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Tadpole

an LLM agent built from scratch then post-trained on 4B model

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Strong launch

Beat 84% of Show HN launches that day

#3 of 50 on Oct 31

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points · since listing → Oct 31, 15:35 UTC

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 7, 12:43 UTC).

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comments · buzz 0 in latest interval

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listed Oct 31, 12:43 UTC

Traction (points) over time

035ListedOct 31, 15:35 UTC · 3 points · 0 comments · 3h after listing
1 reading (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
3points
Comments
0
Rank in AGNT this week
#32of 178 HN
Rank overall this week
#181of 998 HN
Sector hit rate
5.2%9/174 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
3Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Last reading
3Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Readings
1over 3h

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

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Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)

Listed under 6h ago; too early to measure

Engagement

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Comments per 10 points

Needs 10+ points; below that the ratio is mostly noise

Staying Power

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Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading

Still being tracked; graded once settled (48h)

Launch-day race · #3 of 50 Show HN launches on 2026-10-31

  1. #1Cursed Cam, a haunted CCTV monitor made from photos of your place4 points
  2. #2Agent-arcade4 points
  3. #3Tadpole3 points
  4. #4A Kotlin compiler written in Go, 10x faster than kotlinc3 points
  5. #5SimReady Central3 points
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