Show HN: Omnara – Open-source alternative to Claude Managed Agents
Hey all, Kartik from Omnara ( https://omnara.com ) here. We're building an open-source API for running durable agents. You create an agent with an API call, and Omnara runs the agent loop, gives the agent sandboxes to run commands in, and handles secrets, permissions, and RBAC. Each agent's state is stored in Postgres, so agents survive restarts and cost nothing while idle. You can message them and stream their events over the API. You may remember us from our early days, when we made a remote-c
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2026-10-22 09:15:15.177Z
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Source account: Hey all, Kartik from Omnara ( https://omnara.com ) here. We're building an open-source API for running durable agents. You create an agent with an API call, and Omnara runs the agent loop, gives the agent sandboxes to run commands in, and handles secrets, permissions, and RBAC. Each agent's state is stored in Postgres, so agents survive restarts and cost nothing while idle. You can message them and stream their events over the API. You may remember us from our early days, when we made a remote-c
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Recorded author: kmansm27. Source votes: 75 votes (Oct 22, 2026 UTC; cumulative since publication); previous same-scope observation: 27 (Oct 22, 2026 UTC). These observations do not establish demand growth. Recent records to compare: “Ask HN: Non-Malicious Bots” (Hacker News, Nov 7, 2026); “Ask HN: Is anyone running multi/always-on agents that don't cost a fortune?” (Hacker News, Nov 6, 2026). Shared themes are navigation hints; they have not been verified as the same need or independent corroboration.
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