# producthunt

Searches posts and launches on Product Hunt using the official GraphQL API. Helpful when tracking new products and discussions.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2700 installs · ★ 1875
- Author: ReScienceLab
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/ReScienceLab/opc-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/producthunt/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/producthunt

## What it does

The skill queries Product Hunt through its official GraphQL API. It uses Python 3 scripts to fetch featured launches or download comments for a specific post ID.

It also pulls user profiles and inspects curated collections. Every action executes directly from the skill directory via `python3 scripts/...` commands.

You must set `PRODUCTHUNT_ACCESS_TOKEN` in your environment before running any script. The API enforces a rate limit of 6250 complexity points per 15 minutes, which will choke heavy requests.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ReScienceLab/opc-skills --skill producthunt -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/producthunt/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/producthunt/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ReScienceLab/opc-skills --skill producthunt -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/producthunt/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ReScienceLab/opc-skills --skill producthunt -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/producthunt/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install ReScienceLab/opc-skills producthunt
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/producthunt/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ReScienceLab/opc-skills --skill producthunt -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/ReScienceLab/opc-skills --path skills/producthunt
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/producthunt/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ReScienceLab/opc-skills --skill producthunt -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/ReScienceLab/opc-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/producthunt/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- fetch featured posts from Product Hunt for today
- search topics and products by keyword via GraphQL API
- retrieve discussion comments by post ID
- check user profiles and their launched products

## Example prompts
- Get the top 10 posts in the ai topic from Product Hunt
- Retrieve details and recent posts for user rrhoover
- Fetch recent comments for post ID 12345

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: producthunt
description: Search and retrieve content from Product Hunt. Get posts, topics, users, and collections via the GraphQL API. Use when user mentions Product Hunt, PH, or product launches.
---

# ProductHunt Skill

Get posts, topics, users, and collections from Product Hunt via the official GraphQL API.

## Prerequisites

Set access token in `~/.zshrc`:
```bash
export PRODUCTHUNT_ACCESS_TOKEN="your_developer_token"
```

Get your token from: https://www.producthunt.com/v2/oauth/applications

**Quick Check**:
```bash
cd <skill_directory>
python3 scripts/get_posts.py --limit 3
```

## Commands

All commands run from the skill directory.

### Posts
```bash
python3 scripts/get_post.py chatgpt                    # Get post by slug
python3 scripts/get_post.py 12345                      # Get post by ID
python3 scripts/get_posts.py --limit 20                # Today's featured posts
python3 scripts/get_posts.py --topic ai --limit 10     # Posts in topic
python3 scripts/get_posts.py --after 2026-01-01        # Posts after date
python3 scripts/get_post_comments.py POST_ID --limit 20
```

### Topics
```bash
python3 scripts/get_topic.py artificial-intelligence  # Get topic by slug
python3 scripts/get_topics.py --query "AI" --limit 20 # Search topics
python3 scripts/get_topics.py --limit 50              # Popular topics
```

### Users
```bash
python3 scripts/get_user.py rrhoover                  # Get user by username
python3 scripts/get_user_posts.py rrhoover --limit 20 # User's posts
```

### Collections
```bash
python3 scripts/get_collection.py SLUG_OR_ID          # Get collection
python3 scripts/get_collections.py --featured --limit 20
```

## API Info
- **Endpoint**: https://api.producthunt.com/v2/api/graphql
- **Type**: GraphQL
- **Rate Limits**: 6250 complexity points / 15 min
- **Docs**: https://api.producthunt.com/v2/docs
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© ReScienceLab · Apache-2.0 · https://github.com/ReScienceLab/opc-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/producthunt/SKILL.md

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