Today’s read
Design loops for agent workflows: turn-based vs autonomous
Four kinds of loop. Turn-based: one prompt drives the next step. Continuous: the run keeps going until stop criteria…
Chrome extension Local-first By Lingyi Labs
Stop saving. Start finishing.
Noya turns the X bookmarks you already saved into a calm place to finish them — one Today’s read on every new tab, a focused Reader with Highlight and Done, and portable Export. Everything stays on your device. No Noya account.
No account Stays on your device Works with your existing X session
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The problem
Your bookmarks are a graveyard.
You save threads you’ll “read later.” Later never comes. X buries them under a feed designed for the next post — not for finishing the last one you cared about.
Saving is easy. Returning is hard. That’s not a willpower problem — it’s a design problem.
Today’s read
Every new tab, one thing to finish.
Noya can replace your new tab with a calm ambient home: clock, optional handoff to Grok, ChatGPT, Gemini, or Google, and a single Today’s read drawn from bookmarks you haven’t finished — not the feed, and not a dump of everything you ever saved.
Default new tab. Opt out anytime in Settings; open Noya from the toolbar.
9:14 AM
Today’s read
How I launched 3 products this year
I used to ship once a year. Then I forced a 6-week cycle…
Reader + Highlight
A place to finish the thread.
Open a save in a calm paper reader: full threads, media, select-text Highlight, then Finish. Stay out of the feed long enough to actually finish. Export a zip, open on X, or hand off when you need to.
Highlights stay on this device. Reading display: theme, type size, paper width.
How I launched 3 products this year
I used to ship once a year. Then I forced a 6-week cycle and shipping became non-negotiable.
2/ · The stack was boring on purpose…
3/ · Distribution beat polish…
Done
Finish means finished.
Done is local: the save leaves Today’s read and your Reading list, and does not come back after a quiet refresh. It does not remove the bookmark on X — that stays optional and explicit if you ever want it.
Primary action on the Reader rail — keyboard D.
Noya
← Today’s read
Reading
Open bookmarks only. Finish takes one off this list — still bookmarked on X.
In progress
Hiring for a founding designer who can own the whole funnel
Unread
Notes on evals for RAG systems
Export
Take a copy with you.
From the Reader, Export one save as a zip
(save.md + media within limits. From Settings,
export or import a full backup of your local data. Upload
elsewhere yourself — Noya does not OAuth into other apps.
Portable by design. Independent of Done.
On your device
- Export this save → zip package
- Full backup export / import (JSON)
- Reading state · highlights · settings
No Noya cloud in 1.0 — by design.
Local-first
No account. No Noya server for your saves.
Saves, reading state, and highlights live in this browser profile. Noya talks to X only to mirror the bookmarks you already saved (and only when you unbookmark, if you choose). Read the permissions on our privacy page.
Privacy you can explain in one sentence.
Trust
- No Noya signup
- Uses your existing X session
- Clear permissions · no telemetry in the extension
Up and reading in three steps.
1
Install Noya
Add the Chrome extension. No signup. No setup wizard.
2
Open X bookmarks once
Stay signed in to X in the same profile. Noya mirrors those saves quietly onto this device.
3
Read, then Finish
Open Today’s read. Highlight what matters. Done — without the feed.
Built for finishing — not for hoarding.
Read what you already saved
No second “save to Noya” step. The product starts from your X bookmarks and a local reading pool.
One focus card
New tab shows Today’s read — not a second graveyard of every bookmark.
Done stays done
Finished saves leave recommendations and do not quietly return after a quiet refresh.
Coming next
X today. More sources when they’re ready.
1.0 focuses on X bookmarks and the reading loop. Next up: YouTube and Reddit. We won’t list them as features until they ship.
Questions
Does Noya need an account?
No. 1.0 is local-first with optional backup export/import. No Noya signup.
Does it replace my new tab?
By default, yes — so Today’s read stays visible. Turn that off in Settings and open Noya from the toolbar icon anytime.
What is the query field on the new tab?
An optional handoff: send free text (and images, where supported) to Grok, ChatGPT, Gemini, or Google. It is not search of your local saves, and not an in-extension chat.
Is my data sent to Lingyi Labs?
Your saves and highlights are stored on your device in 1.0. See Privacy for permissions and how Noya uses your X session.
Does Done remove the bookmark on X?
No. Done is local only. Removing the bookmark on X is a separate, explicit action if you want it.
What’s the difference between Export and backup?
Export downloads one save as a zip from the Reader. Backup exports or imports your full local collection (JSON) from Settings.
Do you support YouTube or Reddit yet?
Not in 1.0. They’re on the roadmap after the X reading loop.
Is this a Totem clone?
Noya is inspired by the same job — help you read what you already saved — with its own reading pool, Done semantics, and design system. Independent product from Lingyi Labs.
Stop saving. Start finishing.
Your bookmarks are waiting. Put them somewhere you’ll actually open.
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