TrendyCLI

A simple Rust CLI tool for fetching data from reddit, and hacker news with AI chat.

Features

• Reddit: Fetch posts from any subreddit
• Hacker News: Get top stories from Hacker News
• AI Chat: Interact with AI models via HackClubAI

Installation

cargo install trendy-cli

Or build from source:

cargo build --release

Usage

Command Line Options

trendy-cli --help

Options:
  -a, --api-key <API_KEY>      HackClubAI API key
  -l, --limit <LIMIT>          Number of items to fetch [default: 10]
  -s, --subreddit <SUBREDDIT>  Subreddit to fetch [default: rust]
  -n, --hn                     Fetch Hacker News top stories
  -r, --rd                     Fetch Reddit posts
  -h, --help                   Print help

Fetch Reddit Posts

trendy-cli -r -l 5 -s programming

Fetch Hacker News Stories

trendy-cli -n -l 10

Interactive Mode (REPL)

Run without flags to enter interactive mode:

trendy-cli

REPL Commands

Configuration

API Key

Set your HackClubAI API key via:

• Command line: -a or --api-key flag
• JSON config: ~/.config/trendy-cli/config.json
• Environment variable: HACKCLUB_API_KEY
• .env file in the project directory

Default Model

The default AI model is moonshotai/kimi-k2.5. Change it using the /model and /models to view the available models command in REPL mode.

License

MIT License.