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Feb 8

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Why it's spreading?

Developers now expect agents to act inside their tools, so automated PR QA becomes a default budget line.

MVP Spec

GitHub App: run agent on PR diff
Failing-test repro + minimal patch PR
Usage metering + SOC2-ready logs

Signals

PRODUCT SHIP

OpenAI launched the Codex macOS app for managing multiple agents (Feb 2, 2026).

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DISTRIBUTION

GitHub added Claude + Codex agents in GitHub public preview (Feb 2026).

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DEV WORKFLOW

Xcode 26.3 adds agentic coding via MCP endpoint support (Feb 3, 2026).

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Hype Algorithm

Velocity

Growth/hr

Confirmation

Signal Depth

4/10

Builder Intent

Tool Demand

4/10

Potential

Viral Loop

4/10

Saturation

Clone Spam

0/10

Launch Strategy

GitHub Marketplace

"Agent QA gate: repro bugs, add tests, ship patch PRs"

Why it's spreading?

As MCP becomes the glue for agents, teams need quick audits before allowing tools to touch repos and secrets.

MVP Spec

MCP server linter + permission diff
Prompt-injection test suite runner
PDF report + CI badge for repos

Signals

RESEARCH

Paper analyzes MCP prompt-injection risks and proposes protocol hardening (Jan 24, 2026).

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ADOPTION

Apple's Xcode 26.3 exposes IDE primitives via MCP for agents (Feb 3, 2026).

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ECOSYSTEM

OpenAI's Codex app emphasizes sandboxing and permissions for agents (Feb 2, 2026).

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Hype Algorithm

Velocity

Growth/hr

Confirmation

Signal Depth

4/10

Builder Intent

Tool Demand

4/10

Potential

Viral Loop

4/10

Saturation

Clone Spam

0/10

Launch Strategy

Product Hunt

"MCP Security Check: scan agent endpoints before you trust them"

Why it's spreading?

New agent-first communities create a fresh class of abuse and key-leak failures that existing mod tools ignore.

MVP Spec

API-key leak detector + secrets rotation
Agent identity attestation + rate limits
Moderation queue with agent logs

Signals

VIRALITY

AP reports Moltbook viral growth with major security flaws (Feb 2026).

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CONTEXT

Moltbook described as AI-agent-only social network launched Jan 28, 2026.

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ROOT TECH

OpenClaw described as open-source autonomous agent software (Nov 2025).

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Hype Algorithm

Velocity

Growth/hr

Confirmation

Signal Depth

4/10

Builder Intent

Tool Demand

4/10

Potential

Viral Loop

4/10

Saturation

Clone Spam

0/10

Launch Strategy

Hacker News

"Safety stack for agent-run communities: keys, identity, abuse"

Weekly Brief

Why it's spreading?

As rules solidify, stablecoin teams will buy tooling that makes audits and monthly certifications push-button.

MVP Spec

Reserve ledger + bank feed ingestion
Monthly certification workflow + exports
Policy templates + evidence vault

Signals

LAW SIGNAL

GENIUS Act summary: licensing, reserves, audits, monthly certifications (Q1 2026 recap).

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REG SIGNAL

CFTC expanded payment stablecoin criteria to include national trust banks (Feb 7, 2026).

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INTENT

Buyer conversations and demand intent are visible this week.

Hype Algorithm

Velocity

Growth/hr

Confirmation

Signal Depth

4/10

Builder Intent

Tool Demand

4/10

Potential

Viral Loop

5/10

Saturation

Clone Spam

0/10

Launch Strategy

"Stablecoin compliance ops: reserves, attestations, regulator exports"

Why it's spreading?

Telegram's distribution plus a payments SDK creates a fast lane for indie devs selling merchant tooling and setup.

MVP Spec

TON Pay wrapper + webhook receipts
Merchant dashboard: invoices + refunds
Reconciliation export to Stripe-like CSV

Signals

CATALYST

TON Pay introduction event posted for Feb 9, 2026 (SDK for Telegram Mini Apps).

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DISTRIBUTION

TON Foundation: Telegram Mini Apps ecosystem has 950M+ monthly users (Jan 21, 2025).

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INTEGRATION

PRNewswire: TON Connect mandated as wallet protocol for Telegram Mini Apps.

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Hype Algorithm

Velocity

Growth/hr

Confirmation

Signal Depth

4/10

Builder Intent

Tool Demand

4/10

Potential

Viral Loop

5/10

Saturation

Clone Spam

0/10

Launch Strategy

Telegram Channels

"Accept TON payments in Telegram: wrappers + merchant console"

Why it's spreading?

As passkeys replace seed phrases, reliability testing becomes mandatory because failures strand real money.

MVP Spec

EIP-1271 conformance tests per chain
Passkey signing simulator + RPC matrix
CI action + paid dashboard history

Signals

USER PAIN

Reddit reports passkey smart wallet unable to sign on Monad; points to EIP-1271 issues.

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USER PAIN

Reddit: Base wallet update allegedly caused wallet loss / recovery issues (Feb 2, 2026).

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MARKET SHIFT

Stablecoin frameworks push regulated issuance; increases demand for robust wallet ops.

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Hype Algorithm

Velocity

Growth/hr

Confirmation

Signal Depth

4/10

Builder Intent

Tool Demand

4/10

Potential

Viral Loop

4/10

Saturation

Clone Spam

0/10

Launch Strategy

X (Twitter)

"Passkey wallet test suite: catch EIP-1271 breaks before users"

Why it's spreading?

As SWE agents improve, teams will pay for execution-verified training data and eval harnesses that move metrics.

MVP Spec

Execution-verified tool-use trajectories
Hosted SWE-bench style eval runner
Dataset license + per-run pricing

Signals

RESEARCH

SWE-Master reports 61.4% SWE-bench Verified; 70.8% with test-time scaling (Feb 3, 2026).

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CODE

SWE-Master code repo published for reproducible post-training framework.

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AGENT TOOLING

Codex app positions multi-agent long-running tasks as mainstream workflow (Feb 2, 2026).

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Hype Algorithm

Velocity

Growth/hr

Confirmation

Signal Depth

4/10

Builder Intent

Tool Demand

4/10

Potential

Viral Loop

5/10

Saturation

Clone Spam

0/10

Launch Strategy

ArXiv Sanity / X

"Execution-verified data pack to boost your SWE agent scores"

Why it's spreading?

Builders want regulated token behavior without custom programs, so a clean middleware layer becomes the shortcut.

MVP Spec

Issuer dashboard: allowlist + rule editor
SDK for transfer hook policy callbacks
Audit logs + export for compliance

Signals

SPEC

Solana docs: token extensions support transfer hooks; some combos still incompatible.

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USE CASES

Solana Foundation lists transfer hooks for KYC, gating, royalties (Jan 24, 2024).

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INTENT

Buyer conversations and demand intent are visible this week.

Hype Algorithm

Velocity

Growth/hr

Confirmation

Signal Depth

4/10

Builder Intent

Tool Demand

4/10

Potential

Viral Loop

4/10

Saturation

Clone Spam

0/10

Launch Strategy

Solana Forums

"Token Extensions made usable: transfer-hook policies + dashboard"

Why it's spreading?

As teams run agents for hours, they need durable state, replay, and review to prevent silent drift and regressions.

MVP Spec

Workspace snapshot + diff-based replay
Human review UI with checkpoints
Pluggable tools + policy permissions

Signals

RESEARCH

InfiAgent proposes bounded context via file-centric state; shows long-horizon gains.

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ECOSYSTEM

Codex app focuses on long-running tasks + parallel agents over days/weeks (Feb 2, 2026).

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PLATFORM SHIFT

GitHub preview integrates multiple agent options directly into dev workflow (Feb 2026).

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Hype Algorithm

Velocity

Growth/hr

Confirmation

Signal Depth

4/10

Builder Intent

Tool Demand

4/10

Potential

Viral Loop

4/10

Saturation

Clone Spam

0/10

Launch Strategy

Dev.to

"Agent runtime with snapshots: replayable long-horizon work"

Why it's spreading?

As agents ship faster than security reviews, teams will adopt hardened defaults they can copy into every repo.

MVP Spec

Policy file + default-deny tool access
Secrets proxy + redaction + rotation hooks
Audit log emitter for agent actions

Signals

INCIDENT

AP highlights exposed keys and unrestricted writes in Moltbook security findings.

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SECURITY MODEL

OpenAI: Codex app uses sandboxing and asks permission for elevated actions (Feb 2, 2026).

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PROTOCOL RISK

MCP security paper reports higher attack success rates in tool-integrated agents.

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Hype Algorithm

Velocity

Growth/hr

Confirmation

Signal Depth

4/10

Builder Intent

Tool Demand

4/10

Potential

Viral Loop

4/10

Saturation

Clone Spam

0/10

Launch Strategy

GitHub

"Secure agent template repo: sandbox, secrets, audit logs"

Codex-style agent QA as a paid CI gate

MCP security scanner for agent toolchains

Agent-only community moderation + safety tooling

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Stablecoin issuer compliance-as-a-service (US)

Telegram Mini App payments SDK wrappers on TON

Passkey smart-wallet QA kit (EIP-1271)

SWE agent post-training data products

Solana token extension middleware for compliance tokens

Bounded-memory long-horizon agent workspace

Agent sandboxing templates for "vibe-coded" apps