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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 x402-audit.agentdiet.dev, paid per call via MPP, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-23).
Queries live HackerNews discussions, front-page velocity, and developer sentiment for any technology, 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://x402-audit.agentdiet.dev/v1/dev-sentiment)
Output
Returns a structured object containing developer sentiment signals for the queried topic, including HackerNews discussion activity, front-page velocity metrics, and an aggregated sentiment pulse reflecting community opinion on the technology, startup, or AI model.
Example use cases
AI model community reception check
“Can you pull the live HackerNews sentiment on GPT-4o right now? I want to know how developers are reacting to it, whether it's got front-page velocity, and what the general vibe is in the discussions.”
Startup buzz before investment decision
“Before I finalize this investment memo, can you check what HackerNews developers are currently saying about Cursor — is the sentiment positive, how active are the discussions, and is it trending?”
Framework adoption health check
“I'm trying to decide whether to adopt SvelteKit for our next project — can you give me a real-time read on how the developer community on HackerNews feels about it and how much momentum it has right now?”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://x402-audit.agentdiet.dev/v1/dev-sentiment?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you specifically need real-time developer community sentiment from HackerNews — ideal for gauging technical credibility, startup buzz, or framework adoption health among software engineers. Prefer this over general web search when you want curated developer opinion rather than marketing content, and when front-page velocity or discussion thread depth matters.
Side effects
- Empty or whitespace query returns validation error
- Very niche or obscure topic may yield low discussion volume or sparse results
- HackerNews Algolia API downtime could cause upstream fetch failures
- Ambiguous query keywords may return mixed or irrelevant sentiment data
- Rate limiting or payment failure (x402) blocks the request
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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