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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 defi-yield.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 keyword.
Price / call$0.01
Success—
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://defi-yield.agentdiet.dev/v1/hackernews-top)
Output
Returns live HackerNews discussion data including relevant posts, front-page velocity metrics, and aggregated developer sentiment for the queried keyword, drawn from real-time HackerNews activity.
Example use cases
AI model launch reception tracking
“Can you check HackerNews right now and tell me how developers are reacting to 'Claude 3.5 Sonnet' — is it trending, what's the sentiment, and how fast is it moving on the front page?”
Startup competitive intelligence
“I want to know what the HackerNews developer community is saying about 'Linear' — pull the live discussions and sentiment so I can benchmark it against our product positioning.”
Framework adoption pulse check
“How is 'Bun' being received by developers on HackerNews lately? Check the live discussions and tell me if sentiment is positive, negative, or mixed.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://defi-yield.agentdiet.dev/v1/hackernews-top?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need real-time developer community sentiment specifically from HackerNews — the canonical source of technical founder and developer opinion. Prefer this over general social media sentiment tools when your target audience is software engineers, startup founders, or the open-source community, and you want front-page velocity as a signal of trending interest.
Side effects
- Missing or empty query parameter returns validation error
- Query with no HackerNews matches may return empty results or low-confidence sentiment
- Payment not fulfilled (HTTP 402) if x402 micropayment not completed
- Rate limiting or upstream HackerNews API unavailability may cause timeouts
- Overly generic query terms may return noisy, unfocused sentiment data
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| queryrequired | string | Technology, startup, library, or topic keyword to analyze across HackerNews |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "object"
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