frontpage.
newsnewestaskshowjobs

Open Source @Github

fp.

Open in hackernews

Show HN: Toolbase – Build reliable AI teammates by example, not instruction

2•David1238•1y ago
Hey HN, we’re David and Ethan, co-founders of Toolbase.

Toolbase is an AI agent and workflow builder that helps you quickly create production-grade AI automations — batteries included.

Try it without registering here: https://gettoolbase.com/

------- The dev cycle in Toolbase -------

1. Define a rough goal.

2. Connect any API or MCP server (we have thousands, or bring your own).

3. Teach the AI what valid input and output examples look like (these later become your unit tests!).

4. Let Toolbase generate the perfect prompt, code, workflow, or agent.

5. Deploy your project as an API, MCP server, or chat interface!

Coding optional. Sharing encouraged.

Note: If you’re familiar with Cursor/Windsurf and the core concepts behind frameworks like Mastra (which Toolbase runs on), you already know how to use Toolbase. You retain the flexibility of coding but avoid boilerplate and plumbing tasks (integration, validation, context mapping, testing, etc.) unless you explicitly choose to do them.

------- Demo -------

https://www.loom.com/share/540c61b2c5634996b088ebbb16989cf0?...

This simple agent validates company billing addresses in our CRM (Pipedrive) by researching them through Tavily search. If there’s an address mismatch, it asks a human to pick the right one via email (watch on 2x speed):

Output email for the example shown in the demo: https://gettoolbase.com/assets/demo-screenshot.png

Producing code and more deterministic workflows follows a similar process.

------- Why another agent/workflow builder? -------

We started building Toolbase out of frustration with existing frameworks, especially for production use, and the lack of IDE support for MLOps artifacts, such as prompts, golden data, workflows, and evaluations. Since much of the code for agentic systems can be dynamically generated and validated using these artifacts, they often become even more important than the code itself.

After speaking with other builders, we also realized that manually coding workflows, experimenting with prompts through trial-and-error, and setting up infrastructure/integrations all took far more time than they should. Tools like Cursor and Windsurf help, but extracting meaning from AI-generated code is slow. Chatbots whipping up arcane code potions in tinted chat windows, which is the other end of the spectrum, demos really well but isn’t maintainable at all (sorry, vibe-coding). So we went with something in the middle: an AI-assiststed visual builder with full code fallback.

------- What do you think? -------

We’re excited for any feedback, thoughts, or questions from the HN community.

Let us know what you think in the comments!

- David & Ethan

Comments

David1238•1y ago
If you want to jump straight to trying it, you can preview it here:

https://gettoolbase.com

Try clicking the play button at the bottom right of workflow pane that appears next to the big blue text.

Clicking each node after you submit your query shows you its results for the run.

Full-screening the experience (icon on the top right) and expanding a node (same icon within a step of the workflow) lets you train that prompt in the same way we did in the demo.

The first node (“User Intent Extractor”) is purposefully vague so you can train it yourself!

OpenAI admits its agents went off the rails another six times

https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/09/17/openai-admits-its-agents-went-off-the-rails-anot...
1•Lio•2m ago•0 comments

A Third of European Companies Turned DMARC on and Get No Reports Back

https://ciphercue.com/blog/europe-dmarc-reports-us-processors
1•adulion•3m ago•0 comments

Neovim have a ~$800k Bitcoin donation sitting untouched since 2023

1•jakemanger•5m ago•0 comments

When did we stop looking up?

https://ahmedhossamdev.com/writing/when-did-we-stop-looking-up/
1•ahmedhossamdev•5m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Berry Avenue Codes – a fast directory of Roblox asset IDs

https://berryavenuecodes.com/
1•richardharmer•6m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: What is your approach to sensitive data in LLM prompts and traces?

1•Securelytixdev•7m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Windows Automation Tool – System Center Orchestrator Replacement

https://github.com/Sev7eNup/NodePilot
1•Sev7eNup•8m ago•0 comments

Get Free SEO Backlinks

https://indexyour.link/
2•ajonline•9m ago•0 comments

EU moves toward restricting social media access for under-15s

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/15/leak-eu-commission-to-pitch-social-media-restrictio...
1•akyuu•14m ago•0 comments

Better Vector Search for Long Documents: Chunking Inside Manticore Search

https://manticoresearch.com/blog/auto-chunking/
5•GloriaVinogrado•19m ago•0 comments

Capturing Implicit Feedback from Users

https://langfuse.com/academy/monitoring/capturing-signals
1•clemo_ra•22m ago•0 comments

The White House Tussle to Sway Trump on AI

https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/inside-the-white-house-tussle-to-sway-trump-on-ai-0043d567
3•tosh•25m ago•0 comments

Introducing GNOME 51, "A Coruña"

https://release.gnome.org/51/
2•coffeeaddict1•26m ago•0 comments

Libinput 1.32 Released with Circular Scrolling Support for Circular Touchpads

https://www.phoronix.com/news/libinput-1.32-Released
1•rbanffy•29m ago•0 comments

ARST ARSW: Star Wars sorted alphabetically (2014) [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GFW-eEWXlc
1•kristianp•29m ago•0 comments

Spiral Galaxies Font

https://erikdemaine.org/fonts/spiralgalaxies/
1•Bluestein•30m ago•0 comments

Noise wants to help everyday people become paid content creators

https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/16/noise-wants-to-help-everyday-people-become-paid-content-creators/
3•soltanov•33m ago•1 comments

Jev means structured output is interesting again

https://www.seangoedecke.com/jev-means-structured-output-is-interesting-again/
1•monkeydust•34m ago•1 comments

Spotify lets parents exclude kids' music from Wrapped and recommendations

https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/15/spotify-finally-lets-parents-exclude-kids-music-from-wrapped-an...
2•soltanov•34m ago•0 comments

Reinventing issue tracking: Local-first and Git-native

https://blog.manganin.dev/blog/reinventing-issue-tracking/
1•mpweiher•36m ago•0 comments

Birdychat Is Now Balsio

https://www.balsio.com/blog/birdychat-is-now-balsio
1•skylurk•37m ago•0 comments

'Born-again' star offers rare chance to watch stellar evolution in real time

https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/born-again-star-offers-rare-chance-to-watch-stellar-evolu...
2•giuliomagnifico•42m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Knowhere-Rebuilds the document structure that chunking throws away

https://github.com/Ontos-AI/knowhere
1•Cindy_Yingxin•42m ago•0 comments

Boox Picco micro e-reader full specs confirmed

https://www.readme.club/news/boox-picco
1•georgefrowny•42m ago•0 comments

Ubuntu 26.10 Amd64v3 Can Provide a Nice Boost for Low-End/Budget Hardware

https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2610-amd64v3-lowend
2•rbanffy•48m ago•0 comments

Astra broke a yet unsolved German Army Enigma message from 1941

https://mvueh-enigma-solved.carterl.chatgpt.site/
1•smusamashah•48m ago•2 comments

Nobody pays for open source. We can force them to

https://seldo.com/posts/nobody-pays-for-open-source-we-can-force-them-to/
1•sparshrestha•49m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Speartip.eu – A software launch directory for EU-founders

https://speartip.eu/en/launch
3•janket•49m ago•0 comments

Ray Ozzie and the Optimism of Being Early

https://reproof.app/blog/lotus-notes-history
1•maguay•53m ago•0 comments

An Introduction to Bε-Trees and Write-Optimization [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_g4eZeWAng
1•dchest•55m ago•0 comments