The problem we kept hitting: Sitting down to code at 9pm, spending 15 minutes checking: - GitHub (what got pushed?) - Gmail (any user issues?) - Discord (team updates?) - Analytics (signups, errors, metrics) - Trying to remember what I was working on
Then finally starting to code at 9:15pm with 45 minutes left.
So we built Dirac. One command pulls from your connected services and gives you a plain-text summary of what happened since you last checked.
*Tech details:* - local-hosted widget - OAuth integrations with GitHub, Gmail, Discord - Local caching for speed - Written in python + electron - Currently pulls: commits, PR comments, emails matching filters, team messages, basic metrics
*Current limitations (being honest):* - Only works for solo/small teams (not enterprise-scale) - Summary quality varies (working on better filtering) - Setup takes ~5 minutes (too long) - No mobile app yet
*Why we're launching at 80%:* This is our third pivot. First tried building a general AI agent (too hard). Then task automation (no market). Now solving our own problem. We needed to validate before spending 3 more months building.
Launched on Product Hunt today (currently #18). Learning that launching is more about conversation than ranking.
For HN: What am I missing technically? What would make this actually useful vs. just another aggregator?
Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa5ddZ1achg
Open to technical critique—that's why we're here.