hackernews-agent
Builds a Hacker News data agent using HN Firebase API with x402 payments. Use when creating tech news aggregators, trending topic agents, or developer community feeds.
Install
npx skillscat add daydreamsai/skills-market/hackernews-agent Install via the SkillsCat registry.
SKILL.md
Hacker News Agent
HN stories and trends via Firebase API. 6 endpoints (1 free + 5 paid).
Live
- URL: https://hackernews-agent-production-22d8.up.railway.app
- GitHub: https://github.com/Calcutatator/hackernews-agent
API
Source: Hacker News (Y Combinator)
Base URL: https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0
Auth: None required
Endpoints
| Key | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|
overview |
Free | Top 5 stories today |
top |
$0.001 | Top 20 stories with scores |
best |
$0.002 | Highest-voted stories |
show |
$0.002 | Show HN community projects |
ask |
$0.003 | Ask HN discussions |
report |
$0.005 | Full HN digest with all categories |
Key API Endpoints
/topstories.json # Top story IDs
/beststories.json # Best story IDs
/showstories.json # Show HN IDs
/askstories.json # Ask HN IDs
/item/{id}.json # Story detailsStack
Bun + Hono + @lucid-agents/core + @lucid-agents/payments + Zod v4
Categories
Install
npx skillscat add daydreamsai/skills-market/hackernews-agent Install via the SkillsCat registry.