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s3anw3 5 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)

ChatShell (https://github.com/chatshellapp/chatshell-desktop) — open-source desktop AI agent built with Tauri 2 + Rust. Ships with 9 built-in tools (web search, bash, file read/write, grep, etc.) so the AI can take real actions from the first conversation. No plugins, no config. Supports 40+ providers, MCP with OAuth, and a skills system. Apache 2.0.

Today working on adding chat history search (FTS5) and OpenRouter Nano Banana 2 support.

s3anw3 5 months ago | [–]

Been using ChatShell as my daily driver for non-dev tasks — research, writing, file management, web lookups. The features I rely on most are well tested through dogfooding.

s3anw3 5 months ago | [–]

Update: GitHub account suspended without notice. Repo links are temporarily broken. Reinstatement request submitted.

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