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New comment by jeffyaw in "Yaw Mode: opinionated config for Claude Code"

jeffyaw — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:08:51 +0000

Yaw Mode is an opinionated config overlay for Claude Code. You toggle it on and the next session inherits a curated bundle of rules, skills, and agents without touching your ~/.claude. Turn it off and you're back to vanilla Claude Code, same conversation history, nothing mutated.

The rules are mostly things I got tired of re-explaining to Claude: no speculative abstractions, validate only at system boundaries, never bypass branch protection, integration tests hit real DBs, etc. Skills and agents are bundled alongside.

Link has the full breakdown of what's inside and how the overlay keeps your conversation history safe.

Yaw Mode: opinionated config for Claude Code

jeffyaw — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:02:52 +0000

Article URL: https://yaw.sh/blog/claude-code-yaw-mode/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47864644

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by jeffyaw in "Show HN: mcp.hosting – The easiest way to install MCP servers"

jeffyaw — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:52:02 +0000

Good question, the answer is simpler than the setup suggests, because for most servers mcp.hosting isn't actually in the data path.

When you install a server, your client (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) ends up with the upstream's endpoint written into its own config and talks to it directly. No proxy, no status rewriting, x402 is whatever the upstream sends, unmodified, and your client-side payment handler runs natively.

So paid third-party MCP servers can absolutely negotiate through mcp.hosting-installed configs, and the hosted-proxy path doesn't break x402.

Show HN: mcp.hosting – The easiest way to install MCP servers

jeffyaw — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:48:46 +0000

Hey HN, adding new mcp servers by hand-editing JSON across Claude Code, Claude Desktop, and Cursor is annoying. So I built mcp.hosting, the easiest way to install MCP servers.

Add mcp servers by clicking to add from the Explore page. Or click on github repo badges. Or manually add as well. It's easy to add a bunch in your online account and then they're immediately available in your mcp client of choice. There is also Smart Routing built in to make sure it's fast and uses the best mcp tool for the job.

Free tier covers 3 active servers, Pro is $9/mo for unlimited, and self-host is available if you want to run the whole stack.

Happy to answer questions about the compliance suite (coming soon), the registry, or the stack (Fastify + Postgres + Caddy on EKS).

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47803487

Points: 2

# Comments: 3

New comment by jeffyaw in "Ask HN: Who is using OpenClaw?"

jeffyaw — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:49:52 +0000

didn’t Anthropic block open claw usage?

When an ALB Can Replace Nginx (and When It Can't)

jeffyaw — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:54:57 +0000

Article URL: https://yaw.sh/blog/when-alb-replaces-nginx/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47591831

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by jeffyaw in "AI CLI Tools Compared: Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Vibe CLI"

jeffyaw — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:46:21 +0000

it does, but i’ve found it to be buggy, got hung up when that directory was not assigned (poor ux), and just crash often. i’ve found the cli much more performant.

New comment by jeffyaw in "AI CLI Tools Compared: Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Vibe CLI"

jeffyaw — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 20:29:06 +0000

it's probably because they scan your codebase/directory for context reading files, searching for references, building understanding of your project. The UI versions skip that.

AI CLI Tools Compared: Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Vibe CLI

jeffyaw — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 15:51:23 +0000

Article URL: https://yaw.sh/blog/ai-cli-tools-claude-code-codex-gemini/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47564208

Points: 4

# Comments: 4

New comment by jeffyaw in "Log File Viewer for the Terminal"

jeffyaw — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:26:32 +0000

conversely to all the web interfaces for all major logging providers.

New comment by jeffyaw in "The Terminal I Wished Existed, So I Built It"

jeffyaw — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:39:17 +0000

That's correct.

windows/linux: ctrl+shift+S

mac: cmd+shift+S

Opens the ssh connection manager. And yes, it just uses the standard ssh, psql, mysql (etc) clients. The benefit is just clicking a button to connect. This could also be done with many different strategies. bash_aliases, ssh_config. But for a nice gui and button push UX this is what is provided. Also, if connecting through yaw there is a handy Remote Sessions gui (ctrl+shift+R) to interface with tmux or screen sessions easily.

New comment by jeffyaw in "The Terminal I Wished Existed, So I Built It"

jeffyaw — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:13:40 +0000

Thanks for the reply. No github link because yes, it is closed source (although, free to use). It won't change in the future as I'm trying to model it on the Sublime Text model.

I can completely understand your concern, however, many tools these days we use are closed source (warp, cursor, sublime text, termius).

I am the creator, Jefferson Hale. Here is my linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/jeffyaw

I'm in the United States. Lake Arrowhead, CA to be precise.

New comment by jeffyaw in "Ask HN: What shell/terminal setup would you recommend to beginners today?"

jeffyaw — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:28:03 +0000

bash for shell. and i am a bit biased here, but if on windows: yaw terminal