Install hn-get

You need Node.js 24.11 or newer. Run hn-get without installing anything globally:

npx hn-get help

Install it when you use it often:

npm install --global hn-get
hn-get --version

JSON is the default output. This keeps commands easy to pipe into jq, another script, or an agent.

hn-get frontpage --limit 30
hn-get search "sqlite" --sort points --since 30d
hn-get item 40956979 --comments --depth 2
hn-get user pg --submitted-limit 20

Use --format markdown for readable output, --format compact for small JSON, or --format ndjson for one object per line.

hn-get show --sort points --format markdown
hn-get newest --format ndjson