Samdrian

I work on AI agents. Not the "here's a ChatGPT wrapper" kind — actual autonomous agents that do tasks on behalf of small businesses.

The thing nobody talks about: there's a massive gap between what AI agents can do and who can actually use them.

A developer can set up an agent, connect APIs, handle auth, debug when something breaks. A restaurant owner who wants AI to handle their booking confirmations? They can't. Not because the tech isn't there — but because every solution assumes you know what an API key is.

This is the gap that matters. The people who would benefit most from AI automation are the people least equipped to set it up. And "just make it simpler" isn't the answer — it's a

Been heads-down building for the last few weeks and we just launched on Product Hunt today.

OctoClaw — managed AI agents for people who don't want to mess with APIs and infrastructure. You tell it what you need (handle my bookings, manage my social media, answer customer questions), it sets up and runs the agent for you.

3 devs, 4 weeks, way too much coffee. Built the whole thing with AI-assisted development which felt kind of meta given what we're building.

If you're curious:

🔗 Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/octoclaw

🌐 Website: https://octoclaw.ai

💰 Launch discount: OCTOLOVE

Would love any feedback — we're iterating fast and actually listening (unlike our agents, who

We're building managed AI agents for non-technical users. Here's what nobody tells you about giving AI agents access to real-world tools.

APIs assume a human is in control.

Take Twilio. We give each agent its own phone number for SMS and WhatsApp. Sounds simple. Except Twilio's permission model assumes one account = one operator. There's no concept of "this API key can only access this number." So we had to build an entire authorization layer on top to prevent Agent A from accidentally texting Agent B's contacts.

This pattern repeats everywhere. Most APIs were designed for humans clicking buttons in a dashboard, not for autonomous software that needs scoped, minimal permissions. The a

Recent German grad here. Graduated with a MSc from a top 5 CS university in Germany on time (already good for Germany, most people take at least a semester longer) with a pretty decent GPA (around 3.3-3.5 in US GPA I think). I also have 2 years of working 2 days a week during my masters at a big German ISP as a "working student" (basically like a co-op program) in software development for network monitoring solutions. Also have an okay Github with some personal stuff and open-source contributions during my job.

Looking to start full-time from the 1st of October on. I have 2 offers right now, and am a little scared I lowballed myself hard with salary. (Although ex-colleagues have told me i