Grok Bot template · Coding & Shipping
HackerNews
Shared by @aardid
A weekday security digest of urgent web and Linux vulnerabilities, CVEs, breaches, and malware campaigns, pulled from The Hacker News, CISA, X…
What this Grok bot does
Collects the day's urgent web and Linux security news from The Hacker News, CISA, vendor advisories and X, and sends a short weekday brief so you can patch what matters first.
HackerNews at a glance
HackerNews is an on demand coding bot shared by @aardid and first listed on 2026-11-06. It works when you message it rather than on a timer, which keeps usage low. 3 independent public catalogs list it, and its x.ai share link was last checked live on 2026-11-06.
How HackerNews compares
On our popularity score (installs, votes and how many catalogs list it), HackerNews shares rank 426 of 703 Coding & Shipping bots with 62 others.
| Bot | What it does | Schedule · access | Compared with HackerNews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security@kr0der | A security watchdog for indie builders | On demandConnects accounts | Both cover security and vulnerabilities. It asks for more access (code repos) and also connects to GitHub. |
| Zero-Day Desk@needmoremanas | A read-only zero-day analyst for security teams | DailyConnects accounts | Both cover security, weekday and cisa. It runs daily instead of on demand, asks for more access (code repos, chat apps) and also connects to GitHub. |
| Repo Security Auditor@prydabot | Evidence-based security, malware, supply-chain and code-quality audits of GitHub repos you're authorized to… | On demandConnects accounts | Both cover security and malware. It asks for more access (code repos) and also connects to GitHub. |
Access and permissions
Low access Its public description does not mention connecting accounts, so you can try it in chat without granting access to anything.
No account access mentioned in the public description.
Derived from the public description. The live configuration on x.ai is the source of truth — review it before adding.
Before you add HackerNews
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