Show HN: ArtisanForge: Learn Laravel through a gamified RPG adventure https://bit.ly/4apgIls

Show HN: ArtisanForge: Learn Laravel through a gamified RPG adventure Hey HN, I built ArtisanForge, a free platform to learn PHP and Laravel through a medieval-fantasy RPG. Instead of traditional tutorials, you progress through kingdoms, solve coding exercises in a browser editor, earn XP, join guilds, and fight boss battles. Tech stack: Laravel 12, Livewire 3, Tailwind CSS, Alpine.js. Code execution runs sandboxed via php-wasm in the browser. What's in there: - 12 courses across 11 kingdoms (PHP basics to deployment) - 100+ interactive exercises with real-time code validation using AST analysis - AI companion (Pip the Owlox) that uses Socratic method – never gives direct answers - Full gamification: XP, levels, streaks, achievements, guilds, leaderboard - Multilingual (EN/FR/NL) The idea came from seeing too many beginners drop off traditional courses. Wrapping concepts in quests and progression mechanics keeps motivation high without dumbing down the content. Everything is free, no paywall, no premium tier. Feedback welcome – especially from Laravel devs and educators. https://bit.ly/3O6FZtr February 8, 2026 at 08:15AM

Show HN: I built a cloud hosting for OpenClaw https://bit.ly/4r4v5CX

Show HN: I built a cloud hosting for OpenClaw Yet another OpenClaw wrapper. But I really enjoyed the techy part of this project. Especially server provisionings in the background. https://bit.ly/4a6nhe2 February 9, 2026 at 11:39PM

Show HN: Reef – Bash compatibility layer for Fish shell, written in Rust https://bit.ly/4aGPJDq

Show HN: Reef – Bash compatibility layer for Fish shell, written in Rust Fish is the fastest, friendliest interactive shell, but it can't run bash syntax, which has kept it niche for 20 years. Reef fixes this with a three-tier approach: fish function wrappers for common keywords (export, unset, source), a Rust-powered AST translator using conch-parser for structural syntax (for/do/done, if/then/fi, $()), and a bash passthrough with env capture for everything else. 251/251 bash constructs pass in the test suite. The slowest path (full bash passthrough) takes ~3ms. The binary is 1.18MB. The goal: install fish, install reef, never think about bash compatibility again. Your muscle memory, Stack Overflow commands, and tool configs all just work. https://bit.ly/3O6BYFp February 10, 2026 at 12:44AM

Show HN: Ported the 1999 game Bugdom to the browser and added a bunch of mods https://bit.ly/4klu5b4

Show HN: Ported the 1999 game Bugdom to the browser and added a bunch of mods I think the very first video game I ever played was Bugdom by Pangea Software, which came with the original iMac. There was also a shooter called Nanosaur, but my 7-year-old heart belonged to the more peaceable Bugdom, which featured a roly-poly named Rollie McFly needing to rescue ladybugs from evil fire ants and bees. Upon seeing the port to modern systems ( https://bit.ly/4tuDWzI ), I figured it should be able to run entirely in-browser nowadays, and also that AI coding tools "should" be able to do this entire project for me. I ended up spending perhaps 20 hours on it with Claude Code, but we got there. Once ported, I added a half-dozen mods that would have pleased my childhood self (like low-gravity mode and flying slugs & caterpillars mode), and a few that please my current self (like Dance Party mode). EDIT: Here are some mod/level combinations I recommend * https://bit.ly/3Msk7Iq... * https://bit.ly/4rJLFbr... * https://bit.ly/4a49Aw6... https://bit.ly/4rvsdPe February 9, 2026 at 04:07AM

Show HN: IsHumanCadence – Bot detection via keystroke dynamics (no CAPTCHAs) https://bit.ly/3Zp5E2U

Show HN: IsHumanCadence – Bot detection via keystroke dynamics (no CAPTCHAs) https://bit.ly/4agbc4I February 9, 2026 at 01:40AM

Show HN: A custom font that displays Cistercian numerals using ligatures https://bit.ly/4to51Er

Show HN: A custom font that displays Cistercian numerals using ligatures https://bit.ly/4twswLN February 8, 2026 at 11:39PM

Show HN: LocalGPT – A local-first AI assistant in Rust with persistent memory https://bit.ly/4a31tzU

Show HN: LocalGPT – A local-first AI assistant in Rust with persistent memory I built LocalGPT over 4 nights as a Rust reimagining of the OpenClaw assistant pattern (markdown-based persistent memory, autonomous heartbeat tasks, skills system). It compiles to a single ~27MB binary — no Node.js, Docker, or Python required. Key features: - Persistent memory via markdown files (MEMORY, HEARTBEAT, SOUL markdown files) — compatible with OpenClaw's format - Full-text search (SQLite FTS5) + semantic search (local embeddings, no API key needed) - Autonomous heartbeat runner that checks tasks on a configurable interval - CLI + web interface + desktop GUI - Multi-provider: Anthropic, OpenAI, Ollama etc - Apache 2.0 Install: `cargo install localgpt` I use it daily as a knowledge accumulator, research assistant, and autonomous task runner for my side projects. The memory compounds — every session makes the next one better. GitHub: https://bit.ly/3O2Lc5C Website: https://bit.ly/4a31uDY Would love feedback on the architecture or feature ideas. https://bit.ly/3O2Lc5C February 8, 2026 at 02:26AM

Show HN: More beautiful and usable Hacker News https://bit.ly/4r4GfaX

Show HN: More beautiful and usable Hacker News gives you keyboard navigation.. let me know what you think. https://twitter.com/shivamhwp/status/2020125417995436090 February 8, 2026 at 02:33AM

Show HN: Witnessd – Prove human authorship via hardware-bound jitter seals https://bit.ly/3ZsfPnk

Show HN: Witnessd – Prove human authorship via hardware-bound jitter seals https://bit.ly/4akLMmz February 7, 2026 at 11:40PM

Show HN: FastLog: 1.4 GB/s text file analyzer with AVX2 SIMD https://bit.ly/3OqOAXQ

Show HN: FastLog: 1.4 GB/s text file analyzer with AVX2 SIMD https://bit.ly/4qpevwB February 7, 2026 at 02:32AM

Show HN: A Kubernetes Operator to Validate Jupyter Notebooks in MLOps https://bit.ly/4rAX8tG

Show HN: A Kubernetes Operator to Validate Jupyter Notebooks in MLOps I built an open-source Kubernetes operator to automate the validation of Jupyter Notebooks in MLOps workflows. It's called the Jupyter Notebook Validator Operator and it's designed to catch issues with notebooks before they hit production. It runs notebooks in isolated pods and can validate them against deployed ML models on platforms like KServe, OpenShift AI, and vLLM. It also does regression testing by comparing notebook outputs against a "golden" version. The goal is to make notebooks more reliable and reproducible in production environments. It's built with Go and the Operator SDK. We're looking for contributors. There are opportunities to work on features like smarter error reporting, observability dashboards, and adding support for more platforms. GitHub: https://bit.ly/3ObO3Jf... https://bit.ly/46dId0r February 7, 2026 at 01:10AM

Show HN: Falcon's Eye (isometric NetHack) running in the browser via WebAssembly https://bit.ly/3O1GwNh

Show HN: Falcon's Eye (isometric NetHack) running in the browser via WebAssembly https://bit.ly/3MaBiOI February 6, 2026 at 11:19PM

Show HN: Calfkit – an SDK to build distributed, event-driven AI agents https://bit.ly/4ru0u1n

Show HN: Calfkit – an SDK to build distributed, event-driven AI agents I think agents should work like real teams, with independent, distinct roles, async communication, and the ability to onboard new teammates or tools without restructuring the whole org. I built backend systems at Yahoo and TikTok so event-driven agents felt obvious. But no agent SDKs were using this pattern, so I made Calfkit. Calfkit breaks down agents into independent services (LLM inference, tools, and routing) that communicate asynchronously through Kafka. Agents, tool services, and downstream consumers can be deployed, added-to, removed, and scaled independently. Check it out if this interests you! I’m curious to see what y’all think. https://bit.ly/4tlDXpq February 6, 2026 at 12:10AM

Show HN: Total Recall – write-gated memory for Claude Code https://bit.ly/4rbjqCr

Show HN: Total Recall – write-gated memory for Claude Code https://bit.ly/4rbjqSX February 6, 2026 at 12:56AM

Show HN: A state-based narrative engine for tabletop RPGs https://bit.ly/3ZoN2Qy

Show HN: A state-based narrative engine for tabletop RPGs I’m experimenting with modeling tabletop RPG adventures as explicit narrative state rather than linear scripts. Everdice is a small web app that tracks conditional scenes and choice-driven state transitions to preserve continuity across long or asynchronous campaigns. The core contribution is explicit narrative state and causality, not automation. The real heavy lifting is happening in the DM Toolkit/Run Sessions area, and integrates CAML (Canonical Adventure Modeling Language) that I developed to transport narratives among any number of platforms. I also built the npm CAML-lint to check validity of narratives. I'm interested in your thoughts. https://bit.ly/4rstuXo https://bit.ly/4khOu0B February 5, 2026 at 11:55PM

Show HN: LLM Jailbreak Database https://bit.ly/45MlF6B

Show HN: LLM Jailbreak Database I vibe-coded this online DB for LLM injection prompts. It's registration/login less with some ambitious spam/bot filtering. I'm interested in trying to tune the barriers of interaction to a sweet spot where the DB gets balanced and the useful working injections are actually on top. thoughts? https://bit.ly/3ZiszwQ February 4, 2026 at 11:07PM

Show HN: Bunqueue – Job queue for Bun using SQLite instead of Redis https://bit.ly/4qgqo7S

Show HN: Bunqueue – Job queue for Bun using SQLite instead of Redis https://bit.ly/46oMxtB February 2, 2026 at 02:55AM

Show HN: The Last Worm – Visualizing guinea worm eradication, from 3.5M to 10 https://bit.ly/4klzH5l

Show HN: The Last Worm – Visualizing guinea worm eradication, from 3.5M to 10 https://bit.ly/3Mn1A08 February 4, 2026 at 11:58PM

Show HN: Craftplan – I built my wife a production management tool for her bakery https://bit.ly/4rv9Aeq

Show HN: Craftplan – I built my wife a production management tool for her bakery My wife was planning to open a micro-bakery. We looked at production management software and it was all either expensive or way too generic. The actual workflows for a small-batch manufacturer aren't that complex, so I built one and open-sourced it. Craftplan handles recipes (versioned BOMs with cost rollups), inventory (lot traceability, demand forecasting, allergen tracking), orders, production batch planning, and purchasing. Built with Elixir, Ash Framework, Phoenix LiveView, and PostgreSQL. Live demo: https://bit.ly/3O3vU0c (test@test.com / Aa123123123123) GitHub: https://bit.ly/4ryZ6ec https://bit.ly/4ryZ6ec February 1, 2026 at 06:25PM

Show HN: I built an AI twin recruiters can interview https://bit.ly/4rq48t9

Show HN: I built an AI twin recruiters can interview https://bit.ly/4aedLV6 The problem: Hiring new grads is broken. Thousands of identical resumes, but we're all different people. Understanding someone takes time - assessments, phone screens, multiple interviews. Most never get truly seen. I didn't want to be just another PDF. So I built an AI twin that recruiters can actually interview. What you can do: •Interview my AI about anything: https://bit.ly/4rmCT2A •Paste your JD to see if we match: https://bit.ly/4rojOgy •Explore my projects, code, and writing What happened: Sent it to one recruiter on LinkedIn. Next day, traffic spiked as it spread internally. Got interview invites within 24 hours. The bigger vision: What if this became standard? Instead of resume spam → keyword screening → interview rounds that still miss good fits, let recruiter AI talk to candidate AI for deep discovery. Build a platform where anyone can create their AI twin for genuine matching. I'm seeking Software/AI/ML Engineering roles and can build production-ready solutions from scratch. The site itself proves what I can do. Would love HN's thoughts on both the execution and the vision. https://bit.ly/4aedLV6 February 4, 2026 at 12:19AM