How do I install the Hn Submit skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add aviskaar/hn-submit-3 in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Hn Submit skill do?

Submits a URL to Hacker News using Playwright browser automation It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

Is Hn Submit safe to use?

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Which AI agents work with Hn Submit?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Hn Submit free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free. This skill is licensed under MIT.

Who published Hn Submit?

aviskaar (@aviskaar) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Hn Submit by aviskaar — Agent Skill

Name: Hn Submit
Author: aviskaar

File contents

HN Submit

Automates posting a URL to Hacker News using Playwright browser tools.

When to Use

Trigger when the user says "post to HN", "submit to Hacker News", "share on HN", "submit this to hackernews", or any similar intent to share a URL on Hacker News. Do not trigger for general HN browsing or reading.

Quick Reference

Login URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/login
Submit URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/submit
Fields: acct (username), pw (password), title, url
Credentials file: .socials

Procedure

1. Read credentials

echo $HN_USERNAME
echo $HN_PASSWORD

If blank, check .socials:

grep -E "^HN_(USERNAME|PASSWORD)=" .socials 2>/dev/null

If still missing, ask the user to provide them or run hermes setup hn-submit.

2. Gather submission details

Ask the user for:

Title — the submission title (should match the article's actual title per HN guidelines)
URL — the full public URL to submit

3. Log in

Navigate to https://news.ycombinator.com/login
Confirm the login form is present
Fill acct with username, pw with password
Click the submit button
Verify login succeeded — username should appear in the nav bar. Stop and report if it failed.

4. Submit

Navigate to https://news.ycombinator.com/submit
Confirm the submit form is present
Fill title and url; leave text blank (per HN norms for URL posts)
Click the submit button
Verify submission succeeded

5. Report

Tell the user whether it succeeded or failed, and provide the thread URL if shown.

Pitfalls

Duplicate: HN rejects a URL you've already submitted — report the existing thread URL.
Rate limited: HN blocks rapid re-submissions — tell the user to wait a few minutes.
Login failure: Stop immediately, report the error, ask the user to verify credentials.
Form not found: Take a screenshot, report what the page shows.
Never leave the text field filled when submitting a URL post.

Verification

After submission, HN redirects to the thread page. Confirm the thread URL is visible and report it to the user.

---name: hn-submit-3description: Submits a URL to Hacker News using Playwright browser automationlicense: MIT---# HN SubmitAutomates posting a URL to Hacker News using Playwright browser tools.## When to UseTrigger when the user says "post to HN", "submit to Hacker News", "share on HN", "submit this to hackernews", or any similar intent to share a URL on Hacker News. Do not trigger for general HN browsing or reading.## Quick Reference- Login URL: `https://news.ycombinator.com/login`- Submit URL: `https://news.ycombinator.com/submit`- Fields: `acct` (username), `pw` (password), `title`, `url`- Credentials file: `.socials`## Procedure### 1. Read credentials```bashecho $HN_USERNAMEecho $HN_PASSWORD```If blank, check `.socials`:```bashgrep -E "^HN_(USERNAME|PASSWORD)=" .socials 2>/dev/null```If still missing, ask the user to provide them or run `hermes setup hn-submit`.### 2. Gather submission detailsAsk the user for:- **Title** — the submission title (should match the article's actual title per HN guidelines)- **URL** — the full public URL to submit### 3. Log in1. Navigate to `https://news.ycombinator.com/login`2. Confirm the login form is present3. Fill `acct` with username, `pw` with password4. Click the submit button5. Verify login succeeded — username should appear in the nav bar. Stop and report if it failed.### 4. Submit1. Navigate to `https://news.ycombinator.com/submit`2. Confirm the submit form is present3. Fill `title` and `url`; leave `text` blank (per HN norms for URL posts)4. Click the submit button5. Verify submission succeeded### 5. ReportTell the user whether it succeeded or failed, and provide the thread URL if shown.## Pitfalls- **Duplicate**: HN rejects a URL you've already submitted — report the existing thread URL.- **Rate limited**: HN blocks rapid re-submissions — tell the user to wait a few minutes.- **Login failure**: Stop immediately, report the error, ask the user to verify credentials.- **Form not found**: Take a screenshot, report what the page shows.- Never leave the `text` field filled when submitting a URL post.## VerificationAfter submission, HN redirects to the thread page. Confirm the thread URL is visible and report it to the user.

Frequently asked questions

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