ThoughtDAG
AI
llm context management
SHOW HN2026
How HN took it
7 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 4 critical, out of 24 comments about the project. Thread score +0.18.
Idea: 4 for, 0 againstDesign: 2 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Interesting graph-based idea for controlling context
From 3 comments
This concept is interesting, and I could see the value. But, I downloaded it to try it, and the interface is janky. The concept is interesting but the UI/UX is bad and confusing.…
kody_06 on HNThe basic idea here looks interesting and is easy to understand but what I'm not understanding is why it's a standalone app. Is this supposed to replace e.g. Claude desktop? Or…
esperent on HNI've been working on something similar to this using Neo4j so you can control the context with a Cypher query because I really like Cypher. But this visualization is excellent.
UltraSane on HN
Semantic zoom and weave/condense features are good
From 1 comment
I looked at the repo and demo canvas. Nice work. Especially liked the 3 semantic zoom tiers and the weave/condense features. If you're enabling for less-technical users consider…
mikeebener on HN
Objections
Standalone app rather than integrated into existing tools
From 2 comments
This seems like a really interesting idea and something I've basically been doing myself manually so far, with a DESIGN.md document with "one concept/decision per line, built in…
embedding-shape on HNThe basic idea here looks interesting and is easy to understand but what I'm not understanding is why it's a standalone app. Is this supposed to replace e.g. Claude desktop? Or…
esperent on HN
Interface is janky; cannot pan canvas and context messages not fully shown
From 1 comment
This concept is interesting, and I could see the value. But, I downloaded it to try it, and the interface is janky. The concept is interesting but the UI/UX is bad and confusing.…
kody_06 on HN
Security issue: local server bound to all interfaces with shell exec call
From 1 comment
This seems like a really interesting idea and something I've basically been doing myself manually so far, with a DESIGN.md document with "one concept/decision per line, built in…
embedding-shape on HN
Requests
Integration with coding agents and editors via read/write access
From 3 comments
This seems like a really interesting idea and something I've basically been doing myself manually so far, with a DESIGN.md document with "one concept/decision per line, built in…
embedding-shape on HNThe basic idea here looks interesting and is easy to understand but what I'm not understanding is why it's a standalone app. Is this supposed to replace e.g. Claude desktop? Or…
esperent on HNI vibe coded/sketched a similar idea for the obsidian canvas. https://github.com/ff6347/obsidian-canvas-context it is more a research artifact then a real product/tool. I think I…
fmoronzirfas on HN
Clearer onboarding and explanation of removing edges
From 1 comment
I looked at the repo and demo canvas. Nice work. Especially liked the 3 semantic zoom tiers and the weave/condense features. If you're enabling for less-technical users consider…
mikeebener on HN
Automatic update of downstream nodes when upstream changes
From 1 comment
Really nice project, i like some of the functionalities you have though of. When thinking of new concepts i sometimes use similar tool which i created…
Xx_crazy420_xX on HN
Questions
How prefill cache performs when context changes
From 1 comment
What about cache? When you change the context the prefill stage will be much slower?
urvader on HN
How it differs from other similar tools
From 2 comments
have you seen other people or project on the same idea ? manipulation history and exploration space of LLM seems to be quite important
agumonkey on HNIt would be wonderful if you included a section like "ThoughtDAG vs X" in the README, where you then compare ThoughtDAG against these other approaches/tools, and explain with…
embedding-shape on HN
Alternatives named
Obsidian canvas and similar note tools
From 1 comment
I vibe coded/sketched a similar idea for the obsidian canvas. https://github.com/ff6347/obsidian-canvas-context it is more a research artifact then a real product/tool. I think I…
fmoronzirfas on HN
Loom-style branching chat
From 1 comment
is this a loom
4b11b4 on HN
Neo4j with Cypher queries
From 1 comment
I've been working on something similar to this using Neo4j so you can control the context with a Cypher query because I really like Cypher. But this visualization is excellent.
UltraSane on HN
Markdown DESIGN.md decision trees
From 1 comment
This seems like a really interesting idea and something I've basically been doing myself manually so far, with a DESIGN.md document with "one concept/decision per line, built in…
embedding-shape on HN