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My extension just got published in the LibreOffice marketplace 43 mins ago https://extensions.libreoffice.org/en/extensions/show/99471", "context": "", "use_case": "AI copilot extension", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)"}]}