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• Wish it existed

  Kagi MCP to give my agents a better web search tool but they don't seem interested

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  I would love a Kagi MCP to give my agents a better web search tool but they don't seem interested.

  everfrustrated · Jul 22, 2026in “Back to Kagi”

• Wish it existed

  common password manager protocol and a discovery mechanism that allows browsers to detect and communicate with the user’s password manager

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  There should be a common password manager protocol and a discovery mechanism that allows browsers to detect and communicate with the user’s password manager.

  Someone · Jul 21, 2026in “Ask HN: What are opinions on browser password manager vs. standalone?”

• Looking for

  turns ebooks into a single infinite scroll longform article with intuitive bookmarking and easy book purchase/discovery

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  Is there an app that turns ebooks into a single infinite scroll longform article with intuitive bookmarking and easy book purchase/discovery?

  sillyfluke · Jul 14, 2026in “No Spanish reading crisis?”

• Would pay for

  search is to build an alternative to all the crap out there

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  So I could view Kagi strictly as a service, like a guy who mows my lawn, but part of the reason I'd pay for search is to build an alternative to all the crap out there.

  rpdillon · May 30, 2026in “Search engines alternatives now that Google isn't Google anymore”

• Wish it existed

  fast search api codex could hook into to answer internet questions faster

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  I wish there was a fast search api codex could hook into to answer internet questions faster.

  lumost · May 28, 2026in “DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said people love AI mode”

• Wish it existed

  some kind of aggregator for exciting achievements that you can actually buy

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  I wish there were some kind of aggregator for exciting achievements that you can actually buy.

  LoganDark · May 22, 2026in “Breakthroughs for batteries could soon make them better”

• Would pay for

  YT premium in a heartbeat if they let me tune the platform to my needs: disable all recommends, disable all comments, allow only a whitelisted set of channels

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  I'd pay for YT premium in a heartbeat if they let me tune the platform to my needs: disable all recommends, disable all comments, allow only a whitelisted set of channels.

  wolttam · Mar 10, 2026in “YouTube ads are about to get even longer and they'll be unskippable”

• Wish it existed

  recipe aggregator that searches for recipes and nothing else, and prioritizes high value recipe sites

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  There should be a recipe aggregator that searches for recipes and nothing else, and prioritizes high value recipe sites.

  direwolf20 · Feb 27, 2026in “Leaving Google has actively improved my life”

• Someone should build

  marketplace that aggregates all of the brick buying opportunities

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  Someone should make a marketplace that aggregates all of the brick buying opportunities.

  HoldOnAMinute · Feb 19, 2026in “Tell HN: Name on a Brick”

• Would pay for

  solution that aggregates these alternative payment systems that aren't tied to VISA and Mastercard and their rules

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  I would pay for a solution that aggregates these alternative payment systems that aren't tied to VISA and Mastercard and their rules.

  Palmik · Feb 17, 2026in “Wero – Digital payment wallet, made in Europe”

• Wish it existed

  plugin for curation / recommendation

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  I really like flashpoint but I wish there was a plugin for curation / recommendation.

  willis936 · Feb 15, 2026in “Flashpoint Archive – Over 200k web games and animations preserved”

• Looking for

  something, I'd just open that workspace and search

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  So next time I'm looking for a tool for something, I'd just open that workspace and search

  ahmed_sulajman · Feb 14, 2026in “Show HN: Arcmark – macOS bookmark manager that attaches to browser as sidebar”

• Why is there no

  job search website that forces you to adopt this targeted bet strategy

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  Why isn't there a job search website that forces you to adopt this targeted bet strategy?

  biophysboy · Jan 19, 2026in “Targeted Bets: An alternative approach to the job hunt”

• Wish it existed

  directory of some sort for these "specialized LLM tools"

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  I wish there was a directory of some sort for these "specialized LLM tools".

  detectivestory · Jan 9, 2026in “Show HN: Workzonespeedingticket.com – Automating disputes for automated fines”

• Looking for

  supports calling a codex/claude in a particular directory through a particular SSH destination

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  I have my own VM's with agents installed inside, is there a tool which supports calling a codex/claude in a particular directory through a particular SSH destination?

  memoriuaysj · Dec 29, 2025in “Show HN: Superset – Terminal to run 10 parallel coding agents”