HN Watcher

Watch a Hacker News story for new comments and send Pushover notifications when replies appear.

Setup

1. Copy the sample environment file:

   cp .env.sample .env

2. Fill in your values in .env:

   • HN_STORY_ID: the Hacker News story id to watch
   • PUSHOVER_APP_TOKEN: your Pushover application token
   • PUSHOVER_USER_KEY: your Pushover user key

3. Install dependencies:

   pnpm install

4. Start the watcher:

   pnpm start

You can also pass the story id as the first command-line argument instead of using HN_STORY_ID.

Notes

• The script seeds the existing comment tree first, then watches for new comments.
• A startup Pushover message is sent to confirm notifications are working.