Issue / 2026-05-22
A daily board of tools, apps, and references that Hacker News readers pulled into view on 2026-05-22. Each row keeps the original HN thread close to the claim.
What surfaced that day
Local-first kanban desktop app for coordinating agents on every card.
One commenter said the `.kanbots/` repo-local setup is table-stakes, and another described using Vibe Kanban on most projects while wishing the older project still had active development.
Terminal-first IDE for agent workflows and long-lived worktrees.
One commenter said they now run 40-50 agent sessions across several repos, and the maintainer said that if it runs in a terminal it runs in Superset.
Browser-based QR file transfer tool for moving bytes without servers.
Commenters called the approach efficient and "cool and minimalistic," then pointed to qr-send.com and phntm.sh as related projects.
Runtime release adding `deno pack` and packaging workflow polish.
People called `deno pack` a nice addition, and several commenters contrasted Deno’s permission model and TypeScript support with Node and Bun.
TUI HTTP client for fast terminal-based API exploration.
Commenters compared it with Verb, Resterm, and Voiden, and one said the polish makes it worth sharing.
OpenSCAD helper for turning multicolor CAD work into Bambu Studio exports.
The commenter said they built WebSCAD after generating OpenSCAD with Claude and exporting into Bambu Studio, which made multicolor parts easier.
Offline-first QR file transfer PWA using fountain-code encoding.
A commenter described qr-send as a more polished version of animated QR fountain-code transfer and noted that it works as an offline-first PWA.
Frontier-model pricing update making V4 Pro unusually cheap.
One commenter said V4 Pro works with Claude Code, and another called V4 Flash the best performance per dollar for agentic workloads.
Logic programming environment recommended as a practical starting point.
The comment opened with "Just get Swi Prolog" and paired it with the Simply Logical book as the way to start.
Introductory logic programming book recommended alongside SWI-Prolog.
The same comment recommended Simply Logical as the starting book and linked its PDF/table of contents.