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HackerNews & Developer Ecosystem Real-Time Sentiment Pulse
HackerNews & Developer Ecosystem Real-Time Sentiment Pulse is a paid API for AI agents from agentdiet.dev, paid per call via MPP, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-28).
Queries live HackerNews discussions, front-page velocity, and developer sentiment for any technology, startup, framework, or AI model topic.
Price / call$0.01
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StatusUnknown
How this service works
Queries live HackerNews discussions, front-page velocity, and developer sentiment on any framework, startup, or AI model. (Live x402 v2, IETF MPP & MCP endpoint at https://agentdiet.dev/v1/hackernews-trends)
Output
Returns live HackerNews discussion data including active threads, front-page velocity metrics, and aggregated developer sentiment signals for the queried topic, framework, startup, or AI model.
Example use cases
Pre-launch competitive intelligence
“Before we launch our new dev tool next week, can you check what HackerNews is currently saying about our main competitor Vercel — sentiment, discussion volume, and how fast they're trending on the front page?”
Evaluating a new framework adoption
“I'm considering adopting Bun as our JavaScript runtime — what's the real-time developer sentiment on HackerNews for Bun right now? Are people excited or skeptical?”
Monitoring AI model reception
“What's the live HackerNews buzz around GPT-4o today? I want to know what developers are discussing and how it's trending in the community.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://agentdiet.dev/v1/hackernews-trends?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need real-time developer community sentiment specifically from HackerNews — the go-to community for startup founders, engineers, and AI practitioners. Ideal when you need front-page velocity data or want a developer-centric sentiment read rather than general social media sentiment. Prefer over Twitter/Reddit sentiment tools when the target audience is technical developers and startup ecosystem participants.
Side effects
- Empty or ambiguous query string returns no relevant results
- Very niche or obscure topics may have little-to-no HackerNews coverage
- HackerNews API downtime or rate limiting may cause fetch failures
- Overly broad queries (e.g. 'software') may return noisy, unactionable sentiment
- Payment authorization failure via x402 protocol blocks the request
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| queryrequired | string | Technology, startup, library, or topic keyword to analyze across HackerNews |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "object"
}Reviews
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