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VOL. I·NO. 01
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2026
  1. 001Hacker NewsOCT · 09Chinese

    Show HN: TaskHandoff – Self-hosted control plane for containerized AI agents

    TaskHandoff is a self-hosted control plane for managing and collaborating with containerized AI agents across local and remote machines. It provides multi-node management, isolated workspaces, AI session control, Git integration, and chat platform connectivity through a unified interface available on desktop, mobile, and web.

    By huadream5827
  2. 002Hacker NewsOCT · 09English

    LocalCloud MCP: local cloud workflows for coding agents

    LocalCloud MCP enables coding agents to build, test, and debug Google Cloud applications locally using Docker. It provides a local cloud environment with services like Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, and BigQuery, eliminating the need for real cloud credentials while supporting integration testing through standard SDKs.

    By LocalCloud Inc
  3. 003Hacker NewsOCT · 09English

    Portainer GitOps Bypass Enables Host Takeover

    A vulnerability in Portainer CE 2.45.0 allows standard users with stack management permissions to bypass security restrictions and gain root-level access to the underlying Docker server through GitOps deployment. Automatic Git updates via webhooks or polling bypass administrator-imposed container security checks, enabling unauthorized host access, credential theft, and tampering with other applications on shared servers.

    By Vulnetic ai Team
  4. 004Hacker NewsOCT · 09English

    Self-host your own AI text detector on CPU to filter out slop

    SlopTotal is a free, open-source, self-hosted AI text detector that uses 23 independent models to identify AI-generated content. It runs locally on CPU, accepts text/URLs/documents, and provides transparent accuracy metrics across multiple languages and writing styles.

    By sloptotal
  5. 005Hacker NewsOCT · 09English

    AmberCell is a high-interaction honeypot: it runs full, real services

    AmberCell is a high-interaction honeypot that runs real, functional services (mail, file shares, databases, remote desktop) on a decoy network to record attacker behavior. All activity is captured via pcap and events, with safety controls preventing exposure of legitimate systems, and evidence delivered through one-way channels to analysts.

    By ls1911
  6. 006Hacker NewsOCT · 08English

    Show HN: Abyss – ACP Agent Isolation with Middleware Support

    Abyss is a container orchestrator that isolates agents by running them in Docker containers with middleware support, automatically handling containerization while keeping secrets hidden and intercepting filesystem and shell operations to prevent execution on the host machine.

    By Seth Curry
  7. 007Hacker NewsOCT · 08English

    Desktop and Mobile Life Management Hub (Not Google)

    Ontoplano is a self-hosted life management application for organizing tasks, notes, recipes, and bills across desktop and mobile platforms. Released in September 2026, it offers multiple installation options including .deb, .rpm, Docker, and Android, with optional AI agent integration and local data storage.

    By philipthetenth