Hacker News

Read top stories, search posts, browse Show HN and Ask HN, view user profiles, and submit stories or comments. Stay on top of the tech community.

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How to Use Hacker News in TaskJin

Using hacker news tools in TaskJin is simple — just type what you need in plain English. No commands to memorize, no menus to navigate. TaskJin understands natural language and picks the right tool automatically.

1. Open TaskJin — visit taskjin.com or use the Telegram bot.
2. Type your request — for example, "What's on the front page of Hacker News?".
3. Get your result — TaskJin processes your request and returns the answer in seconds.

Hacker News tools are available with credits (from $5) or a BYOK subscription ($5/month). TaskJin includes 9 tools in the hacker news category, each designed for a specific task.

Try Saying...

• What's on the front page of Hacker News?
• Search HN for discussions about React
• Show me today's Show HN posts

Tools Included

• hackernews_top Get top stories from Hacker News. Choose from: 'top' (front page), 'best' (highest voted recent), or 'new' (newest submissions). Returns title, score, comments, author, and links. Great for... paid
• hackernews_search Full-text search across all Hacker News stories and comments. Powered by Algolia — extremely fast. Filter by date, type, and popularity. Perfect for finding mentions of your product, competitor... paid
• hackernews_show Get 'Show HN' posts — where makers showcase their products and projects. This is THE place for product launches on Hacker News. Monitor this to track competitor launches, find inspiration, and... paid
• hackernews_ask Get 'Ask HN' posts — community questions and discussions. Great for finding pain points your product solves, identifying market needs, and engaging in conversations where you can naturally mention... paid
• hackernews_story Get full details of a Hacker News story including top comments. Provide the story ID (from search results, top stories, or the URL). Shows title, full text, score, and threaded comments with replies. paid
• hackernews_user Get a Hacker News user's profile: karma, about text, account age, and submission count. Useful for researching commenters, makers, and deciding whose posts to engage with. paid
• hackernews_submit Submit a story to Hacker News. Can be a link post or a text post (Ask HN / Show HN). For product launches, prefix title with 'Show HN: '. For questions, prefix with 'Ask HN: '. Requires a linked... paid
• hackernews_comment Comment on a Hacker News story or reply to a comment. Requires a linked HN account. IMPORTANT: HN values thoughtful, substantive comments. Avoid self-promotion — instead provide genuine value and... paid
• web_search Search the web using DuckDuckGo. Returns top results with titles, URLs, and snippets. Use 'region' for local results (e.g. 'at-de' for Austria, 'de-de' for Germany). free

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