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#35 of 175 on Oct 29
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points · traction gained Oct 30, 16:20 UTC → Oct 31, 15:35 UTC · % shown only when the previous traction was 5+
Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 5, 16:11 UTC).
comments · buzz 0 in latest interval
listed Oct 29, 16:11 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 4points
- Comments
- 0
- Rank in AGNT this week
- #20of 178 HN
- Rank overall this week
- #130of 998 HN
- Sector hit rate
- 5.2%9/174 · 7D
- Traction line
- Below10+ points
- First reading
- 4Oct 30, 16:20 UTC
- Last reading
- 4Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
- Readings
- 2over 47h
Grades · each graded against other AI Agents launches from the same source
Momentum
C+0 points
Traction gained in the latest daily interval
Better than 48% · vs 162 still-tracked AI Agents · Show HN launches
Velocity
A0.09 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 85% · vs 715 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 · #35 of 175 Show HN launches on 2026-10-29
- #33Wanim4 points
- #34Fast agentic video editing in the browser (Tella)4 points
- #35Recto4 points
- #36We made a puzzle game for mixing color images3 points
- #37Howler, a macOS menu bar AI that burns the chat after reading3 points
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Data as of Oct 31, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC. Sector comes from keyword rules on the title and tagline and can be wrong. How it works