Stepgate
AI agents that can't skip steps, in one portable file
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HN · launched Sep 28, 2026 · 5 upvotes (top 87%) · 0 views
Niche: ai agent guardrail software · 201 launches, 25 in the last 7 days ▲ +25% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Workflow automation
- Developer
- AI-native
- Hobby / open-source project
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Could you build this?
Yes Implementing a deterministic state machine or workflow validator for LLM tool calling in a single portable Python/TypeScript file is straightforward logic scripting.
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Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 4798 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #4129 of 4799 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 334 days after the earliest competitor.
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