Quickstart
Get productive with the RequestHunt CLI in under 2 minutes.
Agent Setup
If you're using an AI agent, skip the manual steps. Tell your agent:
One-liner setup prompt
Read https://requesthunt.com/setup.md and follow the instructions to set up RequestHunt.The manual steps below are for humans setting up without an agent.
1. Install the CLI
Install
curl -fsSL https://requesthunt.com/cli | shDownloads the right binary for your OS and installs it to /usr/local/bin. Or build from source with cargo install --path cli.
2. Sign in
Authenticate
requesthunt auth login
# Opens your browser → approve → doneBrowser-based login stores your API key and user profile locally. No manual key copying needed. For CI environments, see Authentication.
3. Search feature requests
Your first commands
# Search across Reddit, X, and GitHub
requesthunt search "dark mode" --limit 5
# List requests for a specific topic
requesthunt list --topic kanban --sort top
# Start a realtime scrape
requesthunt scrape start "developer onboarding" --platforms reddit,xDefault output is TOON (token-efficient for AI agents). Add --json for raw JSON or --human for terminal-friendly tables.
Verify your setup
requesthunt auth status # check logged-in user
requesthunt config show # see resolved API key source
requesthunt usage # check your credit balance