hackernews_jobs_who_is_hiring_list
List Who is Hiring jobs
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List top-level jobs from the monthly Hacker News Who is Hiring thread (latest thread, or a YYYY-MM month). Returns a list (use page/pageSize when paginated).
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| month | string | no | Calendar month (YYYY-MM) to pin a Who is Hiring thread. Default: latest thread. |
| page | integer | no | Zero-based page index of top-level hiring comments. |
| limit | integer | no | Job rows per page (1–50). Default: 20. Prefer this over `pageSize`. |
| pageSize | integer | no | Deprecated alias for `limit`. When both are set, `limit` wins. |
| context | string | yes | Describe the user's underlying goal in one sentence — not the tool you are calling. |
| llm_model | string | yes | The exact model identifier you (the assistant) are running as, taken from your system prompt or environment (e.g. "claude-opus-4-8", "gpt-5.2"). Used for analytics only. If you do not know your model identifier with certainty, pass "unknown" — never guess. |
| conversation_id | string | no | Echo the conversation_id from the server's previous response. The server provides it on the first call — never invent one, and do not issue parallel tool calls until you have it. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"month": {
"description": "Calendar month (YYYY-MM) to pin a Who is Hiring thread. Default: latest thread.",
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\d{4}-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])$"
},
"page": {
"description": "Zero-based page index of top-level hiring comments.",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 49
},
"limit": {
"description": "Job rows per page (1–50). Default: 20. Prefer this over `pageSize`.",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 50
},
"pageSize": {
"description": "Deprecated alias for `limit`. When both are set, `limit` wins.",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 50
},
"context": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Describe the user's underlying goal in one sentence — not the tool you are calling."
},
"llm_model": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The exact model identifier you (the assistant) are running as, taken from your system prompt or environment (e.g. \"claude-opus-4-8\", \"gpt-5.2\"). Used for analytics only. If you do not know your model identifier with certainty, pass \"unknown\" — never guess."
},
"conversation_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Echo the conversation_id from the server's previous response. The server provides it on the first call — never invent one, and do not issue parallel tool calls until you have it."
}
},
"required": [
"context",
"llm_model"
]
}