hn-extract
CommunityExtract HN posts to Markdown
Authorguoqiao
Version1.0.0
Installs0
System Documentation
What problem does it solve?
This Skill automates the process of extracting the main article content and all comments from a HackerNews post, consolidating them into a single, clean Markdown file for easier reading or input into LLMs.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Article Extraction: Downloads and cleans the HTML of the linked article, extracting only the main text.
- Comment Threading: Fetches all comments associated with the HackerNews post and preserves their threaded structure.
- Metadata Inclusion: Includes key metadata like title, author, URL, and points.
- Use Case: When you find an interesting HackerNews post with many comments, use this Skill to get a consolidated, readable version of the article and discussion without navigating the website or dealing with ads.
Quick Start
Use the hn-extract skill to extract the HackerNews post with ID 46861313 into a Markdown file.
Dependency Matrix
Required Modules
requeststrafilaturaurllib3
Components
scripts
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