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Search Hacker News for relevant tech discussions, product launches, and engagement opportunities using the public Algolia API.
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| name | hackernews |
| description | Search Hacker News for relevant tech discussions, product launches, and engagement opportunities using the public Algolia API. |
| allowed-tools | Bash, Read, Write, WebSearch, WebFetch |
Find relevant Hacker News discussions and draft helpful responses that position TeamDay naturally.
bun .claude/skills/hackernews/scripts/hn-search.ts "<query>" [options]
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--sort=VALUE | popularity | popularity, date |
--time=VALUE | week | day, week, month, year, all |
--limit=N | 25 | Number of results (max 100) |
--type=VALUE | story | story, comment, all |
bun .claude/skills/hackernews/scripts/hn-thread.ts "<item_id>" [--depth=N]
Fetches the full post body and comment tree. Use this to understand the conversation before drafting a response.
These topics are most relevant to TeamDay's domain on Hacker News:
| Topic | Relevance | Search Queries |
|---|---|---|
| AI Agents | Core | "ai agents", "ai agent framework", "autonomous agent" |
| Claude / Anthropic | Core | "claude code", "claude agent", "anthropic", "claude sdk" |
| MCP Protocol | Core | "mcp server", "model context protocol", "mcp tools" |
| AI Dev Tools | High | "ai coding", "ai developer tools", "copilot alternative" |
| LLM Applications | High | "llm application", "llm production", "ai workflow" |
| Startups / SaaS | Medium | "ai startup", "saas ai", "ai product launch" |
| Show HN | High | "Show HN" posts about AI tools (engagement goldmine) |
Run targeted searches across Hacker News:
# Broad search for AI agent discussions
bun .claude/skills/hackernews/scripts/hn-search.ts "ai agents" --sort=date --time=week
# Technical discussions about Claude and MCP
bun .claude/skills/hackernews/scripts/hn-search.ts "claude code" --sort=date --time=week
# Show HN posts — prime engagement opportunities
bun .claude/skills/hackernews/scripts/hn-search.ts "Show HN ai" --sort=date --time=week
# Comments discussing pain points
bun .claude/skills/hackernews/scripts/hn-search.ts "ai automation" --type=comment --sort=date
High-value threads (prioritize):
Skip these:
bun .claude/skills/hackernews/scripts/hn-thread.ts "12345678"
Understand:
HN Tone Guidelines (CRITICAL — HN is different from Reddit):
Save engagement reports to track what's been done:
# Save to docs
Write to: docs/hackernews/YYYY-MM-DD-hn-engagement.md
The HN Algolia API is generous — approximately 10,000 requests per hour with no authentication required. Rate limiting is unlikely to be an issue for normal usage.