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Re:It's not you; GitHub is down again on Monday February 09, 2026 @01:18PM (#46948776)
I'm happy that they're being transparent about it. There's no good way to take downtime, but at least they don't try to cover it up. We can adjust and they'll make it better. I'm sure a retro is on its way it's been quite the bumpy month.
Re:Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (February 2026) on Sunday February 08, 2026 @06:20PM (#46939641)
Simplified agent task orchestrator named Kiln:

https://kiln.bot

Uses your local Claude Code as the agent and GitHub as its UI, things you already have. Open source, MIT License.

You move cards across kanban columns (Backlog -> Research -> Plan -> Implement) and Kiln runs Claude locally, opens PRs, and keeps everything tracked in GitHub.

Re:An Update on Heroku on Saturday February 07, 2026 @02:55AM (#46922135)
The simplicity it brought at the time to hand-jammed and complex processes was nothing short of exemplary. They set the bar on how streamlined application deployment can be and a great UI to go along with it.

Heroku may die but the ideas Heroku executed on and brought to life will continue to prosper... so long Heroku!

Re:Show HN: kiln.bot - Orchestrate Claude Code from GitHub on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @12:35PM (#46874142)
Here to answer any questions (I hope you have questions)

Really looking forward to your feedback.

Show HN: kiln.bot - Orchestrate Claude Code from GitHub

Hey everybody!"Kiln" orchestrates Claude Code instances on your local machine using GitHub projects as its control panel.https://kiln.bothttps://github.com/agentic-metallurgy/kilnIf you're around Stage 6-7 on the Gas Town scale, you may have 3-15 terminal windows open. You're out of screen real estate and the markdown files are piling up. TUIs and specialized IDEs are meant to help, but they're...

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