Freelance Job Scraper

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.

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

bash

# 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

markdown

## Freelance Lead Digest — 2026-03-27

### 🔥 Hot Leads (score >= 7)
1. **[Company] — Role/Task** | $AMOUNT | YC | 3 replies
   - Link: https://...
   - Why: AI/automation fit

### 🎯 Medium Leads (score 4-6)
...

### 💤 Low Priority
...

Architecture

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