Show HN: Craigslist for agent skills, curated by a human

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What happened

hey, i'm nick (@skeptrune on X). i have been using ai for a lot of things i'm not an expert in and thought it would be nice to try and buy paid skills for helping it accomplish those tasks more efficiently.

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  • Reported by Hacker News and published Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:53:51 UTC.

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Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

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  1. Rival AI agents, Instinct and Meta’s Muse, both add the ability to make calls

  2. Artificial intelligence now beats some of the best human forecasters

  3. Covert uploads and megalomania: OpenAI details new "misaligned" agent incidents

  4. Launch HN: Skillsync (YC W26) – AI chat sessions made portable across agents

  5. Show HN: Craigslist for agent skills, curated by a human

  6. Claude Code relaunches Projects to manage multiple AI agents in the cloud

  7. Mastercard Is Giving AI Agents Virtual Cards to Handle Your Shopping

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