lobsters-reactions - SKILL.md Agent Skill

name: lobsters-reactions description: Find the Lobste.rs discussion for the article in the current TIL document and weave the key comments into the document body with precise footnote links. Use when the user wants to reflect community reactions from Lobste.rs into an existing TIL file. argument-hint: '[file-path]' disable-model-invocation: true

Find the Lobste.rs discussion for a TIL document's source article and enrich the document with key community reactions, each linked to the exact comment.

Usage

/lobsters-reactions
/lobsters-reactions thinking/some-article.md

Argument: path to an existing TIL file (optional; if omitted, use the file currently open in the IDE, or ask the user)

Procedure

1. Identify the source URL

Read the target TIL file. Extract the source URL from the 원문: line.

2. Find the Lobste.rs discussion

Search for the Lobste.rs thread using the search endpoint:

https://lobste.rs/search?q=<encoded-title-or-url>&what=stories&order=relevance

If the document already has a Lobste.rs 토론: line, extract the story ID from that URL directly instead of searching.

Pick the thread with the highest score. If no thread is found, report that to the user and stop.

3. Fetch comments

Fetch the story JSON from the Lobste.rs API to get comments:

https://lobste.rs/s/<story-id>.json

This returns the story object with a comments array. Each comment has:

short_id: unique comment identifier used in anchor URLs
commenting_user: object with username field
comment: comment text (HTML)
score: upvote count
parent_comment: short_id of parent (null for top-level)

For top-level comments with substantive replies, also read the first level of child comments.

4. Select significant comments

Identify comments that add something not already in the TIL document. Criteria:

A concrete counter-argument, counter-example, or rebuttal
A real-world anecdote, case study, or historical example
A useful distinction or re-framing of the article's concepts
A notable criticism of the article's logic or scope
A high-scored alternative interpretation

Skip: pure praise, off-topic jokes, one-liners with no substance, or content already covered in the document.

Aim for 5–10 comments. Quality over quantity.

5. Add the Lobste.rs link to the document header

If the document does not already have a Lobste.rs 토론: line, add it after the HN 토론: line if one exists, otherwise immediately after the 원문: line:

Lobste.rs 토론: <https://lobste.rs/s/STORY_ID/STORY_SLUG>

6. Weave reactions into the document body

For each selected comment, integrate it into the most relevant existing section (## 분석, ## 비평, or ## 인사이트). Rules:

Do NOT add a new top-level section for Lobste.rs comments.
Integrate inline: expand an existing paragraph, add a new sub-section (###), or add a new paragraph within an existing sub-section.
Use a footnote reference ([^handle]) in the body text and add the exact comment URL at the bottom of the file.
The footnote URL must point to the specific comment using its short_id as the anchor: https://lobste.rs/s/<story-id>/<story-slug>#<comment-short-id>
Write the reaction content in Korean. The commenter's handle stays in its original form.
If a footnote key conflicts with an existing one (e.g. from a prior /hackernews-reactions run), append -lobsters to the key: [^handle-lobsters].

Footnote block format (at the very end of the file, after ---):

---

[^handle]: <https://lobste.rs/s/STORY_ID/STORY_SLUG#COMMENT_SHORT_ID>

If footnotes already exist, append new ones to the existing block.

7. Writing rules

Follow all writing guidelines in AGENTS.md.
Do not alter sections that have no relevant Lobste.rs reactions.
Do not remove or rewrite existing content — only add or extend.
New content must match the tone and depth of the existing document.
Each integrated reaction should make the document richer, not longer for its own sake.