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Freelance Job Scraper

by @lanxevo3

Autonomous freelance job monitoring agent. Scans Hacker News Who is Hiring, YC jobs board, and remote job aggregators for high-value automation and AI gigs,...

Versionv1.0.0
Downloads517
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TERMINAL
clawhub install freelance-job-scraper

πŸ“– About This Skill

name: freelance-job-scraper description: "Autonomous freelance job monitoring agent. Scans Hacker News Who is Hiring, YC jobs board, and remote job aggregators for high-value automation and AI gigs, scores them by relevance and payout, and flags actionable leads." version: "1.0.0" tags: ["freelance", "jobs", "automation", "scraping", "hacker-news", "yc", "remote"]

Freelance Job Scraper

Scans multiple job boards and freelance platforms for AI/automation-related gigs. Scores each opportunity by relevance, payout, and competition level.

What It Does

  • Scrapes HN "Who is Hiring" monthly threads
  • Monitors YC jobs board for automation/AI-related postings
  • Checks remoteok.com, weworkremotely.com for relevant gigs
  • Scores opportunities by payout, competition, and AI fit
  • Generates a prioritized daily digest report

    • Prerequisites

  • gh CLI authenticated (for HN comments/jobs access)
  • Python 3.6+ (standard library only)
  • Browser or web fetch for job board scraping

    • Quick Start

    # Scan all sources and generate report
python3 scripts/scan_jobs.py
    Filter by keyword
    
python3 scripts/scan_jobs.py --keyword "automation"
    Output to file
    
python3 scripts/scan_jobs.py --output freelance_leads.md

    Scoring Criteria

    | Score | Factor | |-------|--------| | High payout ($100+) | +3 pts | | AI/automation relevant | +3 pts | | Remote OK | +1 pt | | Few competition (fewer replies) | +2 pts | | YC company | +2 pts |

    Output Format

    ## Freelance Lead Digest β€” 2026-03-27
    πŸ”₯ Hot Leads (score >= 7)
    
1. [Company] β€” Role/Task | $AMOUNT | YC | 3 replies
   - Link: https://...
   - Why: AI/automation fit
    🎯 Medium Leads (score 4-6)
    
...
    πŸ’€ Low Priority
    
...

    Architecture

  • scripts/scan_jobs.py β€” Main scraper (Python stdlib only)
  • references/hn_jobs_guide.md β€” How to navigate HN jobs
  • Uses gh api for HN content, web fetch for external boards

    • πŸ’‘ Examples

    # Scan all sources and generate report
python3 scripts/scan_jobs.py
    Filter by keyword
    
python3 scripts/scan_jobs.py --keyword "automation"
    Output to file
    
python3 scripts/scan_jobs.py --output freelance_leads.md

    βš™οΈ Configuration

  • gh CLI authenticated (for HN comments/jobs access)
  • Python 3.6+ (standard library only)
  • Browser or web fetch for job board scraping