π§ Hacker News Digest: AI, Prompt Engineering & Dev Trends
Welcome! This article summarizes high-impact discussions from Hacker News, focusing on AI, ChatGPT, prompt engineering, and developer tools.
Curated for clarity and relevance, each post offers a unique viewpoint worth exploring.
π Whatβs Included:
- Grouped insights from Hacker News on Prompt Engineering, AI Trends, Tools, and Use Cases
- Summarized content in original words
- Proper attribution: 'As posted by username'
- Code snippets included where relevant
- Direct link to each original Hacker News post
- Clean HTML formatting only
π£οΈ Post 1: Show HN: PromptCard β Quick prompt insert for ChatGPT web interface
As posted by: JohnnyZhang483 | π₯ Points: 1
π https://promptcard.online/tutorial
π¬ Summary
I found myself constantly inputing similar prompts when using ChatGPT. I wanted a faster way to reuse and insert prompts without breaking my typing flow. And I also want a place to save & manage my frequently used prompts.
so I built PromptCard, a chrome extension to make prompt input faster and more comfortable. https://promptcard.online/
It works like this:
- In ChatGPT input box, you can enter #prompt_shortcut.
- When you hit send, the content from the selected prompt will be inserted to that place and sent to ChatGPT.
Example:
Let's say you want ChatGPT to help draft an email to your boss to request a day off. You might sent this:
"My son has fever and I need to stay home tomorrow to take care of him. Please help me write a short, professional email to my manager. Write in a clear and professional tone suitable for workplace communication. Keep it polite, concise, and respectful."
If you saved the 2nd part above under #email_to_manager, the input will become:
"My son has a high fever and I need to stay home tomorrow to take care of him. #email_to_manager."
Notice that the prompt is much shorter, and #email_to_manager can be reused everytime you want to write email to manager. The extension also comes a website for prompts sharing and managemnt.
I would love to hear all the feedback/suggestions. Thanks!
π£οΈ Post 2: Show HN: Sharebuttons.ai β generate AI share buttons for ChatGPT, Claude etc.
As posted by: andrew-jack | π₯ Points: 1
π¬ Summary
Hi HN,
I built https://sharebuttons.ai, a free tool that generates sharable links and embeddable buttons to help your content get cited in AI platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Grok.
The idea is simple:
Instead of traditional social media buttons, these buttons generate AI-optimized prompts that include your content. When clicked, they open the selected AI tool (e.g. ChatGPT or Claude) with a pre-filled query referencing your material. This makes it easier for visitors to bring your content into AI conversations - and more likely to get it cited in AI-generated answers.
You can choose which platforms to support, and the tool gives you clean, ready-to-use HTML for your site. No signup, no scripts, just links, buttons and markup you can embed. It works with any type of site β blogs, documentation pages, landing pages, etc.
Benefits:
- Increases the chance your content gets cited in AI responses
- Helps build your brandβs presence in AI-generated output
- Makes it easier for users to reference your content directly in tools like ChatGPT
Examples of links:
ChatGPT (Summarize): https://ivbnssfgtjtfuskcqkfh.supabase.co/functions/v1/track-...
Grok (Summarize): https://ivbnssfgtjtfuskcqkfh.supabase.co/functions/v1/track-...
Some websites are already experimenting with this approach. Designmodo's blog https://designmodo.com/email-design/ now uses similar AI-friendly share buttons to improve visibility in AI-generated content.
I'm looking for feedback:
- Is this useful to you?
- Would you add something like this to your site?
- Any improvements or additional AI platforms you'd want supported?
Feedback and critique welcome.
Thanks!
π― Final Takeaways
These discussions reveal how developers think about emerging AI trends, tool usage, and practical innovation. Take inspiration from these community insights to level up your own development or prompt workflows.