Hacker News Companion
For those who love Hacker News discussions, but are short on time.
Get quick summaries of threads using cloud or remote LLMs of your choice, join the discussion and navigate HN like vim.
AI-powered HN summaries (1)
Summarize HN threads into main themes, key perspectives, comments, and side discussions - without reading everything.
- Summarize deep threads
- Choose top cloud models
- Run offline with local models Ollama
- Read summaries quickly from cache
AI-powered HN summaries (2)
Summarize HN threads into main themes, key perspectives, comments, and side discussions - without reading everything.
- Summarize entire threads or deep comments
- Choose top cloud models - OpenAI, Anthropic
- Run fully offline with local models via Ollama
Join the Conversation
Summaries are just the start. Click any comment to open the full Hacker News thread and keep the discussion going.
- Jump straight to comments from the summary
- Expand or collapse full comment threads
- Visual tags for post authors and comment counts
Smart Keyboard Navigation
Navigate through comments and threads with Vim-inspired shortcuts - no mouse needed.
- Home row keys (h, j, k, l) to move through comments
- Jump to comments by the same author
- Press '?' to see all shortcuts
See It in Action
Watch a quick demo to learn how HN Companion summarizes and navigates threads.
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