SocialGTM for Hacker News
Hacker News threads about your field can send real attention, but they move fast and reward expertise, not promotion. A SocialGTM agent finds the threads and drafts a reply you can use as notes, then you write the comment in your own words.
How it finds posts
Agents search Hacker News stories and comments by keyword. Hacker News search is free for SocialGTM to run, so it can be checked as often as your plan allows.
Agents check for new posts as often as every 1 hour on Scale, 2 hours on Growth and 6 hours on Starter.
How replies get posted
Hacker News has no way for an app to post for you, and its guidelines ask for comments people write themselves. Use the draft as notes, write your comment, and post it from your own account. Nothing is posted until you approve it, and you can edit any draft first.
What you connect
Nothing to connect. Hacker News posts are public.
What Hacker News’s rules say
Hacker News's guidelines: “Don't post generated text or AI-edited text. HN is for conversation between humans.” Use the draft as notes on what to say, then write the comment yourself. Hacker News guidelines.
They also ask: “Please don't use HN primarily for promotion. It's ok to post your own stuff part of the time.” Hacker News guidelines.
The pace SocialGTM keeps
- Nothing is posted for you on Hacker News, so SocialGTM keeps no pace of its own there. Go slowly anyway: a few comments a week that add something beat many that don't.
What it costs
A reply on Hacker News counts as 1. Checking for new posts is included. Plans start at $9 a month, with replies from $0.25 each. See pricing.
What you can use it for
Each agent does one job you give it. These are the jobs you can choose from:
- Find leads on Reddit
- Answer your community on time
- Catch public support questions
- Grow your personal brand with replies
- Grow on Reddit with a 30-day plan
- Grow on X with a 30-day plan
Other platforms
One agent can watch several platforms at once. Reddit, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Bluesky.