Tines 3B: safe workflow automation for when everyone builds software
Built Tines 3B, safe workflow automation for when everyone builds software.
Source
retsol on Hacker News · 2026-07-28 · Project link
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-16.
What they did
Built Tines 3B, safe workflow automation for when everyone builds software.
Result (as claimed)
Launched publicly; shared on Show HN (27 points).
Tools they used
Cost: Claude Code: free plan, paid from $17/mo; Cursor: free plan, paid from $8/mo. Checked 2026-10-14.
Set it up
Pick one goal and metric
For example replies to outreach, ad ideas per week or landing page conversion.
Set up the tools
Open Claude Code, Cursor. Load your offer, audience and examples of what already works.
Generate, then review
Have the agent research and draft. You approve every message, post or ad before it goes out.
Measure and iterate
Track the metric for a week, keep what works and feed the results back into the prompt.
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: Tines 3B: safe workflow automation for when everyone builds software What the original author did: Built Tines 3B, safe workflow automation for when everyone builds software. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Launched publicly; shared on Show HN (27 points). Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49084371 Tools they used: Claude Code, Cursor Category: Marketing & growth 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: Tines 3B: safe workflow automation for when everyone builds software What the original author did: Built Tines 3B, safe workflow automation for when everyone builds software. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Launched publicly; shared on Show HN (27 points). Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49084371 Tools they used: Claude Code, Cursor Category: Marketing & growth 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: Tines 3B: safe workflow automation for when everyone builds software What the original author did: Built Tines 3B, safe workflow automation for when everyone builds software. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Launched publicly; shared on Show HN (27 points). Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49084371 Tools they used: Claude Code, Cursor Category: Marketing & growth 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.
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