Show HN: InsForge – Open-source Heroku for coding agents
InsForge just open-sourced a backend platform built specifically for AI coding agents—think Heroku, but agents can actually operate it themselves via CLI.
Why it matters
As coding agents like Claude Code mature, the infrastructure layer is shifting: instead of agents calling APIs, they're now operating full backend platforms autonomously. InsForge addresses a real gap—agents managing deployment, databases, auth, and debugging without human dashboard-jumping.
The key facts
6 to knowOpen-source under Apache 2.0
YC P26 company
Primitives: frontend hosting, backend servers (microVM), database, auth, storage, LLM router, cron, realtime, edge functions, vector DB
Key features: backend branching (inspired by Neon), server telemetry, dedicated debug agent per project, daily backend security/performance advisor
Built in response to MCP limitations (context pre-loading, large payloads, missing telemetry capabilities)
Available on InsForge cloud and open-source GitHub
Go to the source
Hacker Newsgithub.com
Publisher excerpt: Hi HN, I'm Hang, cofounder of InsForge (YC P26). InsForge is an open-source Heroku for AI coding agents: a backend platform designed for coding agents to deploy, operate, and debug end-to-end. Open source under Apache 2.0 (https://github.com/InsForge/InsForge). Quick demo here ( We started InsForge…