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Description from extension meta
Enhance Hacker News with AI-powered discussion summaries, and enable keyboard navigation with Vim-style shortcuts
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Key Features:
✔︎ AI-powered thread summarization with multiple options:
∗ Connect to Google AI, Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter or Ollama for advanced summaries
∗ For HN Homepage stories, a cashed AI summary is loaded from HN Companion server
✔ Keyboard navigation across posts and comments using Vim-inspired shortcuts ('h', 'j', 'k', 'l')
✔ Enhanced comment navigation:
∗ Quick-jump between comments by the same author ('[', ']')
∗ Collapsible comment threads ('c')
∗ Visual indicators for post authors and comment counts
✔ Rich user interactions:
∗ User profile previews on hover
✔ Convenient help panel (press '?' to view all shortcuts)
Perfect for:
✔ Power users who prefer keyboard-driven browsing
✔ Readers who want quick insights from lengthy discussions
Source Code:
✔ Open Source on GitHub: https://github.com/hncompanion/browser-extension
✔ MIT Licensed - free to use, modify, and distribute
✔ Contributions and feedback welcome!
Active Development:
✔ Regular updates and new features
✔ Growing support for different AI providers
Note: This extension is not endorsed by, affiliated with, or sponsored by Y Combinator or Hacker News.
Latest reviews
- (2025-01-11) Liza George: As someone trying to build a habit of reading HN, HN companion has already made navigating and reading through many posts so much easier! The AI summarization is especially helpful to speed up this process.