HN Gist Drawer

Read Gemini-powered summaries (gists) and ask follow-up questions for Hacker News comment threads directly on the page.

Read Gemini-powered summaries ("gists") and ask follow-up questions for Hacker News articles and comment threads directly on news.ycombinator.com—without leaving the front page. HN Gist Drawer adds a compact [⚡ Gist] button next to the comments link on every Hacker News story. Clicking it opens a clean, Hacker News-styled split drawer on the right side of the screen that summarizes both the linked article/post and the comment thread in seconds. KEY FEATURES • "What It's About" + Comment Thread Gist Every gist begins with a concise 2–3 sentence overview of the linked article or post being discussed, followed by an unbiased breakdown of the comment thread: the main camps of opinion, high-signal insights from people with firsthand experience, sentiment on tools or products mentioned, and standout tangents or links. • Right-Hand Split Drawer (Never Covers the Page) Opens a fixed right-hand drawer (38vw) and smoothly shifts the Hacker News page so the story list remains completely visible and scrollable while you read. • Live Streaming & Parallel Summaries Streams summaries live into the drawer in ~1–1.5 seconds using Google's Gemini Flash models. You can click up to 5 [⚡ Gist] buttons concurrently to generate multiple thread summaries in parallel. • Contextual Follow-Up Q&A Have a specific question about the thread? Use the sticky input at the bottom of the drawer ("Ask a follow-up about this thread...") to ask Gemini questions grounded directly in the comment transcript and prior Q&A turns. • Strict Session-Only Cache & Bring-Your-Own-Key Privacy - Uses your own Google AI Studio API key stored exclusively in local browser storage (chrome.storage.local). - Caches up to 25 summarized stories in session memory (chrome.storage.session) so gists persist across page reloads and Back-button navigation while Chrome is open, and wipe automatically when Chrome quits. - Zero external analytics, tracking, or third-party servers—requests go directly from your browser to Algolia HN API and Google AI Studio. HOW TO USE 1. Get an API key from Google AI Studio (https://aistudio.google.com/app/apikey). 2. Click the ⚡ HN Gist Drawer icon in your Chrome toolbar, paste your API key, and click "Save Settings". 3. Visit https://news.ycombinator.com and click [⚡ Gist] next to any story's comment count.