Hacker News: rishikeshs

Soul.md

rishikeshs — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:06:01 +0000

Article URL: https://soul.md/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47431449

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Show HN: StackStats – Analytics tool for Substack writers, runs 100% locally

rishikeshs — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:19:03 +0000

Hi HN,

I've been writing on Substack for about 5 years with close to 3,000 subscribers. The platform has grown a lot but the analytics have barely changed, and there's still no API support.

I like to explore data, and Substack lets you export some analytics as CSVs from the creator dashboard. I've been doing that for a while, mostly with local scripts, but realized this could be useful to other writers as a simple local tool.

So I built StackStats. A better analytics app for Substack Writers.

You export your CSVs, point it at the folder, and everything populates. Growth sources, engagement scoring, cohort retention, bot-filtered open rates (GoogleImageProxy alone inflated my opens by ~51%), best day/hour to post, and more.

There's an optional AI feature for deeper insights. Totally optional, but why not go with the hype :D. You can use any provider (Claude, GPT-4, Gemini, Groq, OpenRouter) or run Ollama fully offline. BYOK, no lock-in.

Built with Electron and vanilla JS. No cloud, no account, no telemetry. All data stays on your machine.

You can see a live demo with my actual newsletter data here: https://demo.stackstats.app

Happy to answer questions about the app!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47416284

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Show HN: Is Claude's 2x usage active?

rishikeshs — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:39:59 +0000

Article URL: https://2x.rishikeshs.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47402973

Points: 5

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A Cloudflare Worker that generates dynamic SVG bar charts of your traffic

rishikeshs — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:34:50 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/sd416/cloudflare-worker-stats

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47365053

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by rishikeshs in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)"

rishikeshs — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:34:39 +0000

Shit! I was not aware!

So FormBeep is designed to work with WhatsApp since most people prefer whatsapp notifications!

New comment by rishikeshs in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)"

rishikeshs — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:19:58 +0000

I'm building a small tool called FormBeep[1] that sends a notification to your phone when someone submits a form on your website.

It started as a client problem, then something which I also experienced so decided to built it. It's just one small script and work seamlessly across platforms.

[1]https://formbeep.com

New comment by rishikeshs in "Put the zip code first"

rishikeshs — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:07:39 +0000

I’m reading this from UAE where zipcodes don’t exist. I wanted to make a similar post so that when you select UAE as country remove the zip code field. Usually the workaround is to type 000000

New comment by rishikeshs in "GPT-5.4"

rishikeshs — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:53:42 +0000

This is not only openai, but other models as well. Last week I added a summarise with AI block on a product blog page. I had seen it somewhere and felt like it’s a cool feature to have. Wrote a small shortcode in hugo for the block and added it with various models.

It’s like a hit and miss, sometimes claude says i cannot access your site which is not true.

Ref: https://formbeep.com/blog/building-formbeep-weekend/

New comment by rishikeshs in "Ask HN: How Do Emergency Alerts on Phone Work?"

rishikeshs — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:44:35 +0000

Is this a universal standard? How does it override my phone’s volume!

Ask HN: How Do Emergency Alerts on Phone Work?

rishikeshs — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:27:34 +0000

I’m now in UAE which is affected by war. Woke up to an alert yesterday night and was wondering how this works. Any good write ups on its technical side?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47228858

Points: 8

# Comments: 4