/install hackernews
Hacker News
CLI tool for the Hacker News API. No authentication required.
CLI Usage
Run scripts/hn.sh \x3Ccommand>. All commands support --json for raw JSON output.
Browse Stories
# Top/trending stories (default 10)
scripts/hn.sh top
scripts/hn.sh top --limit 20
# Other lists
scripts/hn.sh new --limit 5 # newest
scripts/hn.sh best --limit 10 # highest rated
scripts/hn.sh ask # Ask HN
scripts/hn.sh show # Show HN
scripts/hn.sh jobs # job postings
View Item Details & Comments
# Full item details (story, comment, job, poll)
scripts/hn.sh item 12345678
# Top comments on a story
scripts/hn.sh comments 12345678
scripts/hn.sh comments 12345678 --limit 10 --depth 2
User Profiles
scripts/hn.sh user dang
Search
# Basic search
scripts/hn.sh search "rust programming"
# With filters
scripts/hn.sh search "LLM" --type story --sort date --period week --limit 5
scripts/hn.sh search "hiring remote" --type comment --period month
Who is Hiring
# Latest "Who is hiring?" job postings
scripts/hn.sh whoishiring
scripts/hn.sh whoishiring --limit 20
Common Workflows
| User asks | Command |
|---|---|
| "What's trending on HN?" | scripts/hn.sh top |
| "Latest Ask HN posts" | scripts/hn.sh ask |
| "Search HN for X" | scripts/hn.sh search "X" |
| "Show me comments on story Y" | scripts/hn.sh comments Y |
| "Who is hiring?" | scripts/hn.sh whoishiring |
| "Tell me about HN user Z" | scripts/hn.sh user Z |
Notes
- Story lists use parallel fetching for speed
- HTML in comments/bios is auto-converted to plain text
- Timestamps shown as relative time ("2h ago", "3d ago")
- For API details, see references/api.md
- 确保已安装 OpenClaw(本地或 Docker 部署)
- 在对话框中输入安装命令:
/install hackernews - 安装完成后,直接呼叫该 Skill 的名称或使用
/hackernews触发 - 根据 Skill 的参数说明提供必要输入,即可获得结构化输出
Hacker News 是什么?
Browse and search Hacker News. Fetch top, new, best, Ask HN, Show HN stories and job postings. View item details, comments, and user profiles. Search stories and comments via Algolia. Find "Who is hiring?" threads. Use for any HN-related queries like "what's trending on HN?", "search HN for AI", "show comments on story X", "who is hiring?", "latest Ask HN posts". 它是一个面向 Claude Code / OpenClaw 的 AI Agent Skill 插件,目前累计下载 3726 次。
如何安装 Hacker News?
在 OpenClaw 或 Claude Code 对话框中运行命令「/install hackernews」即可一键安装,无需额外配置。
Hacker News 是免费的吗?
是的,Hacker News 完全免费(开源免费),可自由下载、安装和使用。
Hacker News 支持哪些平台?
Hacker News 跨平台运行,可在任意部署了 OpenClaw / Claude Code 的环境中使用(cross-platform)。
谁开发了 Hacker News?
由 gchapim(@gchapim)开发并维护,当前版本 v1.0.0。