Hacker Search

Hacker Search solves a real pain: HN's native search is keyword-only and often misses the nuanced discussions buried in comment threads. By using semantic embeddings and LLM summarization, this tool surfaces conceptually relevant answers—like asking 'What do you think about Rust for web development?' and getting a distilled summary of pros and cons from dozens of comments. The UI is minimal and focused: you type a question, it returns a summary with clickable links to source comments. Sample questions help new users get started quickly. Strengths: The semantic search over comments and submissions is genuinely useful for research. The three-year window covers enough recent discussions to stay relevant. It's free and requires no signup for basic use. The summaries save hours of manual scanning. Weaknesses: The three-year cap means you can't access older wisdom. No API limits integration into workflows. Being in beta means occasional inaccuracies or gaps. There's no team or enterprise tier for heavy use. Overall, it's a niche tool that excels at its one job. For anyone who regularly mines HN for opinions—tech researchers, founders evaluating tools, writers tracking sentiment—it's a must-bookmark. Just don't expect a full archive or automation features.