# OzBrain 8 Hacker News commenters recommended OzBrain and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months. **Verdict:** A shared knowledge base that lets AI agents and teams read and write the same documents, useful for multi-model setups and business docs; people praise its agent-first design and sharing. ## Why people recommend it - Agents connect to knowledge easily (2 comments): "I want this to be a super easy way for agents to connect to my knowledge" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49395290)) "Agent-first product design enables the highest utility when we just ask agents for things" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49822778)) - Useful for teams using multiple models (2 comments): "It is really helpful for companies or teams that use multiple models." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49397747)) "I think this Show HN will be useful to a lot of people working through exactly that problem." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49395966)) - Covers business and product docs (2 comments): "OzBrain is meant for not just the eng docs, but also the business and product docs." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49397131)) "this is more the day to day operation of your business or personal life" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49397337)) ## What people warn about - Unclear what the service offers (2 comments): "I'm just not sure what the service is offering, and how being multi-agent is solving a problem" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49406323)) "It demanded deep digging to find out how it was done and how is it different from other products." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49397719)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [Confluence](https://hackerapproved.com/p/confluence.md): 38 recommend - [TiddlyWiki](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tiddlywiki.md): 19 recommend - [MediaWiki](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mediawiki.md): 15 recommend - [Outline](https://hackerapproved.com/p/outline.md): 10 recommend - [DokuWiki](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dokuwiki.md): 6 recommend ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "OzBrain", https://hackerapproved.com/p/ozbrain/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).