Omnesis: A private knowledge layer for ChatGPT and other agents
Built Omnesis, a private knowledge layer for ChatGPT and other agents.
Source
adrienconrath on Hacker News · 2026-09-28 · Project link
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-16.
What they did
Built Omnesis, a private knowledge layer for ChatGPT and other agents.
Result (as claimed)
Launched publicly; listed on Show HN.
Tools they used
Cost: Pricing depends on the tools you pick; check each official pricing page.
Set it up
Define the job
Say exactly what you want done and what the agent may and may not do on your behalf.
Share only what is needed
Give ChatGPT the minimum files or access required. Avoid sharing passwords in chat when a safer login flow exists.
Review the plan
Ask the agent to show its plan or draft before it acts, and approve each step that has real consequences.
Check the result
Confirm the outcome yourself (order placed, request sent, document understood) and keep a record.
Copy the full setup prompt
Paste into your agent and it will walk you through the setup, asking before anything that sends, posts or spends.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: Omnesis: A private knowledge layer for ChatGPT and other agents What the original author did: Built Omnesis, a private knowledge layer for ChatGPT and other agents. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Launched publicly; listed on Show HN. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49877752 Tools they used: ChatGPT Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex. Goal: Omnesis: A private knowledge layer for ChatGPT and other agents What the original author did: Built Omnesis, a private knowledge layer for ChatGPT and other agents. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Launched publicly; listed on Show HN. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49877752 Tools they used: ChatGPT Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot. Goal: Omnesis: A private knowledge layer for ChatGPT and other agents What the original author did: Built Omnesis, a private knowledge layer for ChatGPT and other agents. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Launched publicly; listed on Show HN. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49877752 Tools they used: ChatGPT Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
The Daily 5
Get five new use cases tomorrow morning
Free. Real sources. Unsubscribe any time.
Related use cases
Systematize fairness talks with LLMs and Nash bargaining
Built Mediator.ai to systematize fairness using Nash bargaining and LLMs.
Build a ChatGPT and Claude plugin that applies to jobs
Built a ChatGPT and Claude plugin that helps apply to jobs from inside the chat interface.
Add an open memory layer so any agent remembers like ChatGPT
Open-sourced a memory layer so any AI agent can keep long-term context the way Claude.ai and ChatGPT do.
Automate podcast guest signups
Connect Calendly to Make so guest bookings flow into the rest of the podcast workflow automatically.