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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 mesh.agentdiet.dev, paid per call via MPP, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-23).
Queries live HackerNews discussions and front-page velocity to return developer sentiment for any framework, startup, or AI model
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://mesh.agentdiet.dev/v1/hackernews-trends)
Output
Returns live HackerNews sentiment analysis including discussion volume, front-page velocity signals, trending threads, and aggregated developer opinion for the queried technology, startup, or AI model topic.
Example use cases
AI model launch buzz tracking
“Check HackerNews right now for developer sentiment around the new Mistral AI model release — is there positive buzz, skepticism, or backlash from the community?”
Startup competitive intelligence
“What are developers on HackerNews saying about Linear right now? I want to know if there's growing excitement, criticism, or any viral threads about them.”
Framework adoption health check
“How is Svelte trending on HackerNews lately? I need to understand whether developer enthusiasm is growing or fading before we commit to using it in our stack.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://mesh.agentdiet.dev/v1/hackernews-trends?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need real-time, community-sourced developer sentiment specifically from HackerNews — the most authoritative technical community for gauging early adopter opinion on frameworks, libraries, AI models, and startups. Prefer this over general web sentiment tools when your audience is technical decision-makers, CTOs, or developers, and when recency and velocity (trending speed) matter alongside sentiment polarity.
Side effects
- Empty or very niche query with no HackerNews history returns minimal or no results
- Payment failure via x402 if USDC balance is insufficient or wallet not configured
- Rate limiting if many rapid requests are made without proper idempotency keys
- Ambiguous query terms may return mixed-topic sentiment that dilutes signal quality
- HackerNews API downtime may cause timeout or partial response
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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