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AgentDiet HackerNews Trends
x402
AgentDiet HackerNews Trends is a paid API for AI agents from status.agentdiet.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-22).
Fetches and returns distilled HackerNews trending topics, compressed to reduce token consumption for AI agents.
Price / call$0.01
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StatusUnknown
How this service works
Deterministic B2A/A2A/MCP/x402/MPP/L402 execution and intelligence node at https://status.agentdiet.dev settling in USDC on Base.
Output
Returns a JSON object with a 'data' field containing distilled HackerNews trending content, a 'status' field ('ok'), and an 'roi_proof' object showing the compression_ratio_pct (e.g. 91.4%), confirming how much token reduction was achieved.
Example use cases
Daily tech news briefing for agent
“Give me a compact summary of what's trending on HackerNews today — I want the key topics without burning through my context budget.”
Startup idea validation via HN buzz
“What's the HackerNews community talking about most this week? I want to see if there's buzz around developer tooling or AI infrastructure topics.”
Automated tech trend monitoring
“Check HackerNews trends for me and flag anything related to AI agents, LLMs, or blockchain that's getting a lot of traction right now.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://status.agentdiet.dev/v1/hackernews-trends?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need HackerNews trending data in a token-efficient, compressed format specifically designed for AI agent context windows. It is ideal when you want to minimize token usage while still getting actionable trend signals, and when you are operating in a B2A/A2A workflow that supports x402 micropayment settlement on Base. Prefer this over scraping HackerNews directly when context window size is a constraint.
Side effects
- Payment not settled in USDC on Base — returns 402 Payment Required
- HackerNews upstream unavailable — may return empty data or error status
- Malformed query parameters — request rejected with validation error
- Rate limiting or node unavailability — service temporarily unreachable
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| inputrequired | object | |
| output | object |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"data": {},
"status": "ok",
"roi_proof": {
"compression_ratio_pct": 91.4
}
}
}Tags
x402
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