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 hir
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scripts/hn.sh <command>--json# Top/trending stories (default 10) scripts/hn.sh top scripts/hn.sh top --limit 20Other lists
scripts/hn.sh new --limit 5 # newest scripts/hn.sh best --limit 10 # highest rated scripts/hn.sh ask # Ask HN scripts/hn.sh show # Show HN scripts/hn.sh jobs # job postings
# Full item details (story, comment, job, poll) scripts/hn.sh item 12345678Top comments on a story
scripts/hn.sh comments 12345678 scripts/hn.sh comments 12345678 --limit 10 --depth 2
scripts/hn.sh user dang
# Basic search scripts/hn.sh search "rust programming"With filters
scripts/hn.sh search "LLM" --type story --sort date --period week --limit 5 scripts/hn.sh search "hiring remote" --type comment --period month
# Latest "Who is hiring?" job postings scripts/hn.sh whoishiring scripts/hn.sh whoishiring --limit 20
| User asks | Command |
|---|---|
| "What's trending on HN?" | |
| "Latest Ask HN posts" | |
| "Search HN for X" | |
| "Show me comments on story Y" | |
| "Who is hiring?" | |
| "Tell me about HN user Z" | |
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