Core – open-source AI butler that clears your backlog without you

  • Hacker News

Hi HN, we're Manik, Manoj and Harshith, and we're building CORE ( https://github.com/RedPlanetHQ/core ), an open source AI butler that acts and clears out your backlog. Write `[ ] Fix the search auth bug` in a scratchpad. Three minutes later, without you at the keyboard, CORE...

  • Published: Apr 23, 2026
  • First seen: Apr 23, 2026

AI Summary

Hi HN, we're Manik, Manoj and Harshith, and we're building CORE ( https://github.com/RedPlanetHQ/core ), an open source AI butler that acts and clears out your backlog. Write `[ ] Fix the search auth bug` in a scratchpad. Three minutes later, without you at the keyboard, CORE...

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Why it matters

Primary discovery source is Hacker News.

Key Features

  • Primary public product URL is https://www.getcore.me/.
  • Description: Hi HN, we're Manik, Manoj and Harshith, and we're building CORE ( https://github.com/RedPlanetHQ/core ), an open source AI butler that acts and clears out your backlog. Write `[ ] Fix the search auth bug` in a scratch....
  • Listed on Hacker News as "Core – open-source AI butler that clears your backlog without you".
  • Source description: Hi HN, we're Manik, Manoj and Harshith, and we're building CORE ( https://github.com/RedPlanetHQ/core ), an open source AI butler that acts and clears out your backlog. Write `[ ] Fix the search auth bug` in a scratch....
  • Source publish date is 2026-04-23.

Use Cases

  • Primary discovery source is Hacker News.
  • Hacker News mention is recent (2026-04-23).
  • Primary public product URL is https://www.getcore.me/.
  • Description: Hi HN, we're Manik, Manoj and Harshith, and we're building CORE ( https://github.com/RedPlanetHQ/core ), an open source AI butler that acts and clears out your backlog. Write `[ ] Fix the search auth bug` in a scratch....
  • Listed on Hacker News as "Core – open-source AI butler that clears your backlog without you".

Why Now

Core – open-source AI butler that clears your backlog without you is appearing on fresh discovery surfaces, so it is worth reviewing while momentum is still forming. Confidence is currently low (41/100), so treat this as an early signal rather than a settled trend.

Community Signals

Trend score

45.5

24h momentum

Rising

Hacker News points

3

Rising

Facts / Signals / Inference / Unknowns

Facts

  • Listed on Hacker News as "Core – open-source AI butler that clears your backlog without you".
  • Source description: Hi HN, we're Manik, Manoj and Harshith, and we're building CORE ( https://github.com/RedPlanetHQ/core ), an open source AI butler that acts and clears out your backlog. Write `[ ] Fix the search auth bug` in a scratch....
  • Source publish date is 2026-04-23.
  • Description: Hi HN, we're Manik, Manoj and Harshith, and we're building CORE ( https://github.com/RedPlanetHQ/core ), an open source AI butler that acts and clears out your backlog. Write `[ ] Fix the search auth bug` in a scratch....
  • Primary public product URL is https://www.getcore.me/.

Signals

  • Hacker News mention is recent (2026-04-23).
  • Primary discovery source is Hacker News.

Inference

Trust data is still pending

The evidence pipeline has not produced enough structured trust blocks for this product yet.

Unknowns

  • Documentation is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • No tagline is stored on the current product record.
  • Pricing details are not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • Recent changelog or release history is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.

Evidence Snapshots

Core – open-source AI butler that clears your backlog without you

Listed on Hacker News as "Core – open-source AI butler that clears your backlog without you".

Core – open-source AI butler that clears your backlog without you official profile

Primary public product URL is https://www.getcore.me/.

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