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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 alpha-stream.agentdiet.dev, paid per call via MPP, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-21).
Queries live HackerNews discussions, front-page velocity, and developer sentiment for any framework, startup, library, 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://alpha-stream.agentdiet.dev/v1/hackernews-trends)
Output
Returns a structured analysis of live HackerNews discussions related to the queried keyword, including front-page velocity metrics, aggregated developer sentiment signals, and relevant thread summaries or mention counts indicating whether the topic is trending positively, negatively, or neutrally in the developer community.
Example use cases
Competitor framework sentiment check
“Pull the live HackerNews sentiment and discussion velocity for Svelte — I want to see how developers are reacting to it compared to our own framework before we publish our blog post.”
AI model launch reception analysis
“What's the real-time HackerNews pulse on Mistral AI right now? Are developers excited, critical, or mostly neutral about it?”
Startup buzz monitoring before fundraise
“Check HackerNews for any live discussions and sentiment around Linear — I want to know if it's trending positively among developers before our pitch deck goes out.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://alpha-stream.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 — particularly for technology evaluation, startup buzz monitoring, framework adoption signals, or AI model reception. Prefer this over generic social sentiment APIs when the target audience is developers and engineers, as HackerNews is uniquely concentrated with that demographic. Best used for quick pulse checks before product launches, competitive analyses, or investment research into tech-adjacent topics.
Side effects
- Empty or overly generic query returns low-signal or no matching discussions
- HackerNews API rate limits or downtime may cause stale or missing results
- Rare or very niche topics may yield insufficient data for meaningful sentiment
- Ambiguous query terms (e.g. 'Apple') may conflate unrelated discussions
- Payment failure (HTTP 402) if USDC balance is insufficient for the $0.01 per-call fee
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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