HN 0-bad-sectors 4/22/2026

Ask HN: How do people use coding agents?

Discussion thread where developers share challenges and experiences using coding agents, asking for workflow advice and best practices.

HN wey-gu 4/22/2026

Con: A Terminal with A harness

Con is an open-source GPU-accelerated terminal emulator with AI harness built for SSH, tmux, and agent-native workflows prioritizing terminal-first design.

HN pella 4/22/2026

Coding Models Are Doing Too Much

Analysis of AI coding assistants over-modifying code beyond requested changes; examines behavior of Cursor, Copilot, Claude Code and argues for more constrained model outputs.

HN liamcardenas 4/22/2026

Startups Can Beat Big AI Labs

Strategic advice for AI startups on competing against Anthropic and OpenAI despite resource disadvantages.

HN bobfunk 4/22/2026

Show HN: Netlify for Agents

Netlify launches agent-first platform for deploying and managing AI agents, addressing non-deterministic behavior and eval tooling.

HN buibuibui 4/22/2026

Apple Mail MCP

Apple Mail MCP server enables Claude and other AI assistants to programmatically access, search, send, and manage emails on macOS with support for attachments and reply/forward.

HN timbotron 4/22/2026

GitHub Copilot adds bring-your-own-key support

VS Code 1.117 adds bring-your-own-key support for GitHub Copilot Enterprise/Business users to connect custom API keys for preferred models, improving agent experience.

HN gmays 4/22/2026

Better AI models enable more ambitious work

Research study of 500 companies using Cursor (July 2025-March 2026) examining how improved AI models enable developers to tackle previously infeasible tasks.

HN dbuxton 4/22/2026

Show HN: Google Docs MCP that works

Google Docs MCP server enabling AI assistants to edit documents reliably using pattern-matching search/replace instead of character offsets, minimizing token usage.

HN lucrbvi 4/22/2026

World Models will push the frontier for LLMs

Analysis of world models and multimodal capabilities as frontier for LLM advancement beyond next-token prediction, building on GPT-4o and video/sensory integration.