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If you like this list of "why?", you might also like this: https://usehax.dev/ https://usehax.dev/ (I am the author). Most of the list applies, similar minimali

If you like this list of "why?", you might also like this: https://usehax.dev/ https://usehax.dev/ (I am the author). Most of the list applies, similar minimalist Unix tool approach, with some differences. Hax is written in C, the dynamically linked binary is even smaller (0.6 MB), MIT-licensed. No wasm though. Important difference - fx is currently Vercel AI Gateway only - while hax does support multiple providers already (OpenAI API, ChatGPT/Codex subscription, Anthropic API, OpenRouter, OpenCode Zen/Go), and integrates well out of the box with local llama-server.

rgbrgb 28d ago
this looks great! what are you using it for? i like the idea of being able to use one of these (sandboxed) within a larger program kind of like how I use LLM's to do small tasks within my apps now but with a few tools (web search). my current way of doing that is like building a mini-harness with a couple tools within the app, but something more drop-in would be better obviously.
- gandreani 28d ago
  I was going to ask if there's any plans to integrate something like the fx's ACP server[1] or pi's RPC mode [2]. I'm making something like Paseo and hax is very interesting as a Pi replacement. [1] https://fx.sh/docs/using-fx/acp https://fx.sh/docs/using-fx/acp [2] https://pi.dev/docs/latest/rpc https://pi.dev/docs/latest/rpc
tecoholic 28d ago
It’s funny what “tiny” means for different people depending on their background. I expected it to be under an MB as well and was surprised by 6MB.
- nine_k 28d ago
  A typical Go binary would be 2-3 times larger. A typical Node project would easily pull more than 6 MiB of just code, not counting the runtime.
- brabel 28d ago
  For comparison, I publish a CLI tool written in Dart, can compile to native anything including Wasm , the Linux binary is around 5MB and it does quite a lot.
- pjmlp 28d ago
  Basically, for me tiny means it fits on a floppy 1.44 HD. Naturally meaningless when people carry around USB sticks that might even hold a 1 TB, but alas.
  - tecoholic 28d ago
    Pretty much my baseline as well. Good example how experiences shape our thinking.
  - krzyk 28d ago
    > Naturally meaningless when people carry around USB sticks Do people do that? I think it was a decade ago, I thought people download from web nowadays.
    - pjmlp 28d ago
      Not everyone lives in areas where that is a convenient option.
  - boutell 28d ago
    [cries in TRS-80 Model III]
    - pjmlp 28d ago
      Ok, lets make it 178 KB then. :)
messh 28d ago
that's an amazing project! people always say why 6mb vs CC's 250mb even matter when you are calling out to LLMs hosted in the cloud. But... I regularly run hierarchies of agents with say 50-100 on a regular basis. So 650 vs 25050 ... is "can do" vs "cannot"
- lmz 28d ago
  Is that real memory taken? If it's shared code from the same executable surely the multiples are not very relevant?
- abc_lisper 28d ago
  50-100? How do you do this and for what purpose?
  - messh 28d ago
    For eg. on a large codebase I do hierarchical review where higher level agents focus on modules and leafs on files. Each reports upwards a summary of its findings incl children summaries.
FrenchTouch42 28d ago
It looks really nice. Do you have any plan to support Claude subscriptions (pro/max)?
- OJFord 28d ago
  Didn't Anthropic stop allowing it, can only use the subscriptions with first-party tools?
- OleksandrC 28d ago
  Technically, this would be straightforward. The problem is that Anthropic seems to be really against using Claude subscriptions with anything other than Claude Code - you might even risk your account getting banned for doing so. You could search online for the "openclaw claude banned" for more details on that story.
- NamlchakKhandro 23d ago
  anthropic hate freedom. what makes you think they want you thinking?
WhyNotHugo 28d ago
Recently featured on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49273175 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49273175
philips 28d ago
I really like the philosophy document! https://github.com/OleksandrChekhovskyi/hax/blob/master/docs/philosophy.md https://github.com/OleksandrChekhovskyi/hax/blob/master/docs... I don’t know if I am ready to use a new tool written in C and using libcurl but I will give it a shot.

rgbrgb 28d ago

this looks great! what are you using it for? i like the idea of being able to use one of these (sandboxed) within a larger program kind of like how I use LLM's to do small tasks within my apps now but with a few tools (web search). my current way of doing that is like building a mini-harness with a couple tools within the app, but something more drop-in would be better obviously.

gandreani 28d ago
I was going to ask if there's any plans to integrate something like the fx's ACP server[1] or pi's RPC mode [2]. I'm making something like Paseo and hax is very interesting as a Pi replacement. [1] https://fx.sh/docs/using-fx/acp https://fx.sh/docs/using-fx/acp [2] https://pi.dev/docs/latest/rpc https://pi.dev/docs/latest/rpc

tecoholic 28d ago

It’s funny what “tiny” means for different people depending on their background. I expected it to be under an MB as well and was surprised by 6MB.

nine_k 28d ago
A typical Go binary would be 2-3 times larger. A typical Node project would easily pull more than 6 MiB of just code, not counting the runtime.
brabel 28d ago
For comparison, I publish a CLI tool written in Dart, can compile to native anything including Wasm , the Linux binary is around 5MB and it does quite a lot.
pjmlp 28d ago
Basically, for me tiny means it fits on a floppy 1.44 HD. Naturally meaningless when people carry around USB sticks that might even hold a 1 TB, but alas.
- tecoholic 28d ago
  Pretty much my baseline as well. Good example how experiences shape our thinking.
- krzyk 28d ago
  > Naturally meaningless when people carry around USB sticks Do people do that? I think it was a decade ago, I thought people download from web nowadays.
  - pjmlp 28d ago
    Not everyone lives in areas where that is a convenient option.
- boutell 28d ago
  [cries in TRS-80 Model III]
  - pjmlp 28d ago
    Ok, lets make it 178 KB then. :)

messh 28d ago

that's an amazing project! people always say why 6mb vs CC's 250mb even matter when you are calling out to LLMs hosted in the cloud. But... I regularly run hierarchies of agents with say 50-100 on a regular basis. So 650 vs 25050 ... is "can do" vs "cannot"

lmz 28d ago
Is that real memory taken? If it's shared code from the same executable surely the multiples are not very relevant?
abc_lisper 28d ago
50-100? How do you do this and for what purpose?
- messh 28d ago
  For eg. on a large codebase I do hierarchical review where higher level agents focus on modules and leafs on files. Each reports upwards a summary of its findings incl children summaries.

FrenchTouch42 28d ago

It looks really nice. Do you have any plan to support Claude subscriptions (pro/max)?

OJFord 28d ago
Didn't Anthropic stop allowing it, can only use the subscriptions with first-party tools?
OleksandrC 28d ago
Technically, this would be straightforward. The problem is that Anthropic seems to be really against using Claude subscriptions with anything other than Claude Code - you might even risk your account getting banned for doing so. You could search online for the "openclaw claude banned" for more details on that story.
NamlchakKhandro 23d ago
anthropic hate freedom. what makes you think they want you thinking?

WhyNotHugo 28d ago

Recently featured on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49273175 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49273175

philips 28d ago

I really like the philosophy document! https://github.com/OleksandrChekhovskyi/hax/blob/master/docs/philosophy.md https://github.com/OleksandrChekhovskyi/hax/blob/master/docs... I don’t know if I am ready to use a new tool written in C and using libcurl but I will give it a shot.