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29 OCT 2026 · Hacker News · 125 pts · 139 comments ↗

Claude Duet is a personal-assistant-type harness that prioritizes fast and snappy responses, features channels for organized chat sessions, and meaningful access policies with restricted access to specific repositories. It also provides short responses and uses a connector ecosystem to avoid asking for user credentials. Duet's innovative hierarchy of concerns allows for a natural organization of workstreams, with channels, sub-threads, and local hosts, making it a promising future for chatbot interaction. AI summary

27 OCT 2026 · Hacker News · 675 pts · 659 comments ↗

The author, a full-stack engineer, initially expected AI to automate tasks and reduce their workload, but instead, they've found themselves working more with multiple AI agents running in parallel, requiring frequent context switching and leading to mental fatigue. AI summary