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10 new dev tools worth a look this week (Oct 27 – Nov 2)

Every week developers launch their tools on DevHunt and other developers vote. 87 tools launched Oct 27 – Nov 2, 2026, with 508 upvotes between them. These are the 10 that got the most.

🥇 1. Articos MCP

Test ideas and messaging with simulated buyers, in your MCP agent Run synthetic user research directly in your MCP agent—test headlines, landing pages, and product ideas with simulated target users and get real‑behavior feedback in ~30 minutes.

▲ 91 upvotes · See Articos MCP on DevHunt · Articos MCP alternatives

🥈 2. RedditAPIs

Reddit MCP server and Reddit API alternative for AI agents Provides 59 AI‑agent tools and a 74‑endpoint Reddit API without OAuth or app review, for developers and AI agents needing live Reddit data.

▲ 82 upvotes · See RedditAPIs on DevHunt · RedditAPIs alternatives

🥉 3. Taskless

Turn your AGENTS.md into enforceable rules Creates enforceable commit and PR rules from your specs or history, letting developers keep consistent checks without any model at runtime.

▲ 59 upvotes · See Taskless on DevHunt · Taskless alternatives

4. OmniChar

Open .char format for portable consistent characters(same face, clothes, body & voice)

▲ 31 upvotes · See OmniChar on DevHunt · OmniChar alternatives

5. OptScale Kompressor

Open source: context compression for coding agents, 63% less tool output Compresses coding agents' tool output deterministically, cutting tokens and cost for Rust‑based agents without altering prompts.

▲ 28 upvotes · See OptScale Kompressor on DevHunt · OptScale Kompressor alternatives

6. agent-swarm.dev

The first AI-native company operating system. Turns Slack, GitHub or API requests into reviewed pull requests using self‑hosted AI agents in Docker, letting dev teams automate coding tasks on their own infrastructure.

▲ 17 upvotes · See agent-swarm.dev on DevHunt · agent-swarm.dev alternatives

7. Kirat – Multi-Model AI Council

Claude Desktop extension and Claude Code plugin that adds ChatGPT and Gemini as a council For developers needing balanced AI advice, it lets Claude query ChatGPT and Gemini, shows each stance, votes and records dissent—all locally with your own keys.

▲ 14 upvotes · See Kirat – Multi-Model AI Council on DevHunt · Kirat – Multi-Model AI Council alternatives

8. Viaduct

Viaduct is a free C4 modeling tool for software teams, with a hosted MCP server that feeds your… Create C4 diagrams that sync to AI coding agents via a hosted MCP server, letting your team collaborate and generate change sets.

▲ 9 upvotes · See Viaduct on DevHunt · Viaduct alternatives

9. Drawdy

Drawdy is a free whiteboard where people and AI draw together. Connect AI via MCP, sketch live with teammates, and add custom extensions to tailor the whiteboard to any workflow.

▲ 9 upvotes · See Drawdy on DevHunt · Drawdy alternatives

10. GitComet

Fastest Open Source Git GUI A Rust‑based Git GUI for devs handling large repos, offering GPU‑rendered diffs, interactive rebase and a built‑in terminal.

▲ 7 upvotes · See GitComet on DevHunt · GitComet alternatives

Everything else launched this week

  • Formfeed: Documents, automated: PDF, e-invoice and image API
  • Adgentek Ad Server: Native ads for AI apps. Add them with a few lines of JS.
  • MenuForma –: QR Menu & Online Ordering
  • Merlin: Bring Claude Code and Codex to where your team already works.
  • Upfling.host: Free static site hosting for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
  • Agentplace: Agentplace is a platform for creating AI agents that serve customers and help run a business.
  • Nano Banana 3: Create and edit images with Nano Banana 3.
  • mountOS: Self-hosted POSIX filesystem that mounts S3 and object storage on Mac, Windows, Linux, and…
  • Owlity: Test automation platform for teams who can't afford execution risk.
  • Ebb: Track your cycle privately. No account, no data sold, ever.
  • Livinity: Open-source AI homeserver OS with a built-in agent (MCP)
  • Website Checker by olbo.com.ua: Website check in a minute, in plain language: what to fix first
  • lium.io: Agent-first GPU cloud for renters and providers
  • LanoX: One API for GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok & more — up to 93.1% off
  • VeilStrat: Find companies actively adopting AI through hiring, product, funding and workflow signals.
  • HummingDeck API: Tracked document links and deal rooms from your own code
  • OrangePro: See which code your tests really protect, then prove it
  • AI Sidekick: Paste in a blog post, video script, or article.
  • Quality.Noted: Your app has bugs. Find them before your users do.
  • freehire: Search 3M+ tech jobs indexed straight from company career boards — deduplicated and tagged by…
  • Seqora: Postgres, MySQL, MariaDB and SQLite, with Visual EXPLAIN.
  • hfy: Self-hosted, embeddable AI assistant for your app
  • bisibility: Open-source SEO platform
  • Crun AI: Streamline development and content creation using a unified AI API platform.
  • Adios.dev - AI Native Cloud Platform: AI-Native Cloud: Deploy via MCP, Full-Stack Apps & CDN
  • Name Idea Box: Explore thoughtful name generators, practical naming tools, and clear guides for people, products…
  • Starkomand: Run Claude Code, Codex and Cursor together on one infinite canvas
  • BURSU Connection Manager: Free SSH, RDP, WinRM, VNC & Apple Remote Desktop manager for every OS
  • Hydra Dev Studio: Databases, file servers, Git and SSH in one native Mac window
  • CharaLab: Create images or videos of your unique characters with CharaLab.
  • Zeptap: Let your AI agents use your iPhone like you do
  • Whenever (by Wix): Your coding agent writes it. Whenever runs it.
  • PDFOven: Send JSON or HTML, get a pixel-perfect PDF back
  • Volley: Sequence diagrams with the request and response on every arrow
  • Raileon Business Checkup: Score your Google profile, website and email safety vs 3 nearby competitors
  • Numeralens: Drop-in financial reporting for SaaS, full Next.js source
  • Neblex Integration Fabric: Connect your systems, move data, and automate the work in between with full visibility into every…
  • Readable by AI: See how much of your site AI assistants can actually read
  • Hail Communication for AI: Let your AI assistant make and receive calls, send texts, and manage email.
  • hotpath-rs: Rust Profiler for Easy Performance Debugging
  • OkayToShip: Check your AI-built app before launch, in a minute
  • PublishBuddy: Schedule posts to 10+ platforms via API and MCP
  • CLIAnywhere: Remote persistent terminal to your own PC
  • Spin'A'Cloud: Sovereign Indian NVMe Cloud Compute & Managed WP CloudOps
  • DotMD: Review your AI agent's Markdown specs like a pull request
  • Staxa: Dedicated Multi-tenant deployments, isolated at the Kubernetes namespace level.
  • SwissTrustWidget: Zeigen Sie Ihre Google-Bewertungen direkt auf Ihrer Website.
  • BlockPoster.ai: Make a block poster from photos or AI art.
  • autor3search: Point your coding agent at your repo. Come back to faster code.
  • agent-media: Tell it what you sell, get the video ad.
  • Landinghero.ai: Create Stunning Websites With AI
  • tap: From CSV files to production-ready APIs in seconds
  • Elysia Tools: Developer tools
  • StatusScout: Your Website’s Health - All in One Place
  • Asyncz: AI-powered scheduling platform
  • Lorem Ipsum Generator: Placeholder text for designers and developers
  • WebToolsHub: 50+ Free Developer Tools — No Signup, No Ads, No Nonsense
  • claudearn: Get Paid for Waiting
  • quario: Declarative reports for JavaScript, by you or your agent.
  • AgentPlaza: AgentPlaza seals each AI agent in its own microVM, holds it to laws you write and pays it from a…
  • AgenticPacks: Own your AI stack: Next.js 15, LangGraph & Docker with zero cloud tax
  • Bannx: Design a template once, then render on-brand ads and videos from an API
  • ChatSweep: ChatGPT Bulk Delete helps you delete multiple chats in ChatGPT.
  • mxverify: Free backlink checker: what one followed link from any website is worth, how many sites link to it…
  • 99tests: Real testers run your AI-generated test cases (Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot) on real phones and…
  • Fontsight: What font is that?
  • Draft Canvas: A local-first canvas for turning software architecture into a clear visual story.
  • CloudGPU: GPU rental by the minute plus an OpenAI-compatible AI API, on one prepaid balance.
  • PopNow MCP bridge: Open-source MCP bridge for the paid PopNow creative API
  • Callsign: Callsign gives every AI agent a @handle.
  • Tiltmeter: Know when the APIs under your agents move.
  • CSVJetty: Add CSV imports to your app with automatic column matching, validation, and inline corrections.
  • Crawlune: Crawlune is a desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux that crawls your site and finds broken…
  • Poly Duo: ChatGPT answers, Claude checks — one tap on iPhone
  • AppGoat: App store intelligence for your AI agent
  • Launchdog.dev: A launch board with an MCP server: your agent does the launch
  • Emails for Supabase: A free tool that turns Supabase's default auth emails into branded, production-ready templates.

The full leaderboard with live votes is on DevHunt's page for this week. Building a dev tool yourself? Launch it on DevHunt: it's free, and a new week starts every Tuesday.

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