Hi HN, I built AgenTank. It is a small game where an AI agent writes the logic for your tank. You watch it fight, give strategic feedback, let the agent update the tank code, and send it back into battle. I have run 1,000+ battles on my own tank and spent about $200 in Claude...
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Primary discovery source is Hacker News. / Hacker News mention is recent (2026-05-13).
Why it matters
Primary discovery source is Hacker News.
Key Features
Primary public product URL is https://agentank.ai/history/mat_8v9fSEZE8295dcZ8U.
Description: Hi HN, I built AgenTank. It is a small game where an AI agent writes the logic for your tank. You watch it fight, give strategic feedback, let the agent update the tank code, and send it back into battle. I have run 1....
Listed on Hacker News as "I spent $100 in Claude tokens and 1k battles training my AI tank".
Source description: Hi HN, I built AgenTank. It is a small game where an AI agent writes the logic for your tank. You watch it fight, give strategic feedback, let the agent update the tank code, and send it back into battle. I have run 1....
Source publish date is 2026-05-13.
Use Cases
Primary discovery source is Hacker News.
Hacker News mention is recent (2026-05-13).
Primary public product URL is https://agentank.ai/history/mat_8v9fSEZE8295dcZ8U.
Description: Hi HN, I built AgenTank. It is a small game where an AI agent writes the logic for your tank. You watch it fight, give strategic feedback, let the agent update the tank code, and send it back into battle. I have run 1....
Listed on Hacker News as "I spent $100 in Claude tokens and 1k battles training my AI tank".
Why Now
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Facts
Listed on Hacker News as "I spent $100 in Claude tokens and 1k battles training my AI tank".
Source description: Hi HN, I built AgenTank. It is a small game where an AI agent writes the logic for your tank. You watch it fight, give strategic feedback, let the agent update the tank code, and send it back into battle. I have run 1....
Source publish date is 2026-05-13.
Description: Hi HN, I built AgenTank. It is a small game where an AI agent writes the logic for your tank. You watch it fight, give strategic feedback, let the agent update the tank code, and send it back into battle. I have run 1....
Primary public product URL is https://agentank.ai/history/mat_8v9fSEZE8295dcZ8U.
Signals
Hacker News mention is recent (2026-05-13).
Primary discovery source is Hacker News.
Inference
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Evidence Snapshots
I spent $100 in Claude tokens and 1k battles training my AI tank
Listed on Hacker News as "I spent $100 in Claude tokens and 1k battles training my AI tank".
I spent $100 in Claude tokens and 1k battles training my AI tank official profile
Primary public product URL is https://agentank.ai/history/mat_8v9fSEZE8295dcZ8U.
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