# Prism Devtool Pulse API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/prism/devtool-pulse)

> Fans out a GitHub repo/dossier, a Hacker News search+comment pull, a Reddit search+comment pull, and the dev-blog web echo (content_analysis), then folds them into a developer-brand health snapshot: release recency, open-issue load, the top feature request and top complaint, HN and Reddit attention, the web echo with its top domains, a deterministic pulse=strong\|steady\|cooling\|quiet label, and a soft NLP sentiment label. No leg is individually critical — absence is signal; a strict-majority leg failure refunds half. Supply `repo=` (owner/repo or a github URL) to anchor the dossier; without it the server best-effort resolves one from the HN/web legs. `legs[]` reports each leg's status, cost, and latency.

TL;DR: `GET /v1/prism/devtool-pulse` costs 20 credits per call and returns SocialCrawl's unified JSON schema. Single x-api-key auth, 100 free credits on signup.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | yes | The devtool name to sweep across Hacker News, Reddit, and the dev-blog index (e.g. Bun, Drizzle ORM, tRPC). |
| `repo` | no | The repo to dossier — owner/repo or a github.com/{owner}/{repo} URL. Recommended for a precise dossier. |
| `subreddit` | no | Optional scope for the Reddit leg (bare name, no r/) — switches it to a subreddit search. |
| `include` | no | CSV subset of dossier,hn,reddit,blogs (default all). Trims which legs run, not the flat price. |
| `date_from` | no | Optional window start (YYYY-MM-DD) applied to the time-bounded legs. |
| `date_to` | no | Optional window end (YYYY-MM-DD). |

## Code example

```bash
curl "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/prism/devtool-pulse?query=Bun" \
  -H "x-api-key: sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## FAQ

### What is the SocialCrawl Developer Tool Monitoring API (Prism Devtool Pulse)?

GET /v1/prism/devtool-pulse takes one query and folds four legs into a single JSON response: a GitHub repo dossier, the Hacker News reaction, Reddit chatter, and a dev-blog echo. Instead of orchestrating four separate calls, you get one developer-brand health snapshot.

### Which sources does devtool-pulse pull from?

Four in parallel: GitHub (the repo dossier), Hacker News threads, Reddit discussion, and dev-blog and web coverage. Pass repo to pin an exact GitHub repository and subreddit to scope the Reddit leg. The query parameter is the only required input.

### How much does a devtool-pulse call cost?

Each call is a flat 20 credits covering all four legs. New accounts get 100 free credits with no credit card. If a strict majority of the legs fail, part of the cost is refunded automatically, and if every leg fails the full 20 credits come back.

### Can I narrow the time window and the sources?

Yes. Pass date_from and date_to to bound the Hacker News, Reddit, and dev-blog legs to a date range, and use include to toggle which legs run. The repo and subreddit params pin the GitHub and Reddit legs to an exact target.

### Why use devtool-pulse instead of calling GitHub, HN, and Reddit myself?

One call replaces four upstream integrations plus the parsing, deduping, and folding you would write to combine them. It returns a single developer-brand health view over code, comment threads, and press, so you can watch how a tool lands without stitching APIs together.

See the full Prism API: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/prism

## Pricing

- Standard endpoints: 1 credit per call
- Advanced endpoints: 5 credits per call
- Premium endpoints: 10 credits per call
- 100 free credits on signup, no credit card required. Cached responses cost 0 credits. Credit packs never expire.
- Full pricing: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/pricing

## Explore with AI

Questions this API answers, phrased for an AI assistant:

- How do I check how a developer tool is being received on GitHub, Hacker News, and Reddit in one API call?
- What API tracks a devtool's buzz across Hacker News and Reddit together?
- developer tool sentiment API across GitHub, HN, and Reddit