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hn-scan

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Scan Hacker News for trends and topics.

Education & Research#api#search#trend-analysis#hacker-news#hn#algolia#topic-scan
AuthorRonanCodes
Version1.0.0
Installs0

System Documentation

What problem does it solve?

Scans Hacker News to surface trends, hot threads, or specific topics and returns a concise, structured summary without persisting data.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Topic search across Hacker News with results including title, points, comments, and URL
  • Single-thread URL mode to fetch full thread details and top comments
  • Frontpage, Show HN, and Ask HN modes for versatile research workflows
  • No vault persistence; outputs a portable report suitable for quick decision-making

Quick Start

Ask it to scan a topic or thread to receive a concise report with titles, points, highlights, and links.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

Standard package

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Name: hn-scan
Download link: https://github.com/RonanCodes/ronan-skills/archive/main.zip#hn-scan

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