Silos, An open source (MIT) CLI sandbox orchestrator for local agents
Strong launch
Beat 88% of Show HN launches that day
#20 of 181 on Nov 12
#4 of 28 AI Agents launches on Show HN on Nov 12. 4.7% of AI Agents launches (8 of 172) reached 10+ points in the last 7 days. See AI Agents →
points · since listing → Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 19, 13:47 UTC).
comments · buzz 0 in latest interval
listed Nov 12, 13:47 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 5points
- Comments
- 0
- Rank in AGNT this week
- #23of 174 HN
- Rank overall this week
- #101of 1,038 HN
- Sector hit rate
- 4.7%8/172 · 7D
- Traction line
- Below10+ points
- First reading
- 5Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
- Last reading
- 5Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
- Readings
- 1over 21h
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Top on Nov 12 · 181 Show HN launches that day, by points
- #1My $300 embroidery machine needed a subscription, so I built my own app516 points
- #2AgentRunopen-source, Self-improving Managed Agents103 points
- #3Fable52.gamesPlay and inspect Fable 5.2 single-file HTML games68 points
- #4KapsoIterative learning from enterprise data45 points
- #5Apron Chat Protocol44 points
More in AI Agents · top Show HN launches, last 7 days
- Get your coding agent off ~2019 JavaScript, onto modern web primitives439 points▲ +10
- AgentRunopen-source, Self-improving Managed Agents103 points▲ +103
- Klad, a paint app your coding agent can drive (source-available)83 points▲ +4
- Pomerado (YC F26)Turn any website into an MCP for agents61 points▲ +6
- RecalcSpreadsheet where cells can be Claude Code or Codex terminals37 points0
Grades · each graded against other AI Agents launches from the same source
Momentum
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Traction gained in the latest daily interval
Listed in the latest interval; no earlier reading to compare
Velocity
A0.26 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 95% · vs 746 AI Agents · Show HN launches, last 30 days
Engagement
——
Comments per 10 points
Needs 10+ points; below that the ratio is mostly noise
Staying Power
——
Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading
Still being tracked; graded once settled (48h)
Launch-day race · #20 of 181 Show HN launches on 2026-11-12
- #18Taster5 points
- #19Kiln5 points
- #20Silos, An open source (MIT) CLI sandbox orchestrator for local agents5 points
- #21Hijacking Samsung TV SmartHub Ads5 points
- #22Mu Dashboard4 points
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