Show HN: Gauge – Open-Source CLI to recursively improve your docs
Hi HN, I’m Evan from Gauge. We’re open-sourcing our CLI to recursively improve your docs for coding agents. The CLI includes a local execution backend, so you don't need an account to try it. Explainer video here: https://youtu.be/zhLUlIKB1Mg The CLI supports a hillclimbing loop: - set up tasks for coding agents that would need your docs, like 'set up Gauge CI checks' - run the tasks - analyze session transcripts for friction or failures - create variants of your docs to resolve the issues - re-
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points · 35 votes
2026-11-05 12:45:24.966Z
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Repository: gauge-sh/gauge-cli. Source account: Hi HN, I’m Evan from Gauge. We’re open-sourcing our CLI to recursively improve your docs for coding agents. The CLI includes a local execution backend, so you don't need an account to try it. Explainer video here: https://youtu.be/zhLUlIKB1Mg The CLI supports a hillclimbing loop: - set up tasks for coding agents that would need your docs, like 'set up Gauge CI checks' - run the tasks - analyze session transcripts for friction or failures - create variants of your docs to resolve the issues - re-
Observed adoption & comparisons
Source votes: 35 votes (Nov 5, 2026 UTC; cumulative since publication); previous same-scope observation: 31 (Nov 5, 2026 UTC). These observations do not establish demand growth. Recent records to compare: “google/skills” (GitHub Trending, Nov 5, 2026); “mattpocock/skills” (GitHub Trending, Nov 5, 2026). Shared themes are navigation hints; they have not been verified as the same need or independent corroboration.
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