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Selected items · August 14, 2026

What moved on August 14, 2026

The items the system selected that day and what they measured. This day came before the written daily briefs; it shows the data.

Leutenegger/book-to-skill

GitHub · history · fact-check: pass
SummaryA practical open-source tool that transforms technical PDFs into Claude skills for on-the-job reference and study—immediately adoptable by knowledge workers.
146 → 1,230 stars · peak 1,230 · 59 observations
Posted on X · 2026-08-14book-to-skill converts a technical PDF into a Claude MCP skill—your reference material becomes a conversational tool you can query while you work. Open source, runs locally. The interesting bit: it's not summarizing the book, it's indexing it so Claude can cite specific sections.

Gemini 3.7 Flash

Hacker News · history · fact-check: pass
SummaryGoogle releases a new Gemini version with potential performance/latency improvements—timely for teams evaluating Gemini at work.
205 → 952 points · peak 952 · 9 observations

DeepSeek Harness developer preview

Hacker News · history · fact-check: pass
SummaryDeepSeek developer tooling enters preview—relevant for builders and teams experimenting with new model ecosystems.
133 → 702 points · peak 702 · 7 observations