Show HN: Daemons – we pivoted from building agents to cleaning up after them
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- #Markdown Configuration
- #DevOps Maintenance
- #AI Automation
- Daemons are AI background processes that run automatically to maintain projects by keeping PRs mergeable, documentation accurate, and issues up to date, defined via easy-to-use Markdown files.
- Daemons are defined in Markdown files with declarative frontmatter for details like name and schedule, and content sections for policies, enabling them to observe environments and act without human prompts.
- Daemons help manage operational debt that accumulates from faster agent-driven development, by performing specialized roles like bug triage, dependency updates, and issue labeling, improving predictably over time.
- Daemon files are portable across providers, with examples like a PR helper for review readiness and an issue labeler for adding missing labels in Linear, ensuring controlled, additive actions with denial rules.