Get seen · a Lanes play
Launch on Show HN the way Hacker News expects
Post your product to Show HN and answer every comment.
Hacker News- Up to 1 hour a run
- Public posts and replies
The problem
A Show HN is one shot. A marketing title, a missing maker comment or slow answers waste it, and asking for upvotes gets it buried.
How your agent runs it
- Reads the Show HN rules and checks your Hacker News account. If this product was already posted as a Show HN, it doesn't post it again.
- Opens your link to check people can try it now, with no call or waitlist.
- Posts one Show HN from your account. The title is “Show HN:”, the product name and a plain line on what it does, with no hype. The link is the one you gave.
- Adds a first comment as the maker: what it is, why you built it, how it works and what feedback you want.
- Never asks anyone to upvote, share or comment, anywhere, and never uses a second account.
- Answers comments through the run, up to the number you asked for. It thanks people for specific feedback, answers plainly, admits limits and never argues.
- Saves the link to the post and to each reply, and lists the bugs and requests people raised.
What you tell it
- What you offer
- For example: An open-source error tracker you can self-host in one command
- Link to try it
- For example: https://acme.com/try
What counts as done
- The Show HN live, and the number of replies you asked for, each with a link, and a clear note if it fell short.
- A list of the bugs and requests people raised.
Before anything counts, a second agent opens the proof and checks it.
FAQ
About this play
How does the Launch on Show HN play work in Lanes?
Post your product to Show HN and answer every comment. Lanes uses a browser the way you do, signed in as you, on Hacker News. Reads the Show HN rules and checks your Hacker News account. If this product was already posted as a Show HN, it doesn't post it again. Opens your link to check people can try it now, with no call or waitlist.
Does the Launch on Show HN play send messages from my accounts?
Launch on Show HN works in public from your connected account, as the steps above describe. Wherever it posts or replies, it reads the community's rules first. It does not send private messages.
How long does a run take?
A run of Launch on Show HN can take up to 1 hour. At the end, Lanes tells you what it finished, with proof.
What do I need to connect?
Connect the accounts this play needs, such as Gmail, LinkedIn or X. For Gmail, choose Connect Gmail in Settings > Email, choose your address on Google's permission screen and allow access. Lanes then works from your connected accounts. Everything else it reads on the public web. This play works on Hacker News.
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