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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 2026-10-21).
Queries live HackerNews discussions, front-page velocity, and developer sentiment for any framework, startup, library, or AI model by 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://mesh.agentdiet.dev/v1/hn-pulse)
Output
Returns aggregated HackerNews discussion data including live thread mentions, front-page velocity metrics, and developer sentiment signals for the queried keyword, giving an at-a-glance view of how the tech community perceives a topic in real time.
Example use cases
Startup due diligence community check
“Before I invest in this AI startup called Cognition AI, can you pull the current HackerNews developer sentiment and see how fast they're trending on the front page?”
Framework adoption signal for engineering decision
“Our team is deciding between Bun and Deno for our next project — what's the live HackerNews community pulse on each of them right now?”
AI model launch reception monitoring
“GPT-4o just launched — can you check HackerNews right now to see how developers are reacting and whether it's gaining front-page velocity?”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://mesh.agentdiet.dev/v1/hn-pulse?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need real-time, community-sourced developer sentiment specifically from HackerNews — the most influential developer community — rather than general social media sentiment. Ideal for tech due diligence, framework selection, startup traction research, or tracking how a newly launched AI model or tool is being received by engineers and builders.
Side effects
- Empty or ambiguous query returns no meaningful results
- Very niche or obscure topics may have sparse HackerNews coverage producing low-signal output
- Rate limits or payment failures (HTTP 402) if x402 micropayment is not properly handled
- HackerNews API downtime may cause stale or empty responses
- Misspelled technology names may fail to match relevant discussions
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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