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Ask HN: Analogy of AI IDEs for code vs. "AI IDEs" for personal health data

nemath Friday, January 16, 2026

I’ve been thinking about a parallel between cursor like IDEs and what health data unification might look like.

Today, my health “signal” is fragmented across: 1. Clinical records (EHR, labs, diagnoses, meds, doctor notes) 2. Wearables (sleep, HR, HRV, activity — high-frequency streams) 3. Life context (work schedule, stress proxies, travel, finances, routines)

What I want is something like an IDE for my body: all these sources show up as files, and when I ask a question, an agent retrieves the minimal relevant pieces and responds with citations + uncertainty.

“My resting HR is up this week — is it sleep, travel, training load, illness, or medication timing?” “After I started X medication, did my sleep/HRV trend change?”

This could also be proactive - obviously there are hard issues I'm sure - permissions, privacy, clinical safety, etc.

Curious for raw/critical feedback: Where does this analogy break, and what’s the hardest missing piece to make this real?

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