HackerNews for your voice agent
Hacker News is a tech-focused news aggregator by Y Combinator featuring user-driven stories and discussions on startups and programming. It's a go-to source for trending tech news and thoughtful community insights.
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Integration record
- Status
- Available
- Plan
- Every plan, from Starter at A$49 a month
- How it connects
- Nothing to sign in to. HackerNews serves public data, so the agent reaches it as soon as you add it in Connected apps.
- What it reads
- 14 actions, such as get Ask HN Story IDs, get Best HackerNews Stories and get Hacker News Item.
- What it changes
- Nothing: its actions only read.
- What starts an action
- The agent runs an action during a call or chat when the conversation needs it. It only runs the actions you switch on.
- Custom work
- You choose each action from its list of 14. Anything the list doesn't cover needs a custom API tool on Scale, or a Concierge build.
- Checked
- Action list checked 14 November 2026. We haven't tested each action.
HackerNews actions
Reads 14
- Get Ask HN Story IDs
- Get Best HackerNews Stories
- Get Hacker News Item
- Get Hackernews Item
- Get Job Story IDs
- Get Latest Hackernews Posts
- Get Max Item ID
- Get New Hacker News Stories
- Get Show HN Stories
- Get Top HackerNews Stories
- Get Hacker News Updates
- Get Hacker News User
- Get HackerNews User by Username
- Search Hackernews Posts
HackerNews setup
Adding HackerNews
Choose HackerNews in Connected apps. There's no account to sign in to.
Choosing the actions
Choose which of the 14 actions the agent may use. Start with lookups and add the ones that change HackerNews when you're ready.
Testing, then publishing
Watch the agent use the live app in the browser tester, then publish. Voice and text agents share the connection.
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