What Edu is reading this week (Feb 2 - 8, 2026)

This week is a massive roundup. The AI agent ecosystem is exploding with new tools (and security leaks), while the “privacy & tunneling” toolbox gets a major refill.

AI, Agents & Security

• Moltbook Database Exposure - Wiz reveals a massive breach in “Moltbook” where millions of API keys were exposed.
• Moltroad - A “Silk Road” for AI agents to list and trade black market items.
• P*rnhub for Agents - Exactly what it sounds like… but for AI agents.
• Nanobot - A lightweight alternative to OpenClaw that delivers core AI assistant capabilities.
• Nanoclaw - A slimmed-down version of ClawdBot achieved in just 500 lines of code.
• FreeClaw - Another open-source entry in the “Claw” agent ecosystem.
• Fluid.sh - A tool to create ephemeral KVM sandboxes for safe AI agent execution.
• Sandbox Agent / Repo - A universal API to control coding agents inside sandboxes over HTTP (an enhancement for OpenCode, not a fork).
• Bandsox - A library for managing Firecracker microVMs, designed for sandboxing AI agents.
• Grounded Take on Agentic Coding - Ivan Velichko’s realistic look at using AI agents in production environments.
• Claudernetes - An ArgoCD plugin that uses Claude Code to dynamically generate Kubernetes manifests.
• MCP Gateway - A gateway for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) by Kuadrant.
• AI in the Terminal - NetworkChuck’s collection of scripts/tools for using AI directly in the CLI.
• Claude Code Local Models - How to connect Claude Code to local models when you run out of quota.
• Bloom Security on “Claw” - Security analysis related to the rising “Claw” bot ecosystem.
• Automation to Infection Part II - VirusTotal analyzes how attackers are leveraging automation and AI.
• AI Generated Code Quality - A discussion on the potential long-term quality problems of AI-generated code.
• My AI Adoption Journey - Mitchell Hashimoto reflects on his personal journey adopting AI tools.
• The Adolescence of Technology - An essay by Dario Amodei on the current developmental stage of AI.

Privacy, Tunnels & Proxies

• Outline - An easy way to set up your own VPN server.
• ByeDPI - A local SOCKS/HTTP proxy designed to bypass Deep Packet Inspection.
• Chisel - A fast TCP/UDP tunnel over HTTP.
• WStunnel - Tunnel traffic over WebSocket to bypass restrictive firewalls.
• Xray-core - The core of Project X, a platform for building proxies to bypass network restrictions.
• Shadowsocks - A secure socks5 proxy designed to protect your internet traffic.
• SoftEther VPN - A powerful multi-protocol VPN software.

Cloud, Infrastructure & Tools

• Code on Incus - Run coding agents in isolated Incus containers with session persistence.
• Snapscheduler - Snapshot scheduler for Kubernetes CSI volumes.
• k4s / Commit - An alternative to k9s (link includes the removal of Claude MD files).
• WebZFS - A modern, web-based management interface for ZFS.
• Whosthere - A TUI-based LAN discovery tool (mDNS, SSDP, ARP).
• Fresh - A terminal text editor you can just use.
• Minimal - A Minimal CVE Hardened container image collection.
• Nextcloud Ada Engine - Nextcloud’s new high-performance data access architecture.
• Git Based Packaging - A workflow for managing software packaging using Git.

Gaming, Fun & Misc

• Duckstation Drama - Lunduke’s analysis of the Duckstation developer explicitly blocking NixOS and Arch Linux builds.
• Golazo - A minimalist TUI for following football (soccer) matches live.
• Three Quake / Repo - Quake 3 levels rendered in the browser with Three.js (by Mr. Doob).
• Xikipedia - A “social media” feed that serves you Wikipedia articles instead of posts.
• WallpaperOverlay / Woverlay - Tools to overlay widgets or information directly onto your desktop wallpaper.
• Playdate Games - A collection/repo for Playdate console games.
• R36S Multiboot / Armbian - Resources for the R36S retro handheld.
• GNU Hurd in 2026 - Status update on the GNU Hurd kernel.
• Base64 Padding - Explaining the = signs in Base64.