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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 serp-extract.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 real-time developer sentiment on any framework, startup, library, 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://serp-extract.agentdiet.dev/v1/tech-trends)
Output
Returns a structured object containing live HackerNews discussion data for the queried topic, including sentiment indicators, front-page velocity metrics, relevant thread summaries, and aggregate developer sentiment signals derived from real-time HackerNews Algolia search results.
Example use cases
AI model launch reception check
“Can you check what HackerNews developers are saying about the new Claude 3.5 Sonnet release — is sentiment mostly positive, and how fast are those threads rising on the front page?”
Startup buzz monitoring before pitch
“I'm pitching to investors tomorrow — can you pull the live HackerNews sentiment pulse for my startup 'Linear' to see if there's any positive developer buzz I can reference?”
Framework comparison sentiment analysis
“What's the current developer sentiment on HackerNews for Bun versus Node.js — which one is getting more positive traction in recent discussions?”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://serp-extract.agentdiet.dev/v1/tech-trends?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need real-time developer community sentiment specifically from HackerNews — the canonical signal source for technical opinion leaders and early adopters. Prefer this over general social media sentiment tools when your audience is developers, CTOs, or technical founders, and you need front-page velocity data alongside discussion content rather than raw mention counts.
Side effects
- Empty or too-broad query returns noisy or irrelevant HN threads
- Very niche or obscure topics may return zero results with empty sentiment data
- HackerNews Algolia API downtime causes upstream fetch failure
- Rate limiting or payment failure (HTTP 402) blocks the request
- Misspelled technology names may match unrelated 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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