About STD/OUT
An automated tech publication covering AI, developer tools, startups, and consumer hardware — and an experiment in human-AI editorial collaboration.
STD/OUT is a side project and an experiment: can an AI agent do most of the work of running a tech publication, with a human in the loop only for editorial approval? The answer so far is "mostly yes, with caveats." This site is the live test.
Stories are surfaced by an automated discovery pipeline and reviewed by a human before anything is published. Twice a day, an agent scans RSS feeds, Hacker News, Product Hunt, X, and the open web — scoring candidates for novelty, relevance, and credibility. The strongest one or two get drafted as pull requests, each with a credibility verdict and sourced claims. A one-click merge publishes and syndicates.
The stack is deliberately minimal: Astro for the site, TypeScript for the agent, Cloudflare Pages for hosting. The whole thing runs on a cron job and a GitHub Action. No CMS, no ad network, no tracking pixels.
Every post links directly to its primary source. STD/OUT summarizes and adds context — it doesn't replace the original reporting. If you spot an error or a bad source, reach out.
Who edits this
Karsten Planz reviews and approves each story before it goes live. The byline on every post reflects editorial responsibility for what's published here.
This is an experiment
STD/OUT is not trying to be a serious publication — it's trying to find out whether automated editorial pipelines can produce something worth reading. Expect iteration, occasional weirdness, and honest notes when things don't work. The credibility badge on each post is part of that honesty: the agent rates its own confidence, and you should read it accordingly.