# pp-hackernews

> Claude/Codex skill by [@mvanhorn](https://omgskills.com/library/mvanhorn/index.md) · 1.9k stars · Updated 2026-08-13

Hacker News from your terminal — with a local SQLite store, snapshot history, and agent-native output no other HN tool has. Trigger phrases: \`check hacker news\`, \`search hn\`, \`what is hn saying about\`, \`diff the hn front page\`, \`pulse on hn\`, \`look up hn user\`, \`hn who is hiring\`, \`hn top stories\`, \`use hackernews\`, \`run hackernews\`.

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library /tmp/printing-press-library && ln -s /tmp/printing-press-library/cli-skills/pp-hackernews ~/.claude/skills/pp-hackernews
```

## From README

Hacker News — Printing Press CLI Prerequisites: the CLI This skill drives the hackernews-pp-cli binary. You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill. If it is missing, it first: via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to $HOME/.local/bin on macOS/Linux and %LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PrintingPress\\bin on Windows: Verify: hackernews-pp-cli --version Ensure the reported directory is on $PATH for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill. If the npx fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go (requires Go 1.26.5 or newer): If --version reports "command not found" after , the runtime cannot see the binary directory on $PATH. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds.

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/skills/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/pp-hackernews/
- GitHub: https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library
- Author: [@mvanhorn](https://omgskills.com/library/mvanhorn/index.md)

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