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clonecho Tech Pulse – Hacker News Trending Stories
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clonecho Tech Pulse – Hacker News Trending Stories is a paid API for AI agents from clonecho.builda.company, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).
Returns the current top trending tech and startup stories from Hacker News, including point scores and comment counts, as live JSON.
Price / call$0.01
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Top trending tech/startup stories now (Hacker News) with points and comment counts. Live. Returns JSON.
Output
A JSON array of the current top trending Hacker News stories, each containing the story title, URL, upvote points, and number of comments, ranked by current popularity.
Example use cases
Example prompt
“What are the top trending tech and startup stories on Hacker News right now, with their scores and comment counts?”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://clonecho.builda.company/x402/tech-pulseWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need a live, real-time snapshot of the top Hacker News stories with engagement signals (points and comments) in a single no-parameter GET call. Prefer it over scraping Hacker News directly or using RSS feeds when you need structured JSON and are operating in an x402 micropayment-enabled environment.
Side effects
- Hacker News API or source is temporarily unavailable, returning a 5xx error
- Payment of $0.01 USDC not settled, resulting in a 402 Payment Required response
- Rate limiting or throttling if called too frequently
- Empty or stale data if Hacker News upstream is delayed
Tags
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