{"slug": "show-hn-adding-friction-to-my-automatic-open-claude-reaction", "title": "Show HN: Adding friction to my automatic open Claude reaction", "summary": "A developer named aqureshi8 created claudeconfirm, a tool that adds friction to the automatic opening of Claude, aiming to reduce overuse by prompting users to consider whether the AI is necessary. The project is available on GitHub at https://github.com/aqureshi8/claudeconfirm.", "body_md": "Hacker News\nnew\n|\npast\n|\ncomments\n|\nask\n|\nshow\n|\njobs\n|\nsubmit\nlogin\nShow HN: Adding friction to my automatic open Claude reaction\n1 point\nby\naqureshi8\n9 minutes ago\n|\nhide\n|\npast\n|\nfavorite\n|\ndiscuss\nI've been reaching for claude way too often and wanted to add some friction. Give myself a chance to think about whether or not it's actually necessary :')\nhttps://github.com/aqureshi8/claudeconfirm\nhelp\nGuidelines\n|\nFAQ\n|\nLists\n|\nAPI\n|\nSecurity\n|\nLegal\n|\nApply to YC\n|\nContact\nSearch:", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-adding-friction-to-my-automatic-open-claude-reaction", "canonical_source": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49325617", "published_at": "2026-08-17 01:29:32+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-17 01:40:29.164343+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["aqureshi8", "Claude", "claudeconfirm", "GitHub"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-adding-friction-to-my-automatic-open-claude-reaction", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-adding-friction-to-my-automatic-open-claude-reaction.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-adding-friction-to-my-automatic-open-claude-reaction.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-adding-friction-to-my-automatic-open-claude-reaction.jsonld"}}