Show HN: I made an open source Chrome extension to notify you of new HN replies (opens in new tab)

I think HN doesn't have reply notifications deliberately.

It is isn't a messenger service for two individuals to have a back and forth conversation - it's made for everyone to contribute when they have something to add.

I'm sorry but I won't install your extension. It's not you. It's that it's almost as if you're installing a kernel extension.

As a side note.. Why not post your actual company, engagespot? From what I can read is that Anandu is actually "making" this thing. Just seems very disingenuous in an attempt to do some sort of underdog or gorilla marketing.

Nevertheless, releasing something is always a good achievement, so congrats!

I'm using https://www.hnreplies.com/ for reply notifications. Email isn't the fastest system for replies but that's fine for a forum like HN.

This service doesn't require installing anything in your browser.

Few remarks: (i) it has a server component (written in node) which unless setup locally one hosted by a third-party (Engagespot) is accessed, (ii) server component utilizes an API provided by the same third-party to function, (iii) integrates itself to the HN site rather being a toolbar button.

The repo is currently just "source available," not Open Source as there's no license in your repo. I doubt the similarly named field in package.json qualifies since I bet that 99% of projects which npm init just hit enter on its default

Are there any guidelines on how hard you can actually hit the Hacker News API?

( It looks like your backend is hitting it every five seconds; is that per user? )

also am I just too cynical these days or is this kind of just an ad for their notification infra SAAS?

please update a firefox version as well. In the interest of making a more open and free internet, your contribution would be most welcomed and appreciated.

Readme says "No push notifications or emails".

Manifest.json says "Notifies you via push and email when you get a new reply on HackerNews [sic]"

Which is it?

In order to work reliably for the user this will hammer hn server x number of installs. RIP.

Hey HN,

I developed this opensource chrome extension that simply adds a bell to HN header. It shows the count of new replies (that you might have missed).

Clicking on the bell opens a notification inbox which shows the comment preview without having to visit the thread.