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Thought it was cool that Antigravity could call nanobanana to generate hero images, so stole the idea!

Hi HN,

We’ve been building Kling 2.6, a new model that generates video and native audio together in one pass. Instead of producing visuals first and adding sound later, Kling 2.6 co-generates frames, voices, SFX, and ambient sound as a unified output.

Key Features of Kling 2.6

Audio–Video Co-Generation

Kling 2.6 creates visuals and native sound at the same time — every frame aligns with tone, pacing, and motion for stronger immersion.

Natural, Synced Voices

Character speech is generated directly from the model. Lip movement, personality, and expression stay consistent and believable.

Complete Audio–Visual Moments

The output includes visuals, voiceovers, ambient sound, and effects — ready to use without post-production.

Integrated Soundscapes

Matching SFX and layered ambience make scenes feel cinematic, even for short clips.

New Creative Possibilities

Because visuals and audio come from one model, creators can explore storytelling, product demos, launch videos, and social content without editing pipelines.

Use Cases

Marketing videos with native voiceovers

Narrative scenes with emotional pacing

Product explainers with natural narration

Cinematic social content for Reels/TikTok/Shorts

We’d love feedback on:

Where Kling 2.6 fits best in production workflows

What control tools you’d want for sound + motion

Ideas for API or editor integration

You can try it here: https://www.klingo1ai.net/kling-2.6?i=d1d5k

Thanks for reading — excited to hear your thoughts.

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Hey HN,

I've been coding with Claude and Cursor for over a year now, and I kept running into the same problem: traditional task managers don't fit the AI-assisted workflow.

So I built BackMark – a CLI task manager where every task is a plain Markdown file with dedicated spaces for AI collaboration:

- ai_plan: where the AI breaks down the approach - ai_notes: context the AI discovers while working - ai_documentation: auto-generated docs - ai_review: AI self-assessment before handoff

Why Markdown? Your tasks are just .md files with YAML frontmatter. Git-friendly, future-proof, readable in any editor. No database, no cloud, no lock-in.

It's also fast – LokiJS indexing gives sub-10ms queries even with 1000+ tasks.

Everything runs 100% offline. No accounts, no telemetry.

npm install -g @grazulex/backmark

I use it daily for my own projects. Curious if others have struggled with task management in the "vibe coding" era and how you've solved it.

https://backmark.tech

Hey HN,

I built Shipmark because I was frustrated with release tooling that required installing GitHub CLI, GitLab CLI, or other heavy dependencies just to tag and release.

Shipmark is a CLI that handles the entire release workflow using only native Git:

- Interactive prompts to bump versions (semver + prereleases) - Automatic changelog generation from Conventional Commits - Preview of all changes before execution - Non-interactive mode for CI/CD pipelines

It's a single npm install with no external dependencies.

npm install -g @grazulex/shipmark

I use it daily for my projects and it's saved me a lot of time. Would love to hear your feedback or how you handle releases in your workflow.

https://shipmark.tech

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Is AI nowadays the “AI” we used to think about in the past?

If you think with the old ideas, what would AI look like? What would AI do? And how would AI work with humans? ⁽⁽ଘ( ˙꒳˙ )ଓ⁾⁾

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Hey everyone, I am sharing my open-source storage engine project TidesDB. I'd love to hear your feedback and thoughts.

Cheers.

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Hi HN,

we’ve been building Kling O1 Image, an image-generation tool that extracts core features from up to 10 reference images and produces visually consistent results across scenes and compositions. It’s designed for creators who want stable character design, precise edits, and controllable style without heavy editing workflows.

Key features:

High Feature Retention

Extracts contours, materials, and tone across multiple images to keep identity and style consistent in series. Useful for IP character design, comics, and brand visuals.

Precise Detail Modification

No professional editing required. Add, remove, or modify details using natural-language instructions while preserving lighting, texture, and overall style continuity.

Accurate Control of Style & Tone

Reconstructs reference styles — brush strokes, palette logic, and composition — enabling cinematic scenes, 3D figurine looks, and niche aesthetics with natural blending.

Rich Imagination

Blend different concepts, doodles, and visual ideas without awkward seams. Supports creative composition for complex themes and scene design.

Use cases: Filmmaking & pre-production, portrait stylization, e-commerce visuals, IP design, comic/webtoon scenes, posters, concept art, social content.

We’d love your feedback on:

• How you’d use multi-reference image generation in your workflow

• What integrations or APIs would help your pipeline

Try it here:

https://www.klingo1ai.net/kling-o1-image?i=d1d5k

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