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HackerNews Extract

Extract a HackerNews post (article + comments) into single clean Markdown for quick reading or LLM input.

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Extract a HackerNews post (article + comments) into single clean Markdown for quick reading or LLM input.

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Install for OpenClaw

Quick setup
  1. Download the package from Yavira.
  2. Extract the archive and review SKILL.md first.
  3. Import or place the package into your OpenClaw setup.

Requirements

Target platform
OpenClaw
Install method
Manual import
Extraction
Extract archive
Prerequisites
OpenClaw
Primary doc
SKILL.md

Package facts

Download mode
Yavira redirect
Package format
ZIP package
Source platform
Tencent SkillHub
What's included
SKILL.md, hn-extract.py

Validation

  • Use the Yavira download entry.
  • Review SKILL.md after the package is downloaded.
  • Confirm the extracted package contains the expected setup assets.

Install with your agent

Agent handoff

Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.

  1. Download the package from Yavira.
  2. Extract it into a folder your agent can access.
  3. Paste one of the prompts below and point your agent at the extracted folder.
New install

I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.

Upgrade existing

I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.

Trust & source

Release facts

Source
Tencent SkillHub
Verification
Indexed source record
Version
0.1.5

Documentation

ClawHub primary doc Primary doc: SKILL.md 7 sections Open source page

HackerNews Extract

Extract a HackerNews post (article + comments) into single clean Markdown for quick reading or LLM input. see Examples

What it does

Accepts an HackerNews id or url Download the linked article HTML, cleans and formats it. Fetches the Hacknews post metadata and comments. Outputs a readable combined markdown file with original article, threaded comments, and key metadata.

Requirements

uv installed and in PATH.

Install

No install beyond having uv. Dependencies will be installed automatically by uv into to a dedicated venv when run this script.

Usage Workflow (Mandatory for Agents)

When an agent is asked to extract a HackerNews post: Run the script with an output path: uv run --script ${baseDir}/hn-extract.py <input> -o /tmp/hn-<id>.md. Send ONE combined message: Upload the file and ask the question in the same tool call. Use the message tool (action=send, filePath="/tmp/hn-<id>.md", message="Extraction complete. Do you want me to summarize it?"). Do not output the full text or a summary directly in the chat unless specifically requested.

Usage

# run as uv script uv run --script ${baseDir}/hn-extract.py <hn-id|hn-url|path/to/item.json> [-o path/to/output.md] # Examples uv run --script ${baseDir}/hn-extract.py 46861313 -o /tmp/output.md uv run --script ${baseDir}/hn-extract.py "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46861313" Omit -o to print to stdout. Directories for -o are created automatically.

Notes

Retries are enabled for HTTP fetches. Comments are indented by thread depth. Sites requires authentication or blocks scraping may still fail.

Category context

Writing, remixing, publishing, visual generation, and marketing content production.

Source: Tencent SkillHub

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Package contents

Included in package
1 Docs1 Scripts
  • SKILL.md Primary doc
  • hn-extract.py Scripts