# Reddit Post: Painkiller Launch (2026-05-07)

**Status:** Draft — copy-paste ready. NOT auto-posted (per CEO 2026-04-21 directive).

**Recommended subreddits (post one at a time, 24h apart, never simultaneously):**
1. r/ClaudeAI — primary, highest concentration of this audience
2. r/cursor — same pain, different agent
3. r/webdev — broader reach, slightly less targeted

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## Variant A — r/ClaudeAI

**Title:** Got tired of Claude Code force-pushing to main. Built a tool that blocks it permanently after one thumbs-down.

**Body:**

AI agents are amazing right up until they confidently `git push --force` to main, skip the failing tests, or hallucinate the same import you've already corrected six times.

I spent three weeks watching Claude Code repeat the same mistakes across sessions. Wrong import. Broken config. Force-push without checking PR threads. Correct it. Next session: same mistake.

I built **ThumbGate** because I got sick of babysitting it.

**How it works:**

1. Agent does something stupid → you give a 👎 in Claude Code.
2. ThumbGate captures the exact context (what tool, what input, what should have happened).
3. It generates a prevention rule that physically blocks that pattern at the PreToolUse hook level.
4. Next session, the agent literally cannot run that command. Not "shouldn't" — *cannot*.

It's not memory. It's not "remind the LLM to be careful." It's enforcement at the tool layer.

**Free for solo devs.** Local-first. SQLite + a `.thumbgate/` folder in your repo. Unlimited captures, up to 5 active rules. No cloud account, no credit card.

```bash
npx thumbgate init --agent claude-code
```

Pro is $19/mo if you want the local dashboard, unlimited rules, recall across sessions, and DPO export to fine-tune your local model so it stops making the mistake at the weights level too.

I've been running this for two weeks. Claude Code hasn't repeated a single mistake I've thumbs-downed. Force-push attempts: 4. Force-push successes: 0.

Repo: https://github.com/IgorGanapolsky/ThumbGate
Pro checkout: https://thumbgate-production.up.railway.app/checkout/pro?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=painkiller_launch&utm_content=claudeai_post

Would love to hear if it works the same way for you. Curious which mistakes are highest-frequency for other people.

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## Variant B — r/cursor

**Title:** Stop Cursor from regenerating the same broken config every session — block it at the tool layer

**Body:**

How many times has this happened to you?

- Cursor generates the same broken config.
- You fix it.
- Next session: Cursor regenerates the exact same broken version.
- You explain it again in chat.
- Context window fills up. Cursor still doesn't *learn*.

I built **ThumbGate** to fix this. It sits between Cursor and its tools as an MCP server, and turns your thumbs-down feedback into rules that physically block known-bad patterns.

The flow:

1. Cursor messes up → 👎.
2. ThumbGate captures the failure (what input, what tool, what should have happened).
3. It generates a prevention rule.
4. Next time Cursor tries that pattern, the rule fires at the PreToolUse hook level and blocks it. Hard.

Local-first. Free tier is unlimited captures + 5 active rules — generous enough to make it part of your daily flow. No cloud account.

```bash
npx thumbgate init --agent cursor
```

Pro is $19/mo for the local dashboard, unlimited rules, recall, and DPO export.

Repo: https://github.com/IgorGanapolsky/ThumbGate
Tracked landing: https://thumbgate-production.up.railway.app/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=painkiller_launch&utm_content=cursor_post

Honest question: which Cursor failure mode is your biggest pain right now? I want to make sure the built-in checks ship with the right defaults.

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## Variant C — r/webdev (broader, less technical)

**Title:** I built a tool that stops AI coding agents from making the same mistake twice. Free.

**Body:**

If you've used Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot, or any AI coding agent for more than a week, you know the pattern: the agent confidently makes the same mistake every session. Wrong import path. Force-push to main. Skipped failing tests. Hallucinated function name. You correct it; the next session it does it again.

The problem isn't memory — most tools have memory. The problem is **enforcement**. The agent "remembers" your correction in soft, advisory ways, then ignores it when it's confident.

ThumbGate is a tool I built that turns your thumbs-down feedback into hard blocks at the tool-call layer.

- 👎 a mistake.
- Tool captures what went wrong.
- Generates a prevention rule.
- Next time, the rule physically blocks the agent from running that exact pattern. Not a warning. A block.

Works with any MCP-compatible agent: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini, Amp, Cline, OpenCode.

```bash
npx thumbgate init
```

Free tier: unlimited captures, 5 active prevention rules, all integrations. Pro is $19/mo if you want the dashboard and unlimited rules.

Code: https://github.com/IgorGanapolsky/ThumbGate
Site: https://thumbgate-production.up.railway.app/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=painkiller_launch&utm_content=webdev_post

Looking for honest feedback. What's the dumbest mistake your AI coding agent made this week?

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## Posting checklist (CEO action)

Before submitting any variant:

- [ ] Replace any links/UTM params if needed
- [ ] Skim the latest top posts in the target subreddit; trim my opening if it sounds too "marketing"
- [ ] Post one variant. Wait 24 hours minimum before posting another. Cross-posting same content within 24h on Reddit triggers spam filters and account-level shadowbans
- [ ] Reply to the first 3 comments within an hour — Reddit's algorithm rewards engagement velocity
- [ ] Do NOT mention "ThumbGate" in the title — keep it pain-led
- [ ] Do NOT use the same body across all three; pick the variant that matches the subreddit voice

## What this draft is NOT

- Not auto-posted. The 2026-04-21 draft-only directive locks all reply/post automation. This file is for you to copy-paste manually.
- Not an upsell. Pricing is mentioned once; the post leads with pain and a free path.
- Not technical jargon. "Thompson Sampling", "ContextFS", "PreToolUse hook" appear at most once in the most-technical variant. r/webdev variant has none.
