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/install x-hacker-news
Description
Fetch and analyze Hacker News (HN) content - the premier tech community for developers, AI researchers, and software engineers. Use when users need: (1) HN t...
Usage Guidance
This skill is coherent for fetching and filtering Hacker News using x-cmd. Before using it, make sure you trust the x-cmd source and inspect the file ~/.x-cmd.root/X (it will be executed in your shell when sourced). If you don't trust that script, either install x-cmd from a verified source first or use direct HN API tools (curl/jq) instead. Note: the skill requests no secrets or credentials.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: x-hacker-news
Version: 1.0.4
The skill provides a legitimate interface for interacting with Hacker News via the x-cmd CLI tool. It includes instructions for fetching stories, user info, and filtering content using jq. All commands and behaviors in SKILL.md are strictly aligned with the stated purpose of tech news analysis and do not exhibit signs of malicious intent, unauthorized data access, or obfuscation.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name/description claim to fetch and analyze Hacker News; the SKILL.md only uses x-cmd (x hn, x jq) to list/filter HN stories and user info. Required file (~/.x-cmd.root/X) is consistent with needing the x-cmd environment.
Instruction Scope
Instructions instruct the agent (and the user) to source ~/.x-cmd.root/X and then run x hn/x jq commands. This stays within the stated purpose, but sourcing that init script will execute arbitrary shell code in the user's environment — the skill does not provide the script itself, so the user must ensure the script is trusted.
Install Mechanism
Instruction-only skill with no install spec or packaged downloads. No files are written by the skill itself, minimizing install-time risk.
Credentials
The skill requests no environment variables, credentials, or unrelated config paths. The only required path is the x-cmd init script which is necessary for the x-cmd-based commands the skill uses.
Persistence & Privilege
always is false and the skill does not request persistent system privileges or modify other skills. Autonomous invocation (model invocation enabled) is the platform default and not a special risk here.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install x-hacker-news - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/x-hacker-news - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.4
- Added explicit "requires" field in metadata, specifying that the x-cmd initialization script must be present.
- Bumped version to 1.0.4 in metadata.
- No changes to functionality or documentation content.
v1.0.3
- Updated version to 1.0.3 and revised metadata accordingly.
- Updated documentation to use the x jq command (from x-cmd) instead of direct jq, reflecting a dependency and usage change.
- Streamlined instructions and references to dependencies, specifying x jq for JSON processing.
- Added quick links and tips for discovering more skills using x skill and the x-cmd website.
- Minor clarifications and formatting improvements throughout documentation.
v1.0.2
- Updated description to emphasize coverage of AI, programming, and trending developer topics.
- Clarified requirement to load `x-cmd` before using `x hn`, with explicit instructions.
- Added sections and jq examples for filtering Hacker News stories on AI/ML, programming languages, software engineering, startups, and developer tools.
- Removed legacy commands (`x-cmd hn ...`), standardizing usage examples to `x hn ...`.
- Improved user guidance on installation, non-interactive use, and handling of large user data.
- Expanded relevant tags and documentation links for improved discoverability.
v1.0.0
Initial release of x-hacker-news skill.
- Provides commands to fetch Hacker News top, new, best, ask, show, and job stories in JSON format
- Allows retrieval of post details, comments, and user profiles
- Supports searching Hacker News via DuckDuckGo
- Includes utilities for trend analysis, user hn-index calculation, and JSON data processing with jq
- Built-in caching with configurable durations for story and index data
Metadata
Frequently Asked Questions
What is x-hacker-news?
Fetch and analyze Hacker News (HN) content - the premier tech community for developers, AI researchers, and software engineers. Use when users need: (1) HN t... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 202 downloads so far.
How do I install x-hacker-news?
Run "/install x-hacker-news" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is x-hacker-news free?
Yes, x-hacker-news is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does x-hacker-news support?
x-hacker-news is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created x-hacker-news?
It is built and maintained by qiakai (@qiakai); the current version is v1.0.4.
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