Nitpick

Hi!

I totally wanted a retro feel for browsing HN(https://news.ycombinator.com) over SSH, and it's basically all text anyway, so I had AI help me write a little TUI client for HN.

Built with Go and Bubble Tea.

Features

• Browse all HN story types: Top, New, Ask, Show, Jobs.
• Threaded comment viewing with collapsible trees
• Login with your HN account (session persists across restarts)
• Upvote, reply, and submit stories
• Background notifications for replies to your comments
• Algolia-powered search
• Local SQLite cache for fast, offline-friendly browsing
• Vim-style keybindings

Install

Requires Go 1.24+.

go install github.com/fragmede/nitpick@latest

Or build from source:

git clone https://github.com/fragmede/nitpick.git
cd nitpick
go build -o nitpick .
./nitpick

Keybindings

Navigation

Key	Action
j / k	Move down / up
Enter	Open story or comment thread
q	Go back to list / quit
Esc	Go back one level
g / G	Jump to top / bottom
Ctrl+D / Ctrl+U	Page down / up
/	Filter / search
r	Refresh
Ctrl+R	Hard refresh (bust cache)

Tabs

Key	Action
1-8	Jump to tab (Top, New, Threads, Past, Comments, Ask, Show, Jobs)
Tab / Shift+Tab	Cycle through tabs

Comments

Key	Action
Space	Collapse / expand comment tree
p / [	Jump to parent comment
]	Jump to next sibling
u	Upvote (requires login)
r	Reply (requires login)
e	Edit own comment (within 2hr window)

Actions

Key	Action
L	Login
s	Submit a story
n	View notifications
P	View user profile
o	Open URL in browser

Configuration

Data is stored in ~/.config/nitpick/:

File	Purpose
cache.db	SQLite cache for stories, comments, and users
session.json	Persisted login session

License

GPLv3