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HN Digest
Fetch and send Hacker News front-page posts on demand. Use when the user asks for HN, says 'hn', 'pull HN', 'hn 10', or specifies a topic like 'hn health', 'hn hacking', or 'hn tech'. Sends N (default 5) posts as individual messages with Title + Link. Exclude crypto.
Installation
Run this in your terminal or add to your configuration:
# Clone into your skills directory
git clone ...About this Skill
Fetch and send top Hacker News front-page posts on demand with topic filtering and delightful mood images.
- Responds to user requests like "hn", "hn 10", or "hn health" with N (default 5) front-page posts (excluding crypto), each as an individual 3-line message.
- Supports topic filters: tech (default), health, hacking, life/lifehacks.
- Handles "more" requests using offset to continue from previous results.
- After sending posts, generates and sends a mood image inspired by the topics, with playful Easter eggs.
- Falls back to manual fetching and a default mood image if automated fetching fails.