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Re:Claude now in Google Docs, Sheets and Slides on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @04:49PM (#49998615)
Having the chat interface right next to the document, instead of having to move files around, seems like a gamechanger for the average office worker. Sounds trivial, but it's very real.

Actually I've been working on an open interface for this very same use case, you can check it out at opendocbot.com

Happy to see Anthropic validate the use case

Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2026) on Wednesday September 16, 2026 @03:48PM (#49731961)
Building opendocbot.com currently. It's itended to be an open interface for agentic office. Doing to Copilot (or Claude for M365) the same thing OpenCode did to Claude Code. The code is here: https://github.com/OpenDocBot/OpenDocBot

Show HN: OpenDocBot – bring your own model to Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Posted by dgf18 on Wednesday September 16, 2026 @12:46PM
from the show-hn dept.

https://opendocbot.com/

I got tired of the lock-in and black-box nature of AI inside MS Office. One vendor decides which models you can use, where your document data goes, and what the agent is actually allowed to do. And when it fails, you can't see the code or send a PR to add a feature you may need.Many people don't have that choice: they're forced to use these tools (MS Office) at work. For coding agents we...

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Re:Wikivibes – Write the truth you wished existed on Tuesday September 15, 2026 @11:02AM (#49713609)
Dude you spent more time building the sponsor form than the appplication itself. Are we promoting lovable slop now?
Re:'Smart' underwear that counts your farts on Tuesday September 15, 2026 @10:55AM (#49713518)
I think it may be time to close my laptop
Re:Show HN: Capsule – Single-file web apps that save their data into S... on Tuesday September 15, 2026 @10:36AM (#49713204)
Many big companies are starting now to test agentic coding to automate business processes. This could be a nice tool to distribute apps for workflows that aren't big enough to justify the operational overhed of maintaining a traditional web app backend. Nice!
Re:Show HN: Hacking a $20 4G wireless hotspot into a texting device on Tuesday September 15, 2026 @10:13AM (#49712838)
Really cool!