Show HN: Nico – a two-agent type personal agent on your Mac
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Hi HN. I'm Brian, I make Xmind, the most popular mind mapping app, since 2006. This is my new project Nico, a personal agent for the Mac. Every huge companies are building personal agents right now. The part I think matters most is the two-agent structure, so that's what Nico is built around. The front agent talks to you. Always available, only one session, one memory, continuously compaction, and it carries almost no tools, so it can answer fast. The worker agent does the job. It picks up…
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Show HN: Nico – a two-agent type personal agent on your Mac was first seen on Hacker News · Show HN on Nov 5, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 45 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #6 of 30, reached on Nov 6, 03:50 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 6, 11:20 UTC.
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The front/worker agent is exactly how this should be done,monolithic agents are way too slow for UI.For the remote issue,what if you exposed the worker's inbox via Tailscale? You could just text tasks to your mac while on the go.
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Is Show HN: Nico – a two-agent type personal agent on your Mac trending on Show HN right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 6, 11:20 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank Show HN: Nico – a two-agent type personal agent on your Mac reached?
#6 on Hacker News · Show HN, on Nov 6, 03:50 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 30 minutes.
How long has Show HN: Nico – a two-agent type personal agent on your Mac been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 5, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (45 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
6 points and 1 comment; submitted by benjushi on Nov 5, 2026.