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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 preflight.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
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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://preflight.agentdiet.dev/v1/hackernews-top)
Output
Returns live HackerNews discussion data for the queried keyword, including front-page post velocity, relevant thread summaries, and an aggregated developer sentiment signal indicating community reception (positive, negative, or mixed) across recent discussions.
Example use cases
Competitive AI model sentiment tracking
“Pull the live HackerNews sentiment and discussion velocity for 'Claude' and tell me how the developer community is feeling about it compared to what I've been hearing anecdotally.”
Startup launch buzz monitoring
“We just launched our dev tool 'Retool' — can you check HackerNews right now and tell me how much discussion it's getting and whether the sentiment is positive or negative?”
Framework adoption pulse check
“What are HackerNews developers saying about 'htmx' lately? I want to know if it's gaining traction or losing steam before we decide whether to adopt it.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://preflight.agentdiet.dev/v1/hackernews-top?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need real-time, developer-community-specific sentiment from HackerNews — not generic social media sentiment. It is best suited for evaluating how technical practitioners feel about a framework, library, startup, or AI model, and for measuring front-page discussion velocity as a proxy for current buzz. Prefer this over Twitter/X sentiment APIs when the target audience is specifically developers and technical decision-makers.
Side effects
- Missing or empty 'query' parameter returns a validation error
- HackerNews API unavailability may cause degraded or stale results
- Very niche or obscure query terms may return sparse or empty discussion data
- Payment failure (HTTP 402) if x402 micropayment is not completed correctly
- Rate limiting if called at high frequency without proper payment
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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