Daily AI Brief
19 Jul 2026
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What AI engineers are building

Developers are building custom AI agents and tools for various applications, including coding, trading, and social media management.

3 deep dives · 2 builder stories · 10 quick hits · 332 items scanned
AI agentsLLM toolingRAG securityModel evaluationOn-device inference
Deep dives
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GitHub
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PengZhang64/circuit-framework

Peng Zhang built a multi-agent LLM trading research system called Circuit Framework. The system allows users to create and manage trading strategies using LLMs. The project is open-source and available on GitHub.

Why it matters

Circuit Framework demonstrates the potential of LLMs in trading and finance. It provides a platform for researchers and developers to experiment with new trading strategies and models.

Try thisExplore the Circuit Framework repository and experiment with creating your own trading strategies using LLMs.
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GitHub
coding agentsmemory managementproductivity

vshulcz/deja-vu

Vshulcz built a memory layer for coding agents called Deja Vu. The tool provides features such as search, MCP recall, auto-context, and secret redaction. It is designed to work with various coding agents, including Claude Code and Codex.

Why it matters

Deja Vu addresses the need for efficient memory management in coding agents. It provides a solution for developers to improve the performance and productivity of their coding agents.

Try thisInstall Deja Vu and integrate it with your coding agent to improve its memory management capabilities.
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Hugging Face
image-text-to-textHugging Facetrending models

thinkingmachines/Inkling

The Thinking Machines team released a trending model on Hugging Face called Inkling. The model is designed for image-text-to-text tasks and has gained significant attention from the community.

Why it matters

Inkling demonstrates the advancements in image-text-to-text models and their potential applications. It provides a valuable resource for developers and researchers working on similar tasks.

Try thisExperiment with the Inkling model on Hugging Face and explore its capabilities for image-text-to-text tasks.
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What people actually built
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Hacker News

Show HN: iMessage is the best interface, so I built TypeScript SDK for it

Jmisilo built a TypeScript SDK for iMessage to integrate it with their personal agent.

How it works

The SDK provides a simple and efficient way to interact with iMessage, allowing developers to build custom interfaces and integrations.

Steal thisWhen building custom interfaces, consider using existing platforms like iMessage to simplify the development process and improve user experience.
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Hacker News

Show HN: Loris Tunnel – an open-source desktop manager for SSH tunnels

RangerWolf built an open-source desktop manager for SSH tunnels called Loris Tunnel.

How it works

Loris Tunnel provides a user-friendly interface for managing SSH tunnels, making it easier to connect to remote servers and services.

Steal thisWhen building custom tools, consider using existing technologies like SSH tunnels to simplify the development process and improve user experience.
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Quick hits
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KlaatAI/klaatcode
GitHub
Klaatcode is an open-source AI coding agent for the terminal.
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PromptPartner/agentsmith
GitHub
Agentsmith is a universal, model-agnostic operating harness for AI agents.
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prism-ml/Ternary-Bonsai-27B-gguf
Hugging Face
Ternary-Bonsai-27B-gguf is a trending model on Hugging Face for text-generation tasks.
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zeraix/zeraix
GitHub
Zeraix is an open-source local AI workspace for advancing on-device inference.
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agentic-commerce-lab/pawl
GitHub
Pawl is a registry-as-ground-truth verification and autonomous research framework for agent-driven development.
HN
Show HN: Qwen3.6-35B-A3B on a 16 GB M1 Pro with SSD-streamed MoE
Hacker News
This project demonstrates the feasibility of running large models on limited hardware.
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thinkingmachines/Inkling
Hugging Face
Inkling is a trending model on Hugging Face for image-text-to-text tasks.
GH
JesusRS1/stock-trade-finance-api
GitHub
This project provides a stock trade MCP server in Tiingo with stock prices, news, forex, and fundamentals.
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MemTensor/memmy-agent
GitHub
Memmy-agent is a project that shares a single memory across multiple AI agents.
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try1004/FlowLens-AgentOps
GitHub
FlowLens-AgentOps provides observable diagnostics, failure attribution, metrics, and no-key replay for multi-agent runtimes.
Today's mix
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