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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2026
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  1. 001Hacker NewsSEP · 16English

    Show HN: An open-source Socratic coach for competitive programming

    Socratic Algo Coach is an open-source Chrome extension that helps competitive programmers learn through guided questioning rather than direct answers. It integrates with platforms like Codeforces and LeetCode, uses OpenAI's API for tutoring, and stores user data locally without backend servers or analytics.

    By boriskurikhin
  2. 002Hacker NewsSEP · 16English

    Show HN: Open-source tab and bookmark organizer for Chrome and Edge

    LeoTabs is a free, open-source browser extension for Chrome and Edge that organizes tabs and bookmarks into project collections and spaces, allowing users to save work, search tabs, and reopen sessions. It supports importing bookmarks, exporting to multiple formats including Notion, and optional AI-powered organization via API connections.

    By Ringlochid
  3. 003Hacker NewsSEP · 16English

    Datamimic – don't let your coding agent invent its own test world

    Datamimic is an MIT-licensed Python tool for generating deterministic synthetic data and pseudonymizing PII, usable standalone or as part of an Enterprise Platform that adds governance, scanning, and multi-system execution for regulated enterprises.

    By Rapiddweller
  4. 004Hacker NewsSEP · 16English

    GLiClass: Open-Source JEV

    GLiClass is an open-source zero-shot sequence classification model inspired by GLiNER that achieves comparable performance to cross-encoder models while being 10 times faster through single forward pass classification. It supports hierarchical labels, in-context examples, custom prompts, and long document chunking for improved accuracy and flexibility.

    By Knowledgator
  5. 005Hacker NewsSEP · 16English

    We struggled with DevOps, so built a open source agentic platform just for this

    A developer and team created Putmein, an open source agentic platform to simplify DevOps management. The platform offers an AI-powered chat interface for server management, featuring CI/CD pipelines, SRE monitoring, deployment automation, security audits, and container handling in a unified interface.

    By abmuhammadhamza
  6. 006Hacker NewsSEP · 16English

    Paying for frontier AI models buys 4-month head start at 5x the cost

    A Mozilla report shows frontier AI models from US companies like Anthropic offer only a 4.4-month performance advantage over Chinese open-source alternatives like Moonshot's Kimi K3, while costing 5 times more. Most organizations should default to cheaper open models for routine work, reserving expensive closed models for specialized tasks requiring expert professional work, intensive retrieval, or long context processing.

    By Jeremy Hsu
  7. 007Hacker NewsSEP · 16English

    HashNotch – Available NOW for Mac OS 27 at its most stable release

    HashNotch is a macOS menu bar app that displays system information in the MacBook notch, including music playback, network speed, CPU/memory usage, battery status, temperatures, and camera/microphone activity. Built in native Swift with no telemetry or account requirements, version 1.5.0 adds improved UI scrolling, better timer handling, AirPods battery display, and enhanced settings organization.

    By Hash-
  8. 008Hacker NewsSEP · 15English

    Saving Jet Fuel

    A Boeing 787 flying from Newark to Rome requires about $68K in jet fuel, but adjusting flight paths for wind conditions could save thousands. Scikit-decide, an open-source reinforcement learning framework combined with fuel consumption models from Delft University and NOAA wind data, offers an alternative to commercial solutions like Jeppesen for optimizing flight paths and airline operations.

    By Mark Litwintschik
  9. 009Hacker NewsSEP · 15English

    Show HN: Open-source tool to sell your Claude Code and Codex sessions

    Cookiy Earn is an open-source tool that lets developers monetize their Claude Code and Codex sessions by licensing them to AI labs. Users select sessions locally, the tool scrubs secrets and PII on their machine before upload, and creators are paid each time a session is licensed to a buyer.

    By Cookiy-Ai
  10. 010Hacker NewsSEP · 15English

    German Rheinmetall open-sources its Battlesuite connected weapon system protcol

    German defense company Rheinmetall has open-sourced the protocol library for its Battlesuite connected weapon system, enabling standardized communication between sensor and software components. The library, built on the ddkit SDK and using the Data Distribution Service standard, supports multiple programming languages including C++, Java, C#, and Python.

    By summarity
  11. 011Hacker NewsSEP · 15English

    I built a local CV generator/application tracker because hunting was exhausting

    A developer built CV Maker Engine, a local-first, open-source application to help job seekers track applications and generate tailored resumes while bypassing ATS systems. The tool uses hybrid NLP/RAG matching, integrates optional cloud LLMs (Ollama, Google Gemini), and stores all data locally without subscriptions or privacy concerns.

    By Tibab
  12. 012Hacker NewsSEP · 15English

    WangNet – 1.8 MB, zero-dependency Numberwang adjudication in 11 languages

    WangNet is a lightweight 1.8 MB neural network that classifies whether numbers are Numberwang, with inference in pure Python requiring no dependencies. It supports 11 languages, achieves 88.9% accuracy on held-out test cases, and can be run locally or via a hosted Hugging Face demo.

    By GraafHenk
  13. 013Hacker NewsSEP · 15English

    Show HN: Open-Source Lightweight Prompt Injection Safety

    Open-source prompt injection defense library for AI agents that detects and blocks indirect prompt injection attacks in tool results using a tiered approach: Tier 1 pattern-based detection, Tier 2 ML classification with a fine-tuned MiniLM model (~22MB bundled), and optional Tier 3 LLM-based verification. Returns sanitized content and an allow/block verdict to gate untrusted data before it reaches the LLM.

    By StackOneHQ
  14. 014Hacker NewsSEP · 15English

    Superphenix – An open source IaaS/PaaS/SaaS platform based on Kubernetes

    Superphenix is an open-source platform that enables users to build their own cloud infrastructure (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) on existing hardware using Kubernetes. It offers sovereignty, full-stack integration, GitOps support, and multi-region resilience as alternatives to traditional virtualization.

    By Super-Phenix
  15. 015Hacker NewsSEP · 15English

    Show HN: Claude Meter – a macOS menu-bar meter for Claude's usage limits

    Claude Meter is a native macOS menu-bar app that displays your Claude usage limits and session countdowns in a Dynamic Island–style pill, pulling data from Claude's authenticated API endpoint to show real-time utilization across session and weekly caps with customizable color-coding and per-model breakdowns.

    By Sanchitkd
  16. 016Hacker NewsSEP · 15English

    Show HN: Lume – an open-source terminal you can drive from your phone

    Lume is an open-source terminal emulator written in Rust that organizes commands into isolated blocks and can be controlled from a phone via QR code pairing. It features split panes, inline AI assistance, local-only operation with no telemetry, and is distributed under the MIT license at 3.3–8.2 MB depending on OS.

    By Hugo Mayonobe
  17. 017Hacker NewsSEP · 15English

    Show HN: Bough, the agent I built to replace Claude Code at work

    Bough is a terminal coding agent where the model writes JavaScript programs that execute tool calls directly, enabling batch operations and conditional branching in a single step rather than sequential round trips. The tool supports multiple LLM providers, operates locally with append-only session history, and is highly configurable through YAML plugins.

    By Andreylukin
  18. 018Hacker NewsSEP · 15English

    Show HN: Open-source passive NFC tag that signs with ECDSA, verified on-chain

    toluTag is an open-source passive NFC tag using NXP SE05x secure elements to sign ECDSA messages verifiable on Ethereum, enabling physical objects to authenticate on-chain without requiring central servers or extractable private keys.

    By Mwbpnftechnology
  19. 019Hacker NewsSEP · 15English

    Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations

    An open-source e-ink bird frame for Raspberry Pi that uses local AI audio detection to identify birds and displays them as hand-curated 1800s natural-history illustrations. The project runs BirdNET-Go for real-time bird classification and renders detected species on an e-ink display or web interface, with artwork covering over 400 species primarily from Scandinavian, British, and central European regions.

    By Arnegiacomo
  20. 020Hacker NewsSEP · 15English

    Paying for frontier AI models buys 4-month head start at 5x the cost

    According to a Mozilla report, the performance gap between US frontier AI models and Chinese open-source models has narrowed to 4.4 months, with open models costing 70% less. Most organizations should default to cheaper open models for routine work, reserving expensive frontier models only for specialized tasks like expert professional work and long-context processing.

    By Jeremy Hsu