hn -- Hacker News CLI

CLI for searching and reading Hacker News via the Algolia API. Returns compact plaintext by default (token-efficient). No authentication required.

Quick Reference

hn search "query"                    # Search stories (default)
hn search "query" --comments         # Search comments instead
hn search "query" --sort date        # Sort by date (default: relevance)
hn search "query" -n 10              # Limit results
hn search "query" --after 2026-01-01 # Only results after date
hn search "query" --min-points 100   # Minimum points filter

hn front                             # Current front page stories
hn front -n 10                       # Fewer results