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Get notifications when specific keywords appear in Hacker News
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8/29/2025
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Hacker News Keyword Alerts [TEMPLATE]

Get notifications when specific keywords appear in Hacker News posts.

Example

This val tracks mentions of "Val Town" on Hacker News and sends updates to a Slack webhook. Screenshot 2025-01-12 at 10.57.48 AM.png

Set up

  1. Remix this val
  2. [Get a Slack webhook](https://docs.val.town/integrations/slack/send-messages-to-slack/#1-create-a-slack-app--webhook] & set it as SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL in this val's Environment variables in the left sidebar
  3. Edit main.tsx with your keyword