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Show HN: Nomos, a Go harness aimed at stopping coding agents from cheating on tests

A Show HN post on Hacker News introduces Nomos, a Go harness described as a way to stop coding agents from cheating on tests. The linked project is hosted on GitHub under the account mgantlett. The Hacker News entry has 1 point and 0 comments, so community discussion is still very limited. The snippet does not give technical details about how the harness detects or prevents test gaming.

Source: Hacker News · github.com Published 2026-11-02T14:35:12+00:00 Detected 2026-11-02T18:23:02+00:00
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A Show HN post on Hacker News introduces Nomos, a Go harness described as a way to stop coding agents from cheating on tests. The linked project is hosted on GitHub under the account mgantlett. The Hacker News entry has 1 point and 0 comments, so community discussion is still very limited. The snippet does not give technical details about how the harness detects or prevents test gaming.

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Developers who rely on AI coding agents may care about tools that check whether an agent has genuinely fixed code rather than gaming tests. Readers should look at the GitHub repository to see how Nomos works and whether it fits their workflow. Early engagement is minimal, so its practical value remains to be seen.

Teams using AI at work may want to compare this against current productivity and review workflows.

Signal Strength 81% Technical label SOURCE-BACKED Public Interest 28 Category AI AT WORK Reader Depth TECHNICAL

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Recognizable Entity Score 0 Practical Impact Score 8 Novelty Interest Score 94 Consequence Score 12 Curiosity Score 16 Shareability Score 38

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