# AgentDiet HackerNews Trends

> AgentDiet HackerNews Trends is a paid API for AI agents from agentdiet.dev, paid per call via x402 or MPP, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-20).

Queries live HackerNews discussions, front-page velocity, and developer sentiment for any framework, startup, or AI model in real time.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://agentdiet.dev/v1/hackernews-trends?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402, MPP
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-20
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/agentdiet-hackernews-trends-91c6cf99
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_QiIHa6WL044ZWr8xC1A7v

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability agentdiet-hackernews-trends-91c6cf99
```

Example prompt: What's the current HackerNews sentiment and front-page velocity for 'Mistral AI' — are developers excited, skeptical, or mixed?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need real-time developer community sentiment specifically from HackerNews — the primary forum for early-adopter engineers, founders, and AI researchers. It is ideal for tracking launch reactions, framework adoption signals, startup reputation, and AI model reception among technical audiences, rather than general social media sentiment.

## Known failure modes

- Empty or overly broad query returns low-signal or irrelevant results
- Very niche or obscure topics may return no active HackerNews discussions
- Rate limits or HackerNews API downtime may cause delayed or empty responses
- Sentiment analysis may be imprecise for highly technical or sarcastic developer discourse

## 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 for the queried topic, including front-page velocity (how fast stories are appearing), developer sentiment signals (positive/negative/mixed tone), and relevant discussion threads or story references tied to the query.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "query"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "query": {
   "type": "string",
   "minLength": 1,
   "description": "Technology, startup, library, or topic keyword to analyze across HackerNews"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object"
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/agentdiet-hackernews-trends-91c6cf99/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from agentdiet.dev](https://www.zero.xyz/host/agentdiet.dev/llms.txt)