Hacker News
Browse and search Hacker News stories, comments, and discussions.
Available Tools (4)
HACKERNEWS GET ITEM WITH ID
Get a specific item from Hacker News using its ID. Limits response size to prevent context overflow.
HACKERNEWS GET LATEST POSTS
Get the latest posts from Hacker News based on optional filters. Results can be limited using the size parameter.
HACKERNEWS GET USER
Retrieve a Hacker News user's public profile by their username. Returns the user's username, karma score, and optional bio/about text. Use this to look up information about HN community members.
HACKERNEWS SEARCH POSTS
Search Hacker News posts using full-text search powered by Algolia. Use this action to find stories, comments, and discussions on Hacker News matching specific keywords. Supports filtering by post type (story, comment, show_hn, ask_hn) and by author.
What you can do with GAIA + Hacker News
GAIA connects to Hacker News via MCP (Model Context Protocol) and exposes every action as a natural-language command. Tell GAIA what you want — it handles the rest, automatically.
- Use GAIA to hackernews get item with id in Hacker News with a plain-English instruction
- Use GAIA to hackernews get latest posts in Hacker News with a plain-English instruction
- Use GAIA to hackernews get user in Hacker News with a plain-English instruction
- Use GAIA to hackernews search posts in Hacker News with a plain-English instruction
How it works
Set up your Hacker News automation in three simple steps — no code required.
- 1
Connect Hacker News to GAIA
Open the GAIA Marketplace, find the Hacker News integration, and click "Add to your GAIA". Authorise access in under two minutes — no code, no configuration files.
- 2
Tell GAIA what to automate in plain English
Describe the task in your own words: "summarise my Hacker News activity every morning" or "notify me on Slack when a new news event happens". GAIA understands context and intent.
- 3
GAIA handles it automatically, 24/7
GAIA runs your Hacker News automations in the background around the clock. No manual triggers, no scripts to maintain — just results delivered to you.
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about the GAIA Hacker News integration.
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