Hacker News monitoring: be in the thread when a team picks its stack

An Ask HN thread asking "what are people using for X" decides a buying choice in a day, and the top comment wins it. IntentHunter watches HN stories and comments, scores each match 0 to 100 by how close the poster is to buying, drafts your reply, and links you to the thread.

Hacker News is available by default on IntentHunter.

Useful conversations rarely arrive neatly.

Ask HN threads decide the purchase

When a technical team posts "what should we use for X," the answer gets settled in the comments that day. The one comment with a real account of using your product is the one they click.

A competitor's launch is your opening

Show HN and launch threads fill with people listing what they like, what is missing, and what they would use instead. That is where switching intent shows up first.

The thread that converts never hits the front page

A deep comment on a low-ranked story can still be the one your buyer reads. IntentHunter scores each match so you review the hot ones first, not the loud ones.

Watch the terms that point to demand.

IntentHunter uses your product, competitors, topics, and keywords to rank conversations that look relevant to your market.

Ask HN threads choosing a tool in your category
Show HN and launch threads naming competitors
Comparisons and migration stories from technical users
Pain points described by engineers and founders
Brand and product mentions buried in long threads

Turn public posts into useful context.

Reach a team mid-decision in an Ask HN thread, with a reply drafted

Watch a competitor's Show HN for the people listing what is missing

Hear the objection in the thread before it shows up on a sales call

Turn recurring HN questions into founder-led writing

From setup to review in one inbox.

  1. 01

    Create a project

    Describe your product, customer, competitors, and the problems you want to monitor.

  2. 02

    Choose sources

    Turn on the sources your plan supports, including Hacker News when available.

  3. 03

    Review ranked matches

    Open the inbox, read the original conversation, and save, ignore, or mark matches as contacted.

Send strong matches where your team already works.

Keep the inbox as your source of truth, then route alerts to the channels your plan includes.

Email

Daily digests and alert emails.

Slack

Slack

Send matches to a team channel.

Discord

Discord

Route alerts to a Discord channel.

Telegram

Telegram

Get alerts in a Telegram chat.

Hacker News monitoring questions

What is Hacker News monitoring?
Hacker News monitoring tracks public HN stories and comments for the moments that matter: Ask HN threads choosing a tool, launch threads naming competitors, and technical users describing a problem you solve. IntentHunter scores each match 0 to 100 by how close the poster is to buying.
Is Hacker News monitoring included by default?
Yes. Hacker News is one of IntentHunter's default sources, so you start seeing matches without setup.
Can I get Hacker News matches as alerts?
Yes. Route matching HN threads to email, Slack, Discord, or Telegram when your plan includes those channels, so you see a hot Ask HN thread the same day it posts.

Start monitoring Hacker News.

Create a project, choose the sources your plan supports, and review ranked conversations as scans run.