HN builtbyzac 3/17/2026

Ask HN: Has anyone gotten AI agents to make money autonomously?

User reports testing Claude Code agent autonomously for 72 hours to generate revenue through digital products and content. Agent built 7 products and 150+ posts across 6 platforms with zero conversions. Seeks community experiences with revenue-generating AI agents.

HN AnhTho_FR 3/17/2026

Claude Chief of Staff

CEO shares experience building AI chief of staff using Claude Code as autonomous agent connecting to personal tools and operating 24/7.

HN stevekinney 3/17/2026

Designing an AI Gateway and Durable Workflow System

Two-layer production architecture for AI systems: gateway for provider abstraction and policy enforcement, plus durable workflow engine for long-running agentic tasks with failure recovery.

HN morpheos137 3/17/2026

Ban Bots Not Human Directed Tool Use

Essay arguing against banning AI-assisted writing, positioning it as human-directed tool use democratizing expression.

HN nateb2022 3/17/2026

QuickBooks Online MCP Server

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for QuickBooks Online integration supporting OAuth authentication and tools for managing customers, estimates, and billing.

HN zlatkov 3/17/2026

Show HN: Agent Caching in Fiddler

Fiddler Agent Cache feature that deduplicates LLM requests locally, reducing costs and latency in agent development.

HN guillego 3/17/2026

Are AI agents slowing us down?

MCP-based tool providing persistent cross-session memory for AI coding agents, storing decisions, preferences, and context across projects.

HN cloudwithkarl 3/17/2026

Do LLMs Follow Benford's Law?

Empirical analysis testing whether LLM-generated synthetic data follows Benford's Law distribution patterns.

HN PaulHoule 3/17/2026

Managing Complexity with Mycelium

Software architecture philosophy discussing human cognitive limits and LLM code generation. Design theory without concrete examples.