HN Scout

Name: HN Scout
Author: Mauro Santos

Scout Hacker News for discussions and mark stories as read

As of June 2026, HN Scout has — users in the Communication category.

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Version

1.2

Manifest V3

History

2 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 18, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 18, 2026	—	—	—	1.2
Apr 27, 2026	—	—	—	1.2
Now	—	—	—	1.2

Permissions & access

Permissions: activeTabstorage
Host access: https://news.ycombinator.com/*, <all_urls>

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About

Discover what's being discussed on Hacker News with HN Scout - the extension that scouts any webpage to find HN discussions.

  Features:
  • Scout any URL: Check if a webpage has been discussed on Hacker News
  • Instant results: Auto-display cached results on revisits (within 5 minutes)
  • Mark stories: Mark all visible HN stories as read with one click
  • Smart caching: 5-minute cache to avoid redundant searches
  • One-click access: Open any discussion directly on HN
  • Discussion metadata: See upvotes and comment counts
  • Works everywhere: Use on any website to discover HN discussions
  • Privacy-focused: Only searches public HN data, no tracking

  Perfect for power users who want to know if content is being discussed on HN and quickly manage their HN feed.

  Safe and secure - requires minimal permissions and uses Algolia's public HN search API.

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