Automation & AI Helpers AI tools
Make your apps work together automatically, or hand off chores to AI helpers. Some tools need tech skills.
ShipRadar tracks 54 automation & ai helpers tools; the top-ranked right now is Let your AI agents paint big arrows, boxes and text on your screen. Sources: Hacker News (Show HN) (13), GitHub (23), Editor's pick (4), Hugging Face Spaces (1), Company blog (1), Product Hunt (12). Ranked by traction and freshness.
Let your AI agents paint big arrows, boxes and text on your screen
Lets an AI helper draw arrows and notes right on your screen, so it can point at what it means.
AIHOT
Free code for running your own AI news site. It finds trending topics and writes a daily report by itself. You pick the sources. Needs a programmer to set up.
Share your AI Setup, Learn from others
A site where people post the AI tools and setups they use. Nice for nosing around.
reef
Research software for AI helpers that improve themselves over time. For engineers.
solidcraft
A free 3D design program for making precise parts, like things you'd 3D-print, and an AI can operate it too.
esp32-iphone-agent
A $7 gadget that lets an AI see and tap a real iPhone. A wild hobby project, no jailbreak needed.
artex-global
A Korean version of ARTEX, an AI tool security pros use to test systems for weak spots.
geo-sleuth
Figures out where a photo was taken using maps, skylines and satellite images, and shows how it got there. Works inside AI coding tools.
agent-memory
Gives AI coding helpers a long-term memory, stored as simple notes on your computer. One for programmers.
FrontierAgent
A free kit for programmers to build AI helpers.
Lossless-memory
A personal AI memory that saves everything word for word instead of summarizing.
OpenBot
Free software for running AI 'coworkers' that each have their own browser and files. Needs technical setup.
Pizza Bot
An inbox where AI helpers working in the background check in with you.
Zapier
Connects your apps so tasks happen automatically, like saving email attachments to Google Drive. No coding needed.
n8n
Build automations between your apps. Very flexible, but you may need some tech help to set it up yourself.
Make
Build automations between apps by drawing a flowchart. More powerful than Zapier, a bit harder to learn.
LangChain
A toolkit programmers use to build their own AI apps. Not for non-coders.
sprix-sage-router
Decides which AI helper in a team should handle a task, or when to pass it on. Plumbing for developers.
AgentRun
A way for developers to turn AI helpers into repeatable step-by-step processes.
Edi Life OS
A personal life dashboard you run yourself, with a way for AI assistants to read it.
x64dbg-mcp-server
Lets an AI assistant drive x64dbg, a tool security researchers use to pick apart programs. Very niche.
nanoMuse
A free personal AI assistant with its own name and look. It runs on your phone and computer, remembers you, and asks before doing anything it can't undo.
headcount
A pretend company made of AI 'departments' (legal, finance, HR and more), each with its own skills. Runs inside Claude Code or ChatGPT.
qwen-audio-agent
Lets AI assistants talk and listen in real time. A building block for voice apps.
VoiceMem
Gives voice assistants a memory for both facts and feelings. Building blocks for developers, not an app.
unigit-ecosystem
The home page for a project called UNIGIT. There isn't much here yet beyond its mission: AI for everyone.
ai-system-design
A step-by-step course on designing AI products. For engineers learning the ropes.
awesome-remote-mcp-servers
A list of add-ons that plug AI assistants like Claude into other apps and services. Handy if you're tech-curious.
Agentic CUDA Kernel Optimizer
Uses AI to speed up code that runs on graphics chips. Deep tech.
Kev
Ask a question and get an answer as a probability. A research toy.
Lody
Share AI coding helpers with your team, on your phone or computer.
MemorySync
Gives AI helpers a shared memory. Developer plumbing.
AI SRE Arena, an Open Benchmark for AI SRE Agents on Kubernetes
Tests how well AI helpers fix broken server systems. For IT engineers.
northcinder
An add-on that lets an AI assistant compare products for you and check with you before it buys anything.
OpenAPPA
Free safety rails that stop AI helpers from doing things they shouldn't.
Craigslist for agent skills, curated by a human
A hand-picked board of add-on skills for AI helpers.
movo
Turns the DeepSeek Harness tool into a company-wide AI platform with research, writing and admin controls. An IT project.
A simple to-do app for iPhone, Mac, and your agent
A plain to-do list app for iPhone and Mac that your AI assistant can add tasks to.
General Input Specialists
Describe a chore you do often and an AI 'specialist' learns it and does it for you. Approve its work from your iPhone.
The Drive AI
An AI helper that works on your files for you: sorting, summarizing and drafting.
OpenFlowKit 2
Free diagram maker where you and an AI assistant draw flowcharts together.
Muse Wonder
Meta's newest AI model, built to handle multi-step tasks for you.
Xiryn
A free AI assistant that runs on your own computer. Needs some setup.
Scape
Run groups of AI helpers with custom tools on your Mac.
ExcaliClaw
Hand-drawn-style diagrams you and an AI sketch together.
AutoBot
Talk to your long-running AI jobs out loud to check on them or steer them.
Cube Forms
Online forms that AI assistants can fill in for people.
guilds.run
Lets technical teams build groups of AI helpers that work together, and see exactly what each one did.
Hexis Cloud
One shared 'company brain' that all your business's AI helpers can use.
Upsolve Row-Level Security
Makes sure an AI helper only sees the business data each user is allowed to see.
SquadRoom
AI 'employees' that handle tasks around the clock.
Milepost
A driving journal app for iPhone that your AI assistant can read.
DeepSeekGUI
A desktop app with buttons and windows for the DeepSeek Harness coding tool, instead of typing commands.
mcp
Lets AI assistants look up AI models and prices on RunAPI and start image or video jobs there.