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Breakout launch
Beat 98% of Show HN launches that day
#2 of 182 on Nov 5
#1 of 35 AI Agents launches on Show HN on Nov 5. 4.7% of AI Agents launches (8 of 172) reached 10+ points in the last 7 days. See AI Agents →
points · traction gained Nov 11, 10:42 UTC → Nov 12, 10:31 UTC
Traction frozen — tracking ended at 161h after listing. Show HN votes are re-read for ~168h.
comments
listed Nov 5, 17:17 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 122points
- Comments
- 59
- Rank in AGNT this week
- —not listed in the last 7 days
- Rank overall this week
- —
- Sector hit rate
- 4.7%8/172 · 7D
- Traction line
- Hit10+ points
- First reading
- 6Nov 5, 18:13 UTC
- Last reading
- 122Nov 12, 10:31 UTC
- Readings
- 8over 161h
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Top on Nov 5 · 182 Show HN launches that day, by points
- #1FirenookFirebase emulators in Rust: 40× faster writes, 10× less RAM176 points
- #3Stroqa local audit of what your coding agent did and why96 points
- #4WaymarkA workflow engine that compiles jobs instead of replaying88 points
- #5Spindlea full-featured, type-safe web framework for OCaml 564 points
- #6TubeHausan open-source YouTube client with no Google account21 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
Not re-read in the latest run, so no recent gain
Velocity
A2.54 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 99% · vs 746 AI Agents · Show HN launches, last 30 days
Engagement
B4.8 per 10 points
Comments per 10 points
Better than 73% · vs 39 AI Agents · Show HN launches with 10+ points
Staying Power
A20.3×
Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading
Better than 94% · vs 36 settled AI Agents · Show HN launches with 10+ points
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