Silverfish IDP – a low cost, language‑first Internal Developer Portal"

  • Hacker News

I’ve just released the first public version of the Silverfish IDP, a low-cost (free for ever for public repos) Internal Developer Portal focused on helping developers and teams understand the structure of their software estates without needing a complex platform rollout and wi...

  • Published: Apr 16, 2026
  • First seen: Apr 16, 2026

AI Summary

I’ve just released the first public version of the Silverfish IDP, a low-cost (free for ever for public repos) Internal Developer Portal focused on helping developers and teams understand the structure of their software estates without needing a complex platform rollout and wi...

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Teams evaluating AI product workflows / Builders comparing emerging tools / Operators tracking early category shifts

Why it matters

Primary discovery source is Hacker News.

Key Features

  • Primary public product URL is https://dashboard.silverfishsoftware.com/.
  • Description: I’ve just released the first public version of the Silverfish IDP, a low-cost (free for ever for public repos) Internal Developer Portal focused on helping developers and teams understand the structure of their softwa....
  • Listed on Hacker News as "Silverfish IDP – a low cost, language‑first Internal Developer Portal"".
  • Source description: I’ve just released the first public version of the Silverfish IDP, a low-cost (free for ever for public repos) Internal Developer Portal focused on helping developers and teams understand the structure of their softwa....
  • Source publish date is 2026-04-16.

Use Cases

  • Primary discovery source is Hacker News.
  • Hacker News mention is recent (2026-04-16).
  • Primary public product URL is https://dashboard.silverfishsoftware.com/.
  • Description: I’ve just released the first public version of the Silverfish IDP, a low-cost (free for ever for public repos) Internal Developer Portal focused on helping developers and teams understand the structure of their softwa....
  • Listed on Hacker News as "Silverfish IDP – a low cost, language‑first Internal Developer Portal"".

Why Now

Silverfish IDP – a low cost, language‑first Internal Developer Portal" 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

39.5

24h momentum

Rising

Hacker News points

4

Rising

Facts / Signals / Inference / Unknowns

Facts

  • Listed on Hacker News as "Silverfish IDP – a low cost, language‑first Internal Developer Portal"".
  • Source description: I’ve just released the first public version of the Silverfish IDP, a low-cost (free for ever for public repos) Internal Developer Portal focused on helping developers and teams understand the structure of their softwa....
  • Source publish date is 2026-04-16.
  • Description: I’ve just released the first public version of the Silverfish IDP, a low-cost (free for ever for public repos) Internal Developer Portal focused on helping developers and teams understand the structure of their softwa....
  • Primary public product URL is https://dashboard.silverfishsoftware.com/.

Signals

  • Hacker News mention is recent (2026-04-16).
  • 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

Silverfish IDP – a low cost, language‑first Internal Developer Portal"

Listed on Hacker News as "Silverfish IDP – a low cost, language‑first Internal Developer Portal"".

Silverfish IDP – a low cost, language‑first Internal Developer Portal" official profile

Primary public product URL is https://dashboard.silverfishsoftware.com/.

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