hn-cli

Name: hn-cli Review
Item: hn-cli
Rating: 2.8
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Development Usable

Works inClaude Code

Usable Scanned — metadata only

Reduces context-switching overhead for engineering leaders monitoring industry signals and technical discussions directly from the terminal, improving situat…

Blazing fast, Hacker News CLI (TUI)⚡

Browse top Hacker News stories and comments directly from your terminal without opening a browser
Search Hacker News articles by keyword to find relevant discussions about specific technical topics
Read full story threads and community discussions about engineering news quickly in your CLI

48 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Reduces context-switching overhead for engineering leaders monitoring industry signals and technical discussions directly from the terminal, improving situational awareness without leaving the development environment.

Best for

Engineering leaders and senior developers who need quick access to Hacker News discussions while working in the CLI.

Works in

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Source

https://github.com/heartleo/hn-cli

By heartleo

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Command

claude plugins install heartleo/hn-cli

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Help me browse top Hacker News stories and comments directly from my terminal without opening a browser

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars48Last updated2026-07-23LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-07-23 · scanner v1

Community Pulse New

No community discussions found yet. This doesn't mean the tool isn't good — it may be new or serve a niche use case.

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 48 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit -1d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

Scanned, not hands-on tested — this entry was auto-scanned from public metadata (GitHub metrics, license, security flags). No reviewer has run it, and no tool-specific limitations have been documented yet.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

2/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score2.75 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedJul 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 48 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit -1d ago; license MIT.

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