Newsletter · Issue
Oct 17, 2026
5 new things people handed to AI agents, as sent in that day's email.
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Check shop stock against new product recalls each week
Three developers built RecallDesk, an agent that reads new U.S. product recalls weekly and checks a shop's stock and eBay listings; a 60-item check reportedly cost $0.035.
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Let agents review code so people only check risky changes
The Claude Code team says merged changes more than doubled from June to September while reverts fell over 40%, after moving most code reading to Claude reviewers.
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Scan an open-source project for hidden security bugs
Pion maintainers added their code to Anthropic's open-source bug scanner; they report it found 36 bugs, including 6 security flaws, some hidden for over four years.
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Split app-building work across cheaper and stronger agents
A developer had Claude Code take an iOS app to a working build and a company site through to launch in a week, using about 30% of his weekly limit.
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Audit your agent's session logs before an account appeal
A developer whose Claude account was banned mid-task had Codex audit 7,478 local session records for an appeal; they report no safety flags found, but the appeal was denied.
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