Show HN: Curated, Vetted AI Tools for Engineers (No Hype, Just the Signal)

Introduction: The Problem We Solved The AI landscape is moving at a terrifying pace. Every day brings a new tool, framework, or paper. As engineers who actually use this stuff, we were spending more time sifting through endless "Top 100" lists, Product Hunt launches, and Twitter threads than we were building.

The signal-to-noise ratio has hit an all-time low. We were tired of wasting hours on "breakthrough" tools that turned out to be thin wrappers around an API or abandoned after three weeks.

The Solution: AI Things We built AI Things as the resource we wished we had.

It is not a comprehensive directory. This is an intentional choice.

It is a curated, vetted list of AI resources that are genuinely useful, solve a real-world problem, and are worth integrating into your technical workflow.

Every resource listed has been tested and deemed worthy of your precious time. No fluff. No hype. Just the tools and breakthroughs that matter to builders.

Our Vetting Process (What makes it a "Thing") We aren't a scraper or a bot. We are a small team of engineers, and our filter is simple:

Does it solve a real problem? (E.g., better testing, faster development, a new technical capability)

Is it robust? (Is it an active, well-maintained project or a stable product?)

Would we integrate it into our own workflow? (The ultimate test.)

We update the site weekly because the landscape does change weekly, but we are extremely selective because quality beats quantity, every single time.

We Need Your Feedback We've launched this to make our own lives easier, and we hope it makes yours easier too.

We're especially interested in two things from the HN community:

What is a resource you use daily that is not on our list? (Send us your best-kept secrets!)

What category or filter are we missing? (e.g., "Privacy-Focused LLMs," "Local-First AI Tools")

Check it out and let us know what you think. We'll be in the comments all day to answer questions.