What can ModuleX do with Hacker News?

A ModuleX agent can run any of Hacker News's 10 actions, across stories, comments, top stories and new stories, from a plain-English request; Hacker News runs on a ModuleX-managed key, so there's nothing to connect.

Does the Hacker News integration need a pre-built workflow?

No. The agent selects the right Hacker News action from your prompt. A workflow is only needed when you want a repeatable process, and the composer builds that for you from a description.

How does ModuleX authenticate with Hacker News?

Hacker News runs on a ModuleX-managed key, so there's nothing to connect. It works as soon as you enable it.

How many Hacker News actions are available?

10, spanning stories, comments, top stories and new stories.

Is Hacker News free to use in ModuleX?

Hacker News runs on a ModuleX-managed key and is metered through your ModuleX plan, so there's no separate Hacker News account to bring.

Hacker News integration

Social Media · 10 actions · ModuleX-managed key auth

Access Hacker News content including top stories, new posts, Ask HN, Show HN, job postings, and search functionality for stories and comments.

Put Hacker News to work View Hacker News integration docs

The ModuleX Hacker News integration lets a ModuleX agent operate Hacker News on your behalf, running find actions across stories, comments and top stories, directly from a plain-English request. No pre-built workflow is required: the agent picks the right Hacker News action for the task.

Hacker News is a social media platform. ModuleX adds the agent layer: ask for an outcome and it selects and runs the right Hacker News action. Or, when you want a repeatable process, the composer assembles a Hacker News workflow for you, streaming the nodes onto the canvas as it builds.

Drive Hacker News in plain English

Type what you want. A ModuleX agent picks the right Hacker News action, or chains several, and runs it. No workflow to build.

“Show me the stories that match what I describe”
resolves tosearch_stories
“Search Hacker News comments by keyword”
resolves tosearch_comments
“Get the current top stories from the Hacker News front page”
resolves toget_top_stories

What you can automate with Hacker News

Find the stories that match what you describesearch_stories
Look up a top story on demandget_top_stories
Search Hacker News comments by keywordsearch_comments
Get the newest stories submitted to Hacker Newsget_new_stories
Get the highest-ranked stories from Hacker Newsget_best_stories
Get 'Ask HN' stories where users ask questions of the communityget_ask_stories

Hacker News integration at a glance

VendorHacker News

CategorySocial Media

Actions available10

AuthenticationModuleX-managed key

Uses your own credentialsModuleX-managed

Works with the assistantYes

Works in the composerYes

Multi-step / tool-chainingYes

Technical referenceView docs

Integration version1.0.0

Last updatedJul 2026

All 10 Hacker News actions

Stories1

search_stories

Search Hacker News stories by keyword. Returns matching stories with titles, links, and metadata.

Comments1

search_comments

Search Hacker News comments by keyword. Find discussions mentioning specific topics.

Two ways to use Hacker News in ModuleX

Ask the assistantType what you want done and a ModuleX agent picks the right Hacker News action and runs it. No workflow to build.

Compose a workflowNeed it to happen every time? Describe the process and the composer wires Hacker News into a repeatable workflow you can run on a schedule, from chat, or as an API.

Connecting Hacker News

ModuleX-managed keyHacker News runs on a ModuleX-managed key, so there's nothing to set up. It works the moment you enable it, with usage metered through your ModuleX account.

Step-by-step setup in the Hacker News docs

Works with Hacker News

Agents often chain Hacker News with these. Connect them once and one agent can use all of them in a single task.

Hacker News + ModuleX FAQ

A ModuleX agent can run any of Hacker News's 10 actions, across stories, comments, top stories and new stories, from a plain-English request; Hacker News runs on a ModuleX-managed key, so there's nothing to connect.