Show HN: Duckity – Abuse protection for the AI agent era
Hey there! I'm Rafa, founder of Duckity. Have you ever been stopped by "prove you're a human" before logging in, signing up, or sending a friend request? Your users have too, and it sucks. Duckity allows you to define what good behavior looks like instead, and deters any activity going against that with invisible CPU work and temporary freezes that slow down malicious activity. You get - Completely invisible protection, - Silk-smooth UX, - Way more powerful customization of its behavio
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2026-11-04 00:15:14.877Z
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Source account: Hey there! I'm Rafa, founder of Duckity. Have you ever been stopped by "prove you're a human" before logging in, signing up, or sending a friend request? Your users have too, and it sucks. Duckity allows you to define what good behavior looks like instead, and deters any activity going against that with invisible CPU work and temporary freezes that slow down malicious activity. You get - Completely invisible protection, - Silk-smooth UX, - Way more powerful customization of its behavio
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Source votes: 1 votes (Nov 4, 2026 UTC; cumulative since publication); previous same-scope observation: 1 (Nov 3, 2026 UTC). These observations do not establish demand growth. Recent records to compare: “Show HN: A Modern Agentic LaTeX Editor” (Hacker News, Nov 5, 2026); “Show HN: Northmeadow – encrypted shared memory for local AI agents and people” (Hacker News, Nov 5, 2026). Shared themes are navigation hints; they have not been verified as the same need or independent corroboration.
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