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Hacker News integration

A social news website. Use Hacker News from Zoft voice agents, chat agents, workflows and AI employees.

  1. Starts withA call, a chat message or a schedule
  2. ZoftAgent or workflow decides what happens next
  3. Then in Hacker NewsFetch Top Stories
Illustrative flow built from Hacker News’s real triggers and actions.

Zoft + Hacker News

What Zoft can do with Hacker News.

  • 01Voice agentsA phone agent can use Hacker News actions such as Fetch Top Stories during the call, then hand off to a person when it should.
  • 02Chat agentsThe same agent on web chat, WhatsApp or SMS can look up and update Hacker News while it talks to the customer.
  • 03WorkflowsUse Hacker News as a step on the workflow canvas, alongside the other apps in your stack.
  • 04AI employeesAn AI employee can find and use Hacker News actions on its own, and ask for your approval before it sends or changes anything important.

Actions 1

Things Zoft can do in Hacker News.

  • Fetch Top StoriesFetch top stories from hackernews

Setup

Connect Hacker News in three steps.

  1. 01ConnectHacker News is built in. There is nothing to connect, so you can use it in a workflow straight away.
  2. 02Put it to workAdd Hacker News as a workflow step, or let a voice agent, chat agent or AI employee use it as a tool.
  3. 03Review every runAdd approvals where you want a person in the loop. Every run leaves a record you can check.
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FAQ

Hacker News on Zoft, answered.

What can Zoft do with Hacker News?

Zoft supports 1 action for Hacker News. You can use them as workflow steps, and voice agents, chat agents and AI employees can call them as tools.

How do I connect Hacker News to Zoft?

Hacker News is built in. There is nothing to connect, so you can use it in a workflow straight away.

Can a voice agent or chat agent use Hacker News?

Yes. Once Hacker News is connected, a voice agent or chat agent can use its actions during a conversation. Permissions control which actions each agent can use.

Can an AI employee work in Hacker News without supervision?

Only as far as you allow. AI employees ask for approval before sensitive steps, and every run leaves a record you can review.

Put Hacker News to work in your operation.