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Hacker News Agent

Scrape the Hacker News front page and get a topic-filtered digest written directly as Markdown — no separate formatting step.

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Hacker News Agent — example output from the NodeTool workflow

The workflow

Workflow Editor
Note
String Input
AI and developer tools
Agent
Prompt
Digest Markdown
gpt-5-mini
Prompt
Topic
Scrape the front page of https://news.ycombinator.com/ and write a themed Markdown digest. Topic focus: {{ topic }} - Prioritize front-page…
Output

Nodes in this workflow

4 nodes · 4 types
  • Agent
    nodetool.agents.Agent
  • Output
    nodetool.output.Output
  • Prompt
    nodetool.text.Prompt
  • String Input
    nodetool.input.StringInput

How to run it

  1. 01

    Download NodeTool Studio

    Install the free desktop app for macOS, Windows, or Linux. It runs on your own machine, no account required to start.

  2. 02

    Open the Hacker News Agent template

    Browse the built-in template library inside Studio and open this workflow onto the canvas. Every node is already wired up.

  3. 03

    Add your keys

    Connect the providers this workflow uses (Agent). Bring your own keys — you pay the provider directly.

  4. 04

    Run and remix

    Hit Run to execute the graph and watch results stream in. Swap models, edit prompts, or rewire nodes to make it yours.

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Workflow As A Tool

Run Hacker News Agent on your machine

Free, open source, and yours to run. Download Studio, open the template, and run it with your own keys.

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