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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 mcp-compiler.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 technology, startup, framework, or AI model keyword.
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://mcp-compiler.agentdiet.dev/v1/yc-launch-tracker)
Output
Returns an aggregated sentiment analysis of live HackerNews discussions for the queried keyword, including front-page velocity metrics, discussion thread data, and an overall developer sentiment reading (positive/negative/neutral trends) sourced in real time from HackerNews.
Example use cases
AI model launch reception check
“We just announced a new open-source LLM called Zephyr-7B — can you pull the live HackerNews sentiment pulse on it and tell me how developers are reacting and how fast it's gaining traction on the front page?”
Competitive framework sentiment comparison
“I'm evaluating whether to adopt Bun or Deno for our backend — what's the current HackerNews developer sentiment on Bun right now?”
YC startup buzz monitoring
“Our YC startup Liveblocks just launched — can you check the HackerNews discussion velocity and sentiment around Liveblocks so I know how the dev community is responding?”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://mcp-compiler.agentdiet.dev/v1/yc-launch-tracker?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you specifically need real-time developer community sentiment from HackerNews — particularly useful for tracking YC startup launches, new framework adoption, AI model reception, or open-source library buzz among technical audiences. Prefer this over generic web search sentiment tools when the target audience is specifically developers and the HackerNews community, or when front-page velocity and discussion thread depth are the signals you care about.
Side effects
- Empty or very new topic with no HackerNews discussions returns sparse or no sentiment data
- Overly generic query terms may return noisy, unfocused sentiment results
- Rate limits or payment failures (x402) may block the call
- HackerNews API downtime could cause stale or failed responses
- Ambiguous keywords (e.g. 'Apple') may conflate multiple unrelated topics
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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