I put HN discussions next to the article where it belongs

Name: I put HN discussions next to the article where it belongs
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Author: krenerd

by krenerd·Mar 4, 2026·8 points·0 comments

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AI Analysis

●●SolidSolve My ProblemCozy

Google Docs comments for any website, but persistence and discovery remain unclear.

Strengths

•No signup required; works immediately on any link pasted
•Automatic HN indexing means discussions follow articles organically
•Snapshot archiving prevents link rot while enabling side-by-side annotation

Weaknesses

•Threading model unclear—how do discussions persist if the original site changes?
•No obvious way to find discussions on sites beyond HN; discoverability is weak

Post Description

It it always bugged me when I read or share an article, the discussion lives separately from the article. I imagined being able to add Google-Docs or Notion style comments on any website. We save a snapshot of the website and allow adding discussions that live side-by-side and directly reference parts of the article.

HN articles are automatically indexed in https://cooo.link/hackernews

and you can add any website, PDFs on https://cooo.link/

Built with SvelteKit, SingleFile(for archiving page), Railway. Solo dev. Would love feedback if you found it interesting! Thanks