Show HN: Snippet – an always-on AI agent
Hi HN, I built an always on always listening AI Agent, here's some backstory: I've always struggled with the attention problem while developing. Even with agents, I can work fast, but I don't know if I can keep working for long, or if I can come back to a problem once I get distracted. So a little while ago I built Snippet for myself. It's an always-on, code-first agent based on my own struggles with writing code. It tracks, it remembers, it speaks and it listens. Always on, unless my battery di
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2026-10-28 01:15:21.964Z
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Source account: Hi HN, I built an always on always listening AI Agent, here's some backstory: I've always struggled with the attention problem while developing. Even with agents, I can work fast, but I don't know if I can keep working for long, or if I can come back to a problem once I get distracted. So a little while ago I built Snippet for myself. It's an always-on, code-first agent based on my own struggles with writing code. It tracks, it remembers, it speaks and it listens. Always on, unless my battery di
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