# HackerNews & Developer Ecosystem Real-Time Sentiment Pulse

> HackerNews & Developer Ecosystem Real-Time Sentiment Pulse is a paid API for AI agents from shopify-spy.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 topic.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://shopify-spy.agentdiet.dev/v1/yc-launch-tracker?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: MPP
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-21
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Provider: shopify-spy.agentdiet.dev
- Website: https://shopify-spy.agentdiet.dev
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/shopify-spy-agentdiet-dev-hackernews-developer-ecosystem-real-time-a14b2ad8
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_G-JRiIVenlPjh94pkWfnz

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability shopify-spy-agentdiet-dev-hackernews-developer-ecosystem-real-time-a14b2ad8
```

Example prompt: What's the live HackerNews sentiment and front-page velocity for Next.js right now — are developers excited or skeptical about it?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need real-time developer community sentiment specifically from HackerNews — ideal for tracking YC startup launches, gauging framework adoption, monitoring AI model reception, or checking if a library is gaining or losing developer mindshare. Prefer it over general social sentiment tools when the target audience is specifically the developer/tech community.

## Known failure modes

- Missing or empty 'query' parameter returns a 422 validation error
- Query with no HackerNews matches may return empty results or zero-signal response
- Rate limiting or upstream HackerNews API unavailability may cause timeouts or 503 errors
- Very niche or misspelled queries may return low-confidence or irrelevant sentiment data
- Payment (x402) not resolved correctly results in 402 Payment Required

## 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://shopify-spy.agentdiet.dev/v1/yc-launch-tracker)

## Output

Returns live HackerNews discussion data for the queried topic, including front-page velocity signals, developer sentiment indicators, and relevant community thread activity — enabling an agent to assess real-time community reception and momentum.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "query"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "query": {
   "type": "string",
   "minLength": 1,
   "description": "Technology, startup, library, or topic keyword to analyze across HackerNews"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object"
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/shopify-spy-agentdiet-dev-hackernews-developer-ecosystem-real-time-a14b2ad8/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from shopify-spy.agentdiet.dev](https://www.zero.xyz/host/shopify-spy.agentdiet.dev/llms.txt)