HuntOS: an automated job application tool; and my experience vibe coding

A few months ago, a close friend of mine lost his job. The kicker? He wasn't just laid off; he was essentially replaced by an AI programming agent. It was a wake-up call. I wanted to understand exactly where my own profile fit in this rapidly shifting market, but the manual process of searching and applying is a soul-crushing grind. At the same time, my day job involved a lot of work with browser automation and form-filling. I realized I could combine these two worlds. The result is HuntOS : a local-first, automated job application tool. But the real story isn't just what it does—it's how it was built. The $10 Stack: Vibe Coding into Reality This project is a testament to how "vibe coding" has changed the game. I built HuntOS with just a $10 GitHub Copilot subscription, the Zed editor, and a dream. When I say I "built" it, I mean I didn't manually write a single line of code. Using the AI features in Zed, I acted more like a systems architect than a coder. I provided the high-level des