discourse
Scans HN, Lobsters, Reddit, and tech blogs for community experience reports. Use when gathering practitioner opinions on a technology or approach.
What this skill does
# Discourse Search ## When To Use - Gathering community opinions on a technology or approach - Finding experience reports from HN, Reddit, or Lobsters ## When NOT To Use - Academic research (use `/tome:papers`) - Code examples (use `/tome:code-search`) Scan community channels for discussions on a topic. ## Channels - **Hacker News**: Algolia API at hn.algolia.com - **Lobsters**: WebSearch with site:lobste.rs - **Reddit**: JSON API (append .json to URLs) - **Tech blogs**: WebSearch targeting curated domains ## Workflow 1. Build search URLs/queries per channel using `tome.channels.discourse.*` functions 2. Execute via WebFetch (APIs) or WebSearch (fallback) 3. Parse responses into Finding objects 4. Merge across sources with source attribution
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