# AISLE

11 Hacker News commenters recommended AISLE and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended for finding real security bugs in projects like curl, with praise for skilled engineers. Critics say the claims are overstated, noting some findings are rated Low severity.

## Why people recommend it

- Finds actual security issues (3 comments): "There are others like AISLE who seem to be a bit more successful in finding actual issues" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49943257)) "seem to be a bit more successful in finding actual issues using LLMs" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49939161)) "a bit more successful in finding actual issues using LLMs" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49941364))

## What people warn about

- Claims overstated, seen as hype (3 comments): "All six are rated Low severity. This says it all. Nothing important was missing. This is marketing hype." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49543934)) "Overall I rate Aisle intellectually dishonest hypemongers talking their own book." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47732723)) "they're bashing Aisle for their disingenuous claims" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47737155))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Socket](https://hackerapproved.com/p/socket-dev.md): 7 recommend
- [Vet](https://hackerapproved.com/p/vet.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "AISLE", https://hackerapproved.com/p/aisle/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).