>- Scan community discussion channels (HN, Lobsters, Reddit, tech blogs) for experience reports and opinions on a topic
---
name: discourse
description: |
>- Scan community discussion channels (HN, Lobsters, Reddit, tech blogs) for experience reports and opinions on a topic
version: 1.9.5
triggers:
- hackernews
- reddit
- lobsters
- blogs
- discourse
- the user wants community perspectives on a technology or approach
metadata: {"openclaw": {"homepage": "https://github.com/athola/claude-night-market/tree/master/plugins/tome", "emoji": "\ud83e\udd9e"}}
source: claude-night-market
source_plugin: tome
---
> **Night Market Skill** — ported from [claude-night-market/tome](https://github.com/athola/claude-night-market/tree/master/plugins/tome). For the full experience with agents, hooks, and commands, install the Claude Code plugin.
# 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
don't have the plugin yet? install it then click "run inline in claude" again.