JohannesSeikowsky/hn-summary-firefox-extension

A minimal Firefox extension that adds a summary link to Hacker News stories.

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Aug 24, 2026

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Hacker News Summary

A minimal Firefox extension that adds a summary link to Hacker News stories.

Choose ChatGPT or Claude when the extension is first installed. Clicking summary opens a new conversation with the article URL ready to summarize.

Install locally

  1. Open about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox in Firefox.
  2. Select Load Temporary Add-on.
  3. Choose manifest.json from this folder.
  4. Choose ChatGPT or Claude in the setup tab that opens.

Temporary add-ons are removed when Firefox restarts. For a persistent installation, use a Mozilla-signed .xpi file.

Privacy

The extension runs only on news.ycombinator.com. It saves your chosen provider locally in Firefox and does not send data to any server.

License

MIT

Contributors

JohannesSeikowsky/hn-summary-firefox-extension

A minimal Firefox extension that adds a summary link to Hacker News stories.

0

stars

3

commits

JavaScript

primary language

Aug 24, 2026

updated

chatgpt
claude
firefox-extension
hacker-news

README

Hacker News Summary

A minimal Firefox extension that adds a summary link to Hacker News stories.

Choose ChatGPT or Claude when the extension is first installed. Clicking summary opens a new conversation with the article URL ready to summarize.

Install locally

  1. Open about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox in Firefox.
  2. Select Load Temporary Add-on.
  3. Choose manifest.json from this folder.
  4. Choose ChatGPT or Claude in the setup tab that opens.

Temporary add-ons are removed when Firefox restarts. For a persistent installation, use a Mozilla-signed .xpi file.

Privacy

The extension runs only on news.ycombinator.com. It saves your chosen provider locally in Firefox and does not send data to any server.

License

MIT

Contributors

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