The Radar
Saturday, 18 April 2026
Today's picks
Claude Design
Design ToolsQuick visual creation tool for non-designers.
Anthropic takes direct aim at Figma with a design tool that lets founders and PMs mock up ideas without hiring designers. This feels like the start of the SaaSpocalypse everyone's been predicting, where AI labs eat traditional software businesses from the inside out.
Paper Lantern
AI CodingOn-demand techniques from 2M+ papers for coding agents.
Finally, someone's built a way to inject actual research into coding agents instead of relying on stale training data. This could be the difference between agents that write boilerplate and ones that implement cutting-edge algorithms.
Also on the radar
AI Subroutines
AI AgentsZero-token deterministic automation that runs locally in your browser. Smart approach to avoid the chaos of cloud-based agents whilst still getting useful automation done.
Is It Agent Ready
AI AgentsSimple but brilliant idea. As agents become more common, websites need to be machine-readable, not just human-readable. This tool spots the gaps before your customers' agents give up trying.
Agents.ml
AI AgentsAgent-to-agent communication is coming whether we're ready or not. Having a standardised way for agents to discover and interact with each other feels like essential plumbing for the agentic future.
Wingman
AI AgentsEmergent's take on making app creation accessible to non-technical users through vibe-coding. The autonomous agent approach could finally bridge the gap between wanting automation and actually building it.
Hacker News
Scan your website to see how ready it is for AI agents
105 pts 167 commentsA tool that analyses websites for agent compatibility. As AI agents become more prevalent, this addresses the practical question of whether your site can actually be navigated by autonomous systems.
Show HN: AI Subroutines – Run automation scripts inside your browser tab
5 pts 1 commentsZero-token deterministic automation that runs locally in browsers. Interesting approach to avoid cloud dependencies whilst still enabling useful automation workflows.
Easy code and work AI agent system: auto, asynchronous, concurrency, efficiently
4 pts 2 commentsA GitHub project for building AI agent systems with focus on automation and efficiency. Limited details but seems to target the growing need for better agent orchestration.
Show HN: Paper Lantern – on-demand techniques from 2M+ papers for coding agents
3 pts 4 commentsA system that injects research techniques from academic papers into coding agents. Could bridge the gap between academic AI research and practical coding assistance.
Show HN: Agents.ml – a public identity page and A2A card for your AI agent
2 pts 1 commentsPlatform for creating public profiles and communication cards for AI agents. Addresses the emerging need for agent-to-agent discovery and interaction protocols.