Launch HN: Kampala (YC W26) – Reverse-Engineer Apps into APIs
Not screenshots to LLMs. Kampala reverse-engineers apps into APIs using man-in-the-middle proxies—deterministic automation in seconds, not minutes.
Why it matters
A YC W26 startup is shipping an agent-accessible infrastructure layer that replaces brittle browser automation with protocol-level app integration. This matters because it reframes how enterprises will automate legacy system workflows—moving from computer-vision hacks to deterministic API extraction.
The key facts
7 to knowKampala (YC W26) launches MITM proxy for agentic app reverse-engineering
Solves brittle browser automation + computer-use agent problems
Supports websites, mobile apps, desktop apps via session token/cookie leverage
User case: property manager automated 2-3 hours of billing entry in Yardi
Founders: Alex + Tarun; parent company Zatanna (dental tech, voice agents)
Two deployment modes: AI agent harness (prompt-driven) + MCP (manual workflow recording)
Export options: runnable scripts, APIs, or hosted execution
Go to the source
Hacker Newszatanna.ai
Publisher excerpt: Hey! I am Alex and together with my co-founder Tarun built Kampala (https://www.zatanna.ai/kampala). It’s a man-in-the-middle (MITM) style proxy that allows you to agentically reverse engineer existing workflows without brittle browser automation or computer use agents. It works for websites,…