperunas on HN
  • Highlight-to-delve on any text, and sessions with sharing

    From 3 comments
    • I really like this. How about enabling user to select any piece of text and use it the way the links work now? For instance, I've noticed it doesn't linkify peoples' names, and…
      ivanhoe on HN
    • some feedback: * can you make it so we can share links of sessions? * can you describe on the homepage or in a link from the homepage what it does.
      toisanji on HN
    • Really fun! I realized each delve carries the context of the previous ones. So I got to StarCraft II from the initial example of "Faster language models", but it mostly talked…
      blixt on HN
  • Tree or zoomed-out view of all branches, and keeping closed panes visible

    From 3 comments
    • I'd love it if it had a "zoomed out" tree-like view that makes all the different paths of conversation viewable at once
      goosethe on HN
    • This is pretty great, provides a nice set of breadcrumbs for a deep dive into any rabbit hole. Once thing that threw me off was when I went to the original panel and clicked a…
      GrinningFool on HN
    • I like it! Would like to have some sort of map/visualization of what topics i've explored for when diving into parallel sessions. Right now the UI only supports diving into one…
      geepytee on HN
  • Open source release

    From 2 comments
    • I really, really love this. Even after using it for just a few minutes, I'm sold. Excellent work, will it be open source at some point?
      owenpalmer on HN
    • Wow, this is really neat! I usually don't comment on Show HN's because I'm rarely impressed by them and I don't want my lack of enthusiasm to be a detterent for people showing…
      freedomben on HN

Questions

  • What model and API is used, and how are hyperlinks generated

    From 3 comments
    • How does it work? Are hyperlinks generated as part of original prompt or you do post processing on a response with another LLM?
      wordpad25 on HN
    • What model/api are you using for this ?
      hahattpro on HN
    • Which LLM is this using because it is providing hallucinated facts that differ from ChatGPT 4o on the latest model?
      rexreed on HN
  • Are API costs sustainable and will it be open source or monetised

    From 3 comments
    • Are you paying for the API calls yourself here?
      iknownthing on HN
    • Wow, this is really neat! I usually don't comment on Show HN's because I'm rarely impressed by them and I don't want my lack of enthusiasm to be a detterent for people showing…
      freedomben on HN
    • This is so cool! I can see myself using this all the time for research work. Would love to manage multiple sessions. Would also like to see if the individual tiles could be…
      viveknathani_ on HN

Alternatives named

  • Andy Matuschak's notes

    From 3 comments
    • Great idea. I also see inspiration from Andy Matuschak's notes [0], of which I'm a bit fan [0]…
      roldie on HN
    • Reminds me of Andy Matuschak's UI as well: https://notes.andymatuschak.org/z9C7piFz8mthkGUUd1W2CR?stackedNotes=zExJhXA1doKnxyQQ4ZjX4dV
      skadamat on HN
    • This reminds me of Andy Matuschak's notes website [0]. I dig this view for much better understanding. [0]: https://notes.andymatuschak.org/
      abhayhegde on HN
  • Branching conversation tools and Obsidian plugin

    From 1 comment
    • Branching conversations are great for a whole bunch of reasons. I posted a demo of a prototype: https://x.com/ajdegol/status/1788689011302682657 And Jake Collins just announced…
      ajdegol on HN
  • Perplexity and Phind follow-up questions

    From 2 comments
    • This reminds me of what Perplexity . AI 's interface was initially like, 2023Q1 (when the hyperlinks actually listed at the bottom of each reponse, instead of just as unlisted…
      ProllyInfamous on HN
    • This is pretty neat. What I really like is the tiling layout. I subscribe to phind, which provides a nice search/answer service, which also suggests followup questions, which…
      SubiculumCode on HN

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