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agent tools

SHOW HN2026

52points
26comments
#1,185of 4,366 in 2026
Top 28%of 2026 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

3 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.

Idea: 2 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Interesting idea of consolidating tools for agents

    From 2 comments
    • Im not OP but as someone who did one of these recently, I think about it kind of like sharing an essay. I had an idea, I clauded a working thing, used and refined until it was…
      rgbrgb on HN
    • Hey, I liked this tool. Do you plan to develop more on the app creation tool? Is that shareable artifacts or what is the value prop?
      samrj12 on HN

Objections

  • Monolithic tool collections are unnecessary; agents can build such tools themselves

    From 3 comments
    • but... why? you almost never want these tools in any given session, and creating any of them can be done simply with Claude. looking at the PRs, it seems like that is exactly…
      nostrebored on HN
    • I’d go even further and add that these distinct tools don’t belong in the same toolbox.
      tulio_ribeiro on HN
    • Couldn't agree more. We don't need large collections of assorted tools in one MCP server. Not trying to detract from the effort OP made... but we need a mechanism for finding,…
      Wpnx330 on HN
  • Documentation reads as LLM-written prose

    From 2 comments
    • I think if nothing else the technical facing value proposition should be human written. Communicating is hard but that’s the point, takes a lot of effort to close the gap between…
      apsurd on HN
    • Amen. If i see a 5000 line README i am closing the tab.
      sparkling on HN
  • Unclear what tools execute in and whether there is a security boundary

    From 1 comment
    • Genuine question rather than a criticism: what do the tools actually execute in? I spent last week asking people running local agents what their generated code runs inside, and…
      realexweb on HN

Requests

  • Explain how generated tool code is sandboxed

    From 1 comment
    • Genuine question rather than a criticism: what do the tools actually execute in? I spent last week asking people running local agents what their generated code runs inside, and…
      realexweb on HN

Questions

  • What news sources are used

    From 1 comment
    • I admire your grit Asim, you never stop :) This looks great !! but what are we using for searching news here, I mean the sources ?
      srameshc on HN
  • What the app creation tool is for and its value

    From 1 comment
    • Hey, I liked this tool. Do you plan to develop more on the app creation tool? Is that shareable artifacts or what is the value prop?
      samrj12 on HN

Alternatives named

  • Per-service MCP servers and MCP server managers

    From 1 comment
    • Couldn't agree more. We don't need large collections of assorted tools in one MCP server. Not trying to detract from the effort OP made... but we need a mechanism for finding,…
      Wpnx330 on HN

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