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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 x402broker.com, 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.
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://x402broker.com/v1/dev-sentiment)
Output
Returns structured sentiment data derived from live HackerNews discussions, including topic sentiment indicators, front-page velocity metrics, and aggregated developer opinion signals for the queried keyword or technology.
Example use cases
Competitor framework reception check
“How are developers on HackerNews reacting to SvelteKit right now? Is there a lot of excitement, criticism, or indifference compared to last time?”
Pre-launch startup name pulse
“Before we announce our product, can you check what HackerNews is saying about the name 'Recraft' and whether there's any existing sentiment I should know about?”
AI model community reception monitor
“What's the real-time HackerNews sentiment and front-page velocity around 'Claude 3.5'? I want to know if developers are excited, skeptical, or comparing it heavily to GPT-4.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://x402broker.com/v1/dev-sentiment?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need real-time, developer-centric sentiment specifically from the HackerNews community — ideal for gauging how technical audiences perceive a framework, startup, or AI model. Prefer this over general social media sentiment tools when the target audience is software engineers and technical founders, or when HackerNews front-page velocity is a relevant signal for your use case.
Side effects
- Empty or too-short query string returns validation error
- No HackerNews discussions found for obscure or misspelled keyword returns empty/low-confidence result
- Rate limiting or upstream HackerNews API unavailability may cause timeout or degraded response
- Payment failure via x402 protocol blocks the request before processing
- Very broad queries (e.g. 'AI') may return noisy or low-specificity sentiment
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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