Chrome side panel that surfaces HN replies to your posts and comments using parent-pointer matching, with no login, server, or backend required.
Key Takeaways
Installs from a pre-built dist/ with no Node or build step; pnpm build only needed if you change source code.
All state lives in Chrome storage; no write access to HN, no external service to trust or monitor.
Reply detection works by remembering items you authored and checking every public HN comment for a parent pointer matching one of yours.
Side-panel inbox supports unread/read filters and manual refresh; resumes correctly after Chrome has been closed or slept.
A self-contained security audit prompt ships at docs/security-audit.md; architecture notes and matching-strategy validation live in cost-analysis/docs/.
Hacker News Comment Review
The only comment flags the README as AI-generated, a presentation choice that undercuts first impressions for an otherwise self-contained, clearly engineered tool.
Notable Comments
@dvt: “At least write the README yourself, it’s like 4 sentences.”