February 16, 2026
Wheel reinvented, or just rebranded?
Show HN: Nerve: Stitches all your data sources into one mega-API
One pipe for all your data—wow or just GraphQL with a new hat
TLDR: Nerve launches a tool that merges many data sources behind one interface, promising easy mashups in one place. The crowd split fast: some see a handy shortcut, but many cry “just GraphQL again,” while a mobile-unfriendly launch sparked extra side-eye—proof matters if this is more than a rebrand.
Meet Nerve, the new “mega-API” promising to stitch all your apps and databases into one place, complete with a Playground to try it out. The pitch: one door to all your data, mixed and matched on demand. The vibe in the comments? Equal parts curiosity and chaos.
The loudest chorus says: isn’t this just GraphQL in new clothes? GraphQL is a popular way to ask for exactly the data you need from different services; one commenter fires off, “That’s literally graphql though?” and wonders why anyone would re-build the backend. On the other side, a few hopefuls squinted at the demo and imagined simpler setups and faster mashups—if it truly “works with anything that returns structured data,” that could be a big win for teams juggling spreadsheets, SaaS tools, and databases.
Then came the UX drama: one user blasted the launch for desktop-only vibes and no clear mobile demo—“you can’t even show a video on mobile?” Cue the peanut gallery with memes about “mega-API, mega-mystery,” and “reinventing the wheel but now it’s square.” In short: hype vs. déjà vu, with a side of “show, don’t tell.” If Nerve can prove it’s more than a remix and nail the basics (like mobile-friendly docs), it might calm the comment storm.
Key Points
- •Nerve aggregates multiple data sources into a single mega-API.
- •Its query engine joins and merges data across internal and external sources on the fly.
- •The platform works with any source that returns structured data.
- •A playground environment is provided, connected to a Playground Engine, for configuration and testing.
- •Nerve supports OAuth 2.0 authentication and offers auth test endpoints to verify credentials in the browser.