Delve
AI
chat interface
SHOW HN2024
How HN took it
43 positive, 50 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 13 critical, out of 109 comments about the project. Thread score +0.31.
Idea: 21 for, 3 againstDesign: 15 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 5 againstPerformance: 3 for, 0 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Tiling/left-to-right layout is clean and useful for following rabbit holes
From 3 comments
This is pretty neat. What I really like is the tiling layout. I subscribe to phind, which provides a nice search/answer service, which also suggests followup questions, which…
SubiculumCode on HNI love the left to right view. Super cool. I got stuck thought like 5 levels deep. I really like this for source level information. Like drill down on research studies and then…
patrickhogan1 on HNUI is very clean. Left right scroll is awkward without a trackpad, however
andrewmutz on HN
Fast and snappy interface
From 2 comments
I REALLY like how snappy it is. I've always been impressed with how fast Wikipedia managed to stay over the years, but this is even better. Really nice work.
davedx on HNFirst impression, a fast and neat interface. I went into data indexing rabbit hole as that has been my obsession these days. Cudos! Particularly impressed with the lack of…
kaladin_1 on HN
Feels like infinite Wikipedia and is a fun way to explore topics
From 3 comments
I used to go down rabbit holes on Wikipedia all the time--could spend hours doing this. This to me seems like an Infinite Wikipedia! Really cool use-case!
Hansenq on HNThis is fun! It feels like infinite hyperlinks. It's the kind of wonder I had in exploring Wikipedia for the first time.
aaronharnly on HNI love the experience. It's almost like a mind map that keeps getting better and better.
nkotov on HN
Objections
Responses are short and offer few links to continue exploring
From 3 comments
Well this is incredible. Love the interface and the speed. My only wish is that it gave more links, right now it only seems to generate a few of them for each response. Also it…
nullbio on HNThis is cool. I'd love an option to make the output elaborate more, if I'm interested in a topic it's a bit disappointing that I can only read a few sentences. Other than that,…
edngibson on HNVery cool! It seems to dead-end unexpectedly on some topics. For example, I delved "path tracing" -> "importance sampling" and it output a section on probability distribution…
dxhdr on HN
Blank screen or no response reported in some browsers and after updates
From 3 comments
I'm not sure how to use this, I just see a blank screen with the word "delve" at the top and typing doesn't do anything. I'm on Firefox on macOS.
georgehotelling on HNI just get a lightblue screen (Firefox Windows 11)
sunbum on HNhttps://delve.a9.io/ no longer give answer. Please give me code/self-host frontend, or let me input my api key
hahattpro on HN
Horizontal scrolling is awkward without a trackpad
From 1 comment
UI is very clean. Left right scroll is awkward without a trackpad, however
andrewmutz on HN
Requests
Support own API keys or self-hosting, or a local/Ollama model
From 3 comments
https://delve.a9.io/ no longer give answer. Please give me code/self-host frontend, or let me input my api key
hahattpro on HNVery nice idea, hope it's not costing you a fortune to run! Maybe let us put in our own api keys?
jmkni on HNThis is an outstanding idea, I love it! It would be great if you could support Ollama (or an OpenAI compatible endpoint) for private LLMs.
peperunas on HN
Highlight-to-delve on any text, and sessions with sharing
From 3 comments
I really like this. How about enabling user to select any piece of text and use it the way the links work now? For instance, I've noticed it doesn't linkify peoples' names, and…
ivanhoe on HNsome feedback: * can you make it so we can share links of sessions? * can you describe on the homepage or in a link from the homepage what it does.
toisanji on HNReally fun! I realized each delve carries the context of the previous ones. So I got to StarCraft II from the initial example of "Faster language models", but it mostly talked…
blixt on HN
Tree or zoomed-out view of all branches, and keeping closed panes visible
From 3 comments
I'd love it if it had a "zoomed out" tree-like view that makes all the different paths of conversation viewable at once
goosethe on HNThis is pretty great, provides a nice set of breadcrumbs for a deep dive into any rabbit hole. Once thing that threw me off was when I went to the original panel and clicked a…
GrinningFool on HNI like it! Would like to have some sort of map/visualization of what topics i've explored for when diving into parallel sessions. Right now the UI only supports diving into one…
geepytee on HN
Open source release
From 2 comments
I really, really love this. Even after using it for just a few minutes, I'm sold. Excellent work, will it be open source at some point?
owenpalmer on HNWow, this is really neat! I usually don't comment on Show HN's because I'm rarely impressed by them and I don't want my lack of enthusiasm to be a detterent for people showing…
freedomben on HN
Questions
What model and API is used, and how are hyperlinks generated
From 3 comments
How does it work? Are hyperlinks generated as part of original prompt or you do post processing on a response with another LLM?
wordpad25 on HNWhat model/api are you using for this ?
hahattpro on HNWhich LLM is this using because it is providing hallucinated facts that differ from ChatGPT 4o on the latest model?
rexreed on HN
Are API costs sustainable and will it be open source or monetised
From 3 comments
Are you paying for the API calls yourself here?
iknownthing on HNWow, this is really neat! I usually don't comment on Show HN's because I'm rarely impressed by them and I don't want my lack of enthusiasm to be a detterent for people showing…
freedomben on HNThis is so cool! I can see myself using this all the time for research work. Would love to manage multiple sessions. Would also like to see if the individual tiles could be…
viveknathani_ on HN
Alternatives named
Andy Matuschak's notes
From 3 comments
Great idea. I also see inspiration from Andy Matuschak's notes [0], of which I'm a bit fan [0]…
roldie on HNReminds me of Andy Matuschak's UI as well: https://notes.andymatuschak.org/z9C7piFz8mthkGUUd1W2CR?stackedNotes=zExJhXA1doKnxyQQ4ZjX4dV
skadamat on HNThis reminds me of Andy Matuschak's notes website [0]. I dig this view for much better understanding. [0]: https://notes.andymatuschak.org/
abhayhegde on HN
Branching conversation tools and Obsidian plugin
From 1 comment
Branching conversations are great for a whole bunch of reasons. I posted a demo of a prototype: https://x.com/ajdegol/status/1788689011302682657 And Jake Collins just announced…
ajdegol on HN
Perplexity and Phind follow-up questions
From 2 comments
This reminds me of what Perplexity . AI 's interface was initially like, 2023Q1 (when the hyperlinks actually listed at the bottom of each reponse, instead of just as unlisted…
ProllyInfamous on HNThis is pretty neat. What I really like is the tiling layout. I subscribe to phind, which provides a nice search/answer service, which also suggests followup questions, which…
SubiculumCode on HN