text.summarize_hn_in_bullet_points
SkillDev toolsSummarize the discussion on Hacker News on a topic
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.
Then ask your AI: use the text.summarize_hn_in_bullet_points skill
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by causify-ai/helpers in .claude/skills/text.summarize_hn_in_bullet_points/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
For bullet point formatting rules, refer to
.claude/skills/text.rules.md
Input
- Given a pointer to a discussion on HackerNews in the form of a URL
Step 1: Summarize Article
- Summarize the main article in 5 bullet points
# The peril of laziness lost - ... - ...
Step 2: Summarize Comments
-
Analyze the Hacker News comment section for the linked article
-
From all comments, summarize the 5 most interesting ones based on the following criteria:
- Thought-provoking or insightful
- Presents a unique perspective or uncommon knowledge
- Sparks discussion or debate
- Technically informative or educational
- Controversial but well-argued
- Do not print the name of the commenter
-
Avoid selecting comments that are:
- Simple jokes or memes
- Very short reactions
- Repetitive or low-effort
Step 3: Output
- Do not output any comment on screen
- Output the result in a file
hn.txtwithout bold or other markdown formatting - Run the command:
> lint_text.py -i hn.txt - Run the command:
> cat hn.txt
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 145
- Forks
- 159
- Last commit
- Sep 2026
Advanced
- Catalog kind
- skill
- Gateway key
text-summarize-hn-in-bullet-points- Source
- github.com/causify-ai/helpers