Show HN: Zuckerman – minimalist personal AI agent that self-edits its own code

Summary

Zuckerman [WIP] A minimalist personal AI agent that starts small, self-edits (including its own code), improves in real-time, and shares improvements with other agents. The vision: Build a truly self-growing intelligence — one that can add tools, rewrite behavior, or extend its core logic by editing its own files — with almost no external code required. Agents propose and publish capabilities to a shared contribution site, letting others discover, adopt, and evolve them further. A collaborative, living ecosystem of personal AIs. Why Zuckerman Exists OpenClaw exploded in popularity (100k+ GitHub stars in weeks) because it delivers real agentic power: it acts across your apps, remembers context, and gets things done. But that power comes with trade-offs — massive codebase, complex setup, steep learning curve, ongoing security discussions (prompt injection, privileged access), and constant updates that can overwhelm regular users. Zuckerman takes the opposite path: Ultra-minimal start — only the essentials, zero bloat — only the essentials, zero bloat Full self-edit power — the agent can modify its own configuration, tools, prompts, personalities, and even core logic in plain text files — the agent can modify in plain text files Instant evolution — changes hot-reload immediately (no rebuilds, restarts, or dev friction) — changes hot-reload immediately (no rebuilds, restarts, or dev friction) Collaborative growth — agents share useful edits/discoveries so the whole network levels up together You get an approachable, customizable agent that literally grows by rewriting itself — powerful without the usual headaches. Key Features Minimal by design — starts with core essentials only — starts with core essentials only Real-time self-improvement — agent edits its own files (config, tools, behavior, code) and reloads instantly — agent edits its own files (config, tools, behavior, code) and reloads instantly Full runtime modification — tweak anything while the agent runs — twea...