Show HN Daily Selection (2025-10-15)
- An open source access logs analytics script to block bot attacks
- Wispbit - Linter for AI coding agents
- Metorial (YC F25) – Vercel for MCP
- Relaya – Agent calls businesses for you
- Free API to extract PDF data
- I built a free AI tool that scans and sorts financial news for traders
- Daily install trends of AI coding extensions in VS Code
- docker/model-runner – an open-source tool for local LLMs
- Wordle-Style Daily Wikipedia Game
- Ark v0.6.0 – Go ECS with new declarative event system
An open source access logs analytics script to block bot attacks [Developer Tools]
16 points, 1 comments
An open-source Python script for analyzing web server access logs to classify and block malicious bots like DDoS attackers and scrapers.
- Uses JA5 client fingerprinting for HTTP/TLS layer identification
- Requires access logs stored in Clickhouse for fast analytics
- Dynamically blocks clients by IP or JA5 hashes based on traffic anomalies
- Learns normal traffic patterns and detects spikes using z-score analysis
- Supports manual triggering and iterative model verification for accurate blocking
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Wispbit - Linter for AI coding agents [Developer Tools]
21 points, 10 comments
Wispbit is a linter for AI coding agents that enforces codebase standards by analyzing patterns and generating rules.
- Scans codebases to identify and create rules based on existing patterns
- Updates rules dynamically as standards evolve
- Enforces rules during code reviews and via a local CLI tool
- Uses a multi-agent system to crawl repositories and analyze patterns
- Analyzes historical PR comments to refine and improve rules
- Achieves high resolution rates (80%+ of comments addressed)
- Aims to be a validation layer for AI-generated code in tools like Devin and Cursor
- Free signups available for Hacker News users
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Metorial (YC F25) – Vercel for MCP [Developer Tools]
42 points, 14 comments
Metorial is an integration platform that simplifies connecting AI agents to external tools and data using MCP, handling deployment, OAuth, and scaling automatically.
- Offers a catalog of ~600 pre-built MCP servers for quick deployment
- Manages OAuth flows and token refresh with minimal setup
- Provides isolated, serverless MCP instances with sub-second cold starts
- Supports custom MCP servers and forking existing ones
- Includes Python and TypeScript SDKs for easy integration
- Enables self-hosting or managed cloud deployment
- Scales efficiently with per-user isolation and state preservation
- Used by enterprises and startups to streamline AI agent integrations
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Relaya – Agent calls businesses for you [Business]
3 points, 0 comments
Relaya automates business calls for tasks like reservations or inquiries, connecting you directly for complex issues.
- Handles simple tasks (e.g., checking store inventory, making non-OpenTable reservations) autonomously
- Navigates menus and holds for complex tasks (e.g., applying flight credits) before connecting you
- Reduces average call time from 20-30 minutes to 2-3 minutes
- Plans to automate more complex calls in the future
- Currently tested by 20+ users
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Free API to extract PDF data [Developer Tools]
6 points, 0 comments
A free API for extracting text or raster images from PDFs using Poppler.
- Free to use anonymously (rate-limited)
- Two endpoints: text extraction and PDF rasterization
- Uses Poppler for text extraction (no OCR)
- Simple JSON request format
- Free account removes rate limits
I built a free AI tool that scans and sorts financial news for traders [Finance]
4 points, 1 comments
AI tool that scans and sorts financial news for traders.
- Free to use
- Scans financial news
- Sorts content for traders
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Daily install trends of AI coding extensions in VS Code [Developer Tools]
23 points, 9 comments
Interactive dashboard tracking daily install trends of AI coding extensions in VS Code over the past 4 years.
- Tracks install counts for GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, and 20+ other tools
- Compares trends with overlays and historical event markers (pricing changes, releases)
- Excludes CLI usage, other IDEs, and standalone editors like Cursor (measured via forum activity)
- Focuses on daily installs rather than cumulative totals for dynamic insights
- Built using Claude AI coding assistant
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docker/model-runner – an open-source tool for local LLMs [Developer Tools]
17 points, 9 comments
An open-source tool for downloading and running local large language models with backend-agnostic support.
- Supports Vulkan and AMD GPUs for broader hardware compatibility
- Uses OCI registries like Docker Hub for easy model sharing and transport
- Monorepo structure for improved contributor experience
- Fully open-source under Apache 2.0 license
- Includes day-0 support for DGX Spark
- Backend-agnostic with contributions to upstream projects like llama.cpp
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Wordle-Style Daily Wikipedia Game [Entertainment]
4 points, 1 comments
A daily Wordle-style game based on Wikipedia.
- Inspired by Wordle gameplay
- Uses Wikipedia as the content source
- Offers a new challenge each day
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Ark v0.6.0 – Go ECS with new declarative event system [Developer Tools]
3 points, 0 comments
Ark v0.6.0 is a high-performance Entity Component System (ECS) library for Go featuring a new declarative event system and performance improvements.
- Introduces lightweight, composable observers for reacting to ECS lifecycle changes
- Supports custom events with declarative filtering for domain-specific interactions
- Enables concurrency-safe filters and parallel query execution
- Includes performance optimizations like faster archetype switching and memory reclamation
- Offers expanded documentation, examples, and 100% test coverage