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".
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Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install hackernewsOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install hackernewsβ οΈ Requires Node.js 18+. No Node? Use Option 2 below to download the ZIP instead. Install Node.js β
Option 2: Manual install (no Node required)
Download the ZIP, extract it, and place the folder at the path below. Restart your agent to activate.
Install path
~/.claude/skills/hackernews/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.
Category
π£Marketing & GrowthPlatforms
What Hacker News can do for your AI workflow
Hacker news directly from your Claude conversation
Works across Claude, Cursor, OpenClaw β install once, use everywhere
Trusted by 3,614+ developers worldwide
One-command installation β no complex setup required
Combine with other skills to build powerful multi-step AI workflows
Try these prompts with your AI agent after installing Hacker News
Help me get started with Hacker News
Explains what Hacker News does, walks through the setup, and runs a quick demo based on your current project
Use Hacker News to browse and search Hacker News
Invokes Hacker News with the right parameters and returns the result directly in the conversation
What can I do with Hacker News in my marketing & growth workflow?
Lists the top use cases for Hacker News, with example commands for each scenario
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Hacker News extends your AI assistant with the ability to 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". Rather than leaving your conversation to handle this manually, you can ask your Claude agent directly β and it will take care of the task end-to-end, using Hacker News as its underlying capability.
Hacker News works across Claude, Cursor, OpenClaw through the Model Context Protocol (MCP) β an open standard that lets AI clients share tools and skills without lock-in. Because MCP is platform-agnostic by design, you install Hacker News once and it becomes available across all your AI clients. Whether you're working in Claude for focused sessions or Cursor for integrated workflows, the skill behaves consistently.
Getting started with Hacker News takes about two minutes. Place the skill at `~/.claude/skills/hackernews/` (personal, all projects) or `.claude/skills/hackernews/` (project-specific), then restart your AI client. From that point, typing `/hackernews` in any conversation activates it, or the AI will use it on its own when it detects a relevant request.
Hacker News has been installed 3,614 times, making it one of the more actively used skills in the Marketing & Growth category. The install rate suggests it solves a real, recurring need rather than a niche edge case. Like all skills on DiscoverAISkills, it is free to install and use. The broader AI skills ecosystem continues to expand as developers contribute new capabilities across categories like developer tools, data analysis, writing, automation, and more.
Place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/hackernews/ for personal use (all projects), or .claude/skills/hackernews/ for project-specific use. Restart your AI client, then invoke with /hackernews or let the AI discover it automatically.
Hacker News supports Claude, Cursor, OpenClaw. It integrates seamlessly with these AI platforms to extend their capabilities.
Hacker News is free to install. Check the repository for licensing information.
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".
Automate my marketing & growth tasks using Hacker News
Identifies repetitive steps in your workflow and sets up Hacker News to handle them automatically
Hacker News is categorized under Marketing & Growth. These skills help AI agents perform specialized tasks in this domain.
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