I built a router for agent tools
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HN · launched Sep 16, 2026 · 11 upvotes (top 38%) · 0 views
Niche: ai agent development platforms · 598 launches, 22 in the last 7 days ▼ -29% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Dev tools
- Developer
- AI-native
- Hobby / open-source project
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Could you build this?
Yes An agent tool router that matches user queries or LLM intentions to tool schemas via embeddings or small router LLMs is straightforward to build with standard libraries.
Discussion
3 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: MCP
Concerns raised: Latency overhead compared to direct provider calls
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 848 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #263 of 849 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 322 days after the earliest competitor.
- router-agent · github · 2026-11-06 · 19 upvotes · similarity 0.69
- I Built a Sandbox for Agents · hn · 2026-01-28 · 31 upvotes · similarity 0.61
- offense · github · 2026-10-27 · 43 upvotes · similarity 0.58
- I got tired of rebuilding tool integrations for AI agent,so I built 2LY · hn · 2025-10-29 · 6 upvotes · similarity 0.57
- JevRouter · github · 2026-09-18 · 163 upvotes · similarity 0.55
- I built an API for agents visiting my personal website · hn · 2026-05-05 · 8 upvotes · similarity 0.54
- router-emulator · github · 2026-10-06 · 22 upvotes · similarity 0.54
- BrighTO_Router · github · 2026-09-16 · 11 upvotes · similarity 0.51
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