hackernews

# Hacker News

CLI tool for the Hacker News API. No authentication required.

## CLI Usage

Run `scripts/hn.sh <command>`. All commands support `--json` for raw JSON output.

### Browse Stories

```bash
# Top/trending stories (default 10)
scripts/hn.sh top
scripts/hn.sh top --limit 20

# Other lists
scripts/hn.sh new --limit 5     # newest
scripts/hn.sh best --limit 10   # highest rated
scripts/hn.sh ask                # Ask HN
scripts/hn.sh show               # Show HN
scripts/hn.sh jobs               # job postings
```

### View Item Details & Comments

```bash
# Full item details (story, comment, job, poll)
scripts/hn.sh item 12345678

# Top comments on a story
scripts/hn.sh comments 12345678
scripts/hn.sh comments 12345678 --limit 10 --depth 2
```

### User Profiles

```bash
scripts/hn.sh user dang
```

### Search

```bash
# Basic search
scripts/hn.sh search "rust programming"

# With filters
scripts/hn.sh search "LLM" --type story --sort date --period week --limit 5
scripts/hn.sh search "hiring remote" --type comment --period month
```

### Who is Hiring

```bash
# Latest "Who is hiring?" job postings
scripts/hn.sh whoishiring
scripts/hn.sh whoishiring --limit 20
```

## Common Workflows

| User asks | Command |
|---|---|
| "What's trending on HN?" | `scripts/hn.sh top` |
| "Latest Ask HN posts" | `scripts/hn.sh ask` |
| "Search HN for X" | `scripts/hn.sh search "X"` |
| "Show me comments on story Y" | `scripts/hn.sh comments Y` |
| "Who is hiring?" | `scripts/hn.sh whoishiring` |
| "Tell me about HN user Z" | `scripts/hn.sh user Z` |

## Notes

- Story lists use parallel fetching for speed
- HTML in comments/bios is auto-converted to plain text
- Timestamps shown as relative time ("2h ago", "3d ago")
- For API details, see [references/api.md](references/api.md)