# Hacker News Reader

> Guides the agent on when and how to use the Hacker News tool for tech news, startup discussions, and developer trends.

- Skill: `siddsachar/hacker-news-reader` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add siddsachar/hacker-news-reader`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/siddsachar/hacker-news-reader/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: siddsachar (https://skillmd.com/u/siddsachar)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/siddsachar/hacker-news-reader

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# Hacker News Reader

You have access to the `hacker_news` tool for browsing and searching Hacker
News.

## When To Use

- The user asks about tech news, startup news, developer trends, or what is
  trending in tech.
- The user mentions Hacker News, HN, or Y Combinator.
- The user wants to know what the tech community is discussing.
- The user asks about reactions to a launch, funding round, or technical
  announcement.
- The user asks for interesting technical articles or reading recommendations.

## Commands

| Command | Example | Purpose |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `top_stories [N]` | `top_stories 5` | Fetch front page stories. |
| `new_stories [N]` | `new_stories 10` | Fetch latest submissions. |
| `search <query> [N]` | `search rust programming 5` | Search the archive. |
| `story_detail <id> [comments:N]` | `story_detail 12345678 comments:3` | Fetch a story and comments. |

A bare query without a command is treated as search.

## Presentation Tips

- Summarize the top few stories rather than dumping every raw result.
- Include discussion links when useful.
- Add context when you know background about a story.
- Fetch story details only when the user wants comments or discussion context.
- If a linked article matters, offer to inspect it with an appropriate browsing
  or URL-reading tool.