Show HN: Srcbook – A TypeScript notebook for rapid prototyping

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Srcbook (”source-book”) is an open-source TypeScript notebook that runs locally, powered by Node.js. It shines for rapid prototyping, code exploration, and collaborating on ideas. It’s inspired by Python’s Jupyter and Elixir’s Livebook.

Key features:

- Full npm ecosystem access

- AI-assisted coding (OpenAI, Anthropic, or local models), it can iterate on the cells for you with a code diff UX that you accept/reject for a given code cell, generate entire Srcbooks, fix compilation issues, etc…

- Exports to valid markdown for easy sharing and version control

Try it now: `npx srcbook start`

Examples Srcbooks to explore: https://hub.srcbook.com

We built this because we needed a Jupyter-like environment for TypeScript, we hope others like it as much as we do! Feedback and contributions are super appreciated.

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