Hacker News AgentCommunity

Find the Hacker News stories worth a comment.

Kanso finds Hacker News stories worth a comment, and your own Claude drafts the comment from what Kanso knows about your business. You rewrite it and post it yourself. Kanso does not post to Hacker News.

Free to start · No credit card required. No Hacker News account needed. See how it works

Works with
  • Hacker News logoHacker News
Hacker News opportunity
Research and drafting notes only. Hacker News guidelines say: "Don't post generated text or AI-edited text." Read the thread yourself, decide whether to take part, and write anything you post entirely in your own words. Disclose your affiliation with the project if you mention it.
Existing conversation on Hacker News
Ask HN: What do you use to track stock for a small retail shop?
Hacker News comment · comment opportunity · posted 6h ago
Comment opportunitystock forecastingKeyword in the item
Why Kanso recommends this

The comment describes the exact problem your product addresses, a small team unsure when to reorder, and the thread is still recent.

Research notes: write your own reply in your own words
Relevant aspect

How small teams decide when to reorder stock.

Points to address
  • Explain how you set a reorder point for a slow-moving item
  • Say what you would track before buying software at all
  • Be open that you work on inventory software
Caution

Disclose that you work on a related product if you mention it, and keep it about the question rather than the product.

These are research notes, not a draft reply. There is nothing here to copy or paste. Read the thread yourself and write your reply entirely in your own words.

Illustrative example. The company, keywords, thread and evidence shown are invented, not real data.

The problem

Finding the right discussion is slow work.

Kanso does the searching and reading, so you only see what is worth your time.

Too much noise

Hacker News moves fast, and relevant discussions are easy to miss.

Missing context

Judging a discussion means reading the story, the comments and the replies.

Wasted time

Most threads are not relevant to your business.

The difference

Without Kanso, and with it

Without Kanso
  • Scanning Hacker News by hand
  • Missing relevant discussions
  • Reading threads to judge them
  • No record of what you reviewed
With Kanso
  • Stories found for your business
  • Nothing shown twice
  • Comments drafted by your own Claude
  • You rewrite and post them yourself

You decide what to do. Kanso does not post to Hacker News.

How it works

From a story to a comment in your own words.

Hacker News discovery
Discussion sourcesLast 48 hours
  • Popular discussions
    Discover stories from Hacker News' top, new and best lists.
  • Keyword search
    Find stories and comments related to your business.
  • Community discussions
    Explore relevant questions, conversations and replies.

Uses publicly available Hacker News data. No account or login required.

Illustrative example. The company, keywords, thread and evidence shown are invented, not real data.

Capabilities

What the Hacker News Agent covers

Story discovery

Reads Hacker News's public data and shows up to eight stories at a time: five from the front page and three that overlap your business. No AI model is used for this step.

Your keywords

Up to eight words or short phrases you choose and can change at any time. Kanso can suggest some from your Hacker News strategy.

Nothing shown twice

Stories you have already seen or saved are not offered again, and near-duplicate topics are not shown together.

Drafted by your own Claude

Your own Claude drafts one comment per story from your Kanso brain and your Hacker News strategy: substance first, your connection said plainly, no pitch.

A Hacker News strategy

One short Hacker News strategy, written once by Kanso and then kept up to date by your own Claude. You can read it, and rewrite it once a day.

Your own words

Hacker News's guidelines ask for your own words, so every draft says it is a starting point. Read it, rewrite it and post it yourself. Kanso has no way to post to Hacker News.

Drafts wait for you

Each draft is saved for you to read, rewrite and copy. Older items in your feed can still be opened on Hacker News, dismissed or marked complete.

Does not post to Hacker News

It never posts, comments, replies or votes, and never logs in. What you write, and whether you write anything, is up to you.

When it runs

Press Find stories and Kanso lists Hacker News stories worth a comment, with nothing shown twice. Nothing runs on a schedule, and nothing is written until you ask your Claude.

Part of Kanso, not a separate tool

The Hacker News Agent works alongside Kanso's other specialists, using shared business information. See the pricing page for which plans include it.

See pricing →

Questions

Hacker News Agent questions

Plans and what each one includes are on the pricing page.

  • It finds Hacker News stories where a thoughtful comment from your business could help readers, and your own Claude drafts that comment from what Kanso knows about your company. You rewrite it in your own words and post it yourself.

Start

Find the conversations worth your attention.

Kanso finds the stories and your own Claude drafts the comment. You decide what to do, and Kanso never posts to Hacker News.

Free to start. See pricing

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