Terminal feed reader for Hacker News, Reddit, lobste.rs, and GitHub Trending.

Features

• Unified scrollable feed from HN, Reddit subreddits, lobste.rs, and GitHub Trending
• Color-coded by source: HN orange, lobste.rs red, GitHub green, subreddits in a cycling palette
• Read text posts and Ask HN inline — no browser needed
• Split view with post body / repo stats and threaded comments or README side by side
• Filter feed by source, refresh on demand, paginate with m
• Keyword search with /, copy URL with y, mark seen posts dimmed automatically
• Config file at ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/devskim/config.toml — created automatically on first run

Install

Homebrew (macOS/Linux)

brew tap emarkou/devskim
brew install devskim

pip

pip install devskim

pipx (isolated install)

pipx install devskim

From source

Requires Python 3.11+.

git clone https://github.com/emarkou/devskim.git
cd devskim
pip install -e .

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On first run, a config file is created at $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/devskim/config.toml (defaults to ~/.config/devskim/config.toml). Edit it to change subreddits:

nano "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/devskim/config.toml"

subreddits = ["programming", "ClaudeAI", "machinelearning"]
hn_story_count = 30
reddit_post_count = 15
lobsters_post_count = 25
github_trending_count = 25
# github_trending_language = "python"   # filter by language (optional)
# github_trending_since = "daily"       # daily | weekly | monthly
cache_ttl_minutes = 10

Run devskim — changes take effect on next launch or press r to refresh.

Demo

Key bindings

Main feed

Key	Action
j / ↓	Move down
k / ↑	Move up
Enter	Open post + comments split view
f	Cycle source filter (All → HN → r/sub → lobste.rs → GitHub → …)
m	Load more stories
r	Refresh all sources
y	Copy story URL to clipboard
/	Keyword search
q	Quit

Split view

Key	Action
j / ↓	Scroll down
k / ↑	Scroll up
Tab	Switch between post/stats and comments/README pane
o	Open URL in browser
q / Esc	Close

Config

$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/devskim/config.toml (default: ~/.config/devskim/config.toml) — created on first run with defaults. If ~/.devskim exists and the XDG path does not, the legacy location is used automatically.

Key	Default	Description
subreddits	["programming", "python", "machinelearning"]	Subreddits to include
hn_story_count	30	HN stories per fetch
reddit_post_count	15	Posts per subreddit per fetch
lobsters_post_count	25	lobste.rs posts per fetch
github_trending_count	25	GitHub trending repos per fetch
github_trending_language	""	Filter by language (e.g. "python"), empty = all
github_trending_since	"daily"	Trending window: daily, weekly, or monthly
cache_ttl_minutes	10	Minutes before refreshing cache
theme	"auto"	Color theme: auto (detect terminal), dark, light, or any Textual theme name (nord, dracula, solarized-light, …)
browser	""	Browser command for opening URLs (e.g. "firefox", "open -a Safari"). Empty = system default

Tech stack

Library	Role
Textual	TUI framework
httpx	Async HTTP client
Click	CLI entry point

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Related posts:

• https://dev.to/elemar/building-a-terminal-feed-reader-for-hacker-news-reddit-and-lobsters-with-python-textual-2alf