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Hacker News

Alert level: Medium

Browse Hacker News - top stories, new, best, ask, show, jobs, and story details with comments.

Locality:Hybrid
Data access:Public
Actions:Read
Installs 11Downloads 2624Stars 5Updated 229h ago

Why this rating

Deterministic checks triggered by the tool capabilities and evidence.

  • Locality: Hybrid

    Retrieves data from Hacker News web/API endpoints.

  • Data access: Public

    Accesses public stories, comments, and ranking feeds.

  • Action surface: Read

    Commands list/search/read content without state changes.

Best practices

Follow these steps to reduce risk when using this skill.

  • Treat external links from stories/comments as untrusted until reviewed.
  • Limit result counts when scripting repeated pulls to avoid noisy data ingestion.
  • Cross-check high-impact claims with primary sources before acting.

Evidence links

Public sources backing the indicator assignments.

Always be careful when navigating away from the website.

Max-risk rule

If any capability reaches a higher level, the entire indicator level bumps up to keep ratings deterministic and easy to scan.