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Community crime mapping and safety analytics platform
Residents and small businesses lack accessible tools to understand local crime patterns and high-risk areas in their neighborhoods. A community-driven crime mapping tool with real data aggregation could help people make safety decisions. [Trending: "mapa do crime" with 100+ searches in BR]
Google Trends4mo agoToolSEO & GeoBR
Facebook Message Automation Tool
Simple tool to schedule and automate repetitive Facebook messages for small business outreach, customer support, or marketing campaigns without needing complex APIs or coding. [Google Search suggestion]
Google Trends4mo agoToolMarketing & SalesUS
Instagram Automation & Posting Suite
Platform to batch-schedule posts, reels, and stories across Instagram accounts with caption templating, hashtag management, and engagement tracking for influencers and small brands. [Google Search suggestion]
Google Trends4mo agoToolMarketing & SalesUS
Personal injury case management platform
Solo attorneys struggle to manage case workflows, client communications, and document tracking across multiple injury cases. A streamlined case management tool could help small law practices reduce administrative overhead. [Trending: "injury attorney" with 100+ searches in US]
Google Trends4mo agoToolLegalUS
Auto accident case intake and documentation system
Auto accident attorneys need faster intake processes and automated accident report documentation. A specialized intake form builder could streamline evidence collection and client intake. [Trending: "auto accident attorneys" with 100+ searches in US]
Google Trends4mo agoToolLegalUS
YouTube Channel Growth Automation
Tool to automate routine YouTube tasks like scheduling uploads, managing playlist updates, or auto-responding to comments based on keywords for content creators managing multiple channels. [Google Search suggestion]
Google Trends4mo agoToolMediaUS
Robotaxi Fleet Operations Software
Software tooling for dispatching, routing, monitoring autonomous vehicle fleets - operations layer for autonomous delivery/ride networks
YC Graveyard8y agoToolIndustrials
Drive any macOS app in the background without stealing the cursor
Hi HN, Francesco from Cua here. I hacked this project together last weekend, inspired by the Codex Computer-Use release and lessons learned from deploying GUI-operating agents for our customers.The main problem: when a UI automation process controls a desktop app today, it usually takes over the human’s session. Your cursor moves, keyboard focus gets stolen, windows jump to the front, and you have to stop working until the agent is done. That is why we have historically avoided encouraging users to run these processes directly on their host machine, instead relying on VMs or GUI containers for concurrency and background execution.But computer-use - the tools we give agents to operate computers like humans - does not scale cleanly that way. As models get smarter, agents need to share hosts safely, run in the background, and avoid collisions with the human or other agents using the same machine.We realized macOS has no first-class API for "drive this app without touching the cursor". CGEventPost routes through the hardware input stream, so it moves your cursor. CGEvent.postToPid avoids the cursor warp, but Chromium treats those events as untrusted and silently drops clicks at the renderer boundary. Activating the target app first raises the window and pulls focus, defeating the point of background execution.Cua Driver is our attempt at a real fix: a background computer-use driver for macOS that lets an agent click, type, scroll, and read native apps while your cursor, frontmost app, and Space stay where they are. The default interface is a CLI, so it is easy to script or call from any coding agent shell.Try it on macOS 14+:/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trycua/cua/main/libs/cua-d...)"The first internal use case was delegated demo recording. We ask Claude Code to drive an app while 'cua-driver recording start' captures the trajectory, screenshots, actions, and click
Hacker News4mo agoToolAI
A free ESG stock screener that publishes its losses and methodology
Hey HN, JSS(JumpstartSignal) is a free, ESG-filtered daily stock screener. I built it after some really badly-timed quantum computing stock buys, so I felt I needed to learn more about systematic, longer-horizon approaches and the underlying technicals instead of chasing themes. Three things about it that might be of interest:1. Methodology is fully documented at https://jumpstartsignal.com/how-it-works/ 5-stage pipeline, 54 signals tested individually plus 1,836 combinations evaluated, walk-forward validation across 25 hold periods. Nothing hand-tuned to a single backtest window.2. Many wins, misses, and losses are published as case studies e.g. https://jumpstartsignal.com/case-studies/nvda/ walks through the 32 times the system flagged NVDA starting at $5.44 in 2018. https://jumpstartsignal.com/case-studies/sedg/ shows a -49% loss, and https://jumpstartsignal.com/case-studies/tsla/ explains why the system never flagged Tesla (it passed Stages 1 and 2 on 207 days but only peaked at 20/100 in scoring vs the 70 needed for OPPORTUNITY tier). https://jumpstartsignal.com/results/ also shows the 10 best entries alongside the 10 worst.3. A genetic algorithm picked the signal weights, but constrained to maintain alpha across multiple market regimes (otherwise it overfits to a single bull market). The constraint dropped some "best in backtest" configurations that only worked 2018-2021.Topline: 2012-2025 backtest at SPOTLIGHT + OPPORTUNITY tier produced +163% alpha vs SPY (results page has the per-trade breakdown).Daily watchlist emailed free; reports + results + case studies are publicly browsable without signup.Happy to take questions about methodology, what the system gets wrong, or why specific tickers landed where they did.
Hacker News4mo agoToolAI
FHA Loan Compliance & Delinquency Tracking Dashboard
Mortgage servicers and FHA lenders struggle with fragmented delinquency reporting rules and policy changes. A unified dashboard tracking FHA-specific regulations and automating delinquency calculations could reduce errors and compliance costs. [Trending: "fha loans" with 2000+ searches in US]
Google Trends4mo agoToolFinanceUS
Image Quality Enhancement Comparison & Selector
Help users find and compare AI image upscaling/enhancement tools (Topaz, Upscayl, etc.) with quality/cost trade-offs. Most searchers don't know which tool fits their workflow. [Google Search suggestion]
Google Trends4mo agoToolDesign & CreativeUS
Instagram monetization requirements & eligibility tracker
Creators are confused about partner program requirements, eligibility thresholds, and payout timelines across Instagram's multiple revenue streams. An eligibility checker + payout simulator would clarify paths. [Google Search suggestion]
Google Trends4mo agoToolMediaUS
Multi-platform secondhand fashion bulk lister
Sellers manage inventory across Depop, Poshmark, Vinted, etc. separately. A tool to list once and sync across platforms, track sales, and manage inventory would save hours per week. [Google Search suggestion]
Google Trends4mo agoToolE-CommerceUS
TikTok monetization eligibility & strategy planner
Creators face unclear eligibility requirements (followers, views, regions) and multiple revenue paths (Creator Fund, TikTok Shop, Gifts). A tool to assess eligibility, estimate earnings, and optimize strategy would help. [Google Search suggestion]
Google Trends4mo agoToolMediaUS
Personal Injury Attorney Lead & Case Management Platform
Personal injury attorneys struggle with fragmented case management, client intake, and lead tracking. A specialized platform with intake forms, case status tracking, and settlement calculators could help solo practitioners compete with larger firms. [Trending: "personal injury attorneys" with 100+ searches in US]
Google Trends4mo agoToolLegalUS
YouTube monetization eligibility & revenue calculator
New creators don't know if they qualify for AdSense, how to reach 1k/4k thresholds, or estimate earnings. A tracker + earnings calculator would accelerate monetization decisions and growth planning. [Google Search suggestion]
Google Trends4mo agoToolMediaUS
Facebook monetization eligibility & earning optimizer
Creators struggle to understand Facebook's fragmented monetization options (Reels, Subscriptions, Badges, Ads) and eligibility rules. An advisor tool could clarify best revenue paths for their content type. [Google Search suggestion]
Google Trends4mo agoToolMediaUS
Private vehicle sale documentation & compliance guide
Solo sellers in Arizona struggle with title transfer, bill of sale, tax documentation, and legal compliance. A guided workflow tool could automate paperwork generation and compliance checklists by state. [Google Search suggestion]
Google Trends4mo agoToolProductivityUS
Crypto Market Making Inefficiency
Manual market making and trading bots for cryptocurrency exchanges require significant capital, technical expertise, and infrastructure. Individual traders and small funds lack accessible tools to participate in market making.
YC Graveyard12y agoToolFintech