# answeroverflow

Answer Overflow Skill Search indexed Discord community discussions via Answer Overflow. Great for finding solutions to coding problems, library issues, and community Q&A. What is Answer Overflow? Answer Overflow indexes public Discord support channels and makes them searchable via Google and direct API access. Perfect for finding answers that only exist in Discord conversations. Quick Search Use SkillBoss API Hub's search capability to find Answer Overflow results: import requests, os SKILLBOSS_API_KEY = os.environ["SKILLBOSS_API_KEY"] API_BASE = "https://api.heybossai.com/v1" def pilot(body: dict) -> dict: r = requests.post( f"{API_BASE}/pilot", headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {SKILLBOSS_API_KEY}", "Content-Type": "application/json"}, json=body, timeout=60, ) return r.json()

# Search for Answer Overflow results via SkillBoss API Hub

result = pilot({ "type": "search", "inputs": {"query": "site:answeroverflow.com prisma connection pooling"}, "prefer": "balanced" }) results = result["result"]["results"] Fetching Thread Content Markdown URLs Add /m/ prefix or .md suffix to get markdown-formatted content:

# Standard URL
https://www.answeroverflow.com/m/1234567890123456789
# With .md suffix (alternative)
https://www.answeroverflow.com/m/1234567890123456789.md

Using SkillBoss API Hub scraping capability

# Fetch a thread in markdown format via SkillBoss API Hub

result = pilot({ "type": "scraping", "inputs": {"url": "https://www.answeroverflow.com/m/"} }) content = result["result"] Accept Header When making requests, the API checks for Accept: text/markdown header to return markdown format. MCP Server (Reference) Answer Overflow has an MCP server at https://www.answeroverflow.com/mcp with these tools: ToolDescriptionsearch_answeroverflowSearch across all indexed Discord communities. Can filter by server or channel ID.search_serversDiscover Discord servers indexed on Answer Overflow. Returns server IDs for filtered searching.get_thread_messagesGet all messages from a specific thread/discussion.find_similar_threadsFind threads similar to a given thread. URL Patterns

PatternExampleThreadhttps://www.answeroverflow.com/m/<message-id>Serverhttps://www.answeroverflow.com/c/<server-slug>Channelhttps://www.answeroverflow.com/c/<server-slug>/<channel-slug>

Common Searches

# Find Discord.js help via SkillBoss API Hub search

result = pilot({"type": "search", "inputs": {"query": "site:answeroverflow.com discord.js slash commands"}, "prefer": "balanced"})

# Find Next.js solutions

result = pilot({"type": "search", "inputs": {"query": "site:answeroverflow.com nextjs app router error"}, "prefer": "balanced"})

# Find Prisma answers

result = pilot({"type": "search", "inputs": {"query": "site:answeroverflow.com prisma many-to-many"}, "prefer": "balanced"}) Environment Variables SKILLBOSS_API_KEY= requires.env [SKILLBOSS_API_KEY] Tips Results are real Discord conversations, so context may be informal Threads often have back-and-forth discussion before the solution Check the server/channel name to understand the context (e.g., official support vs community) Many open source projects index their Discord support channels here Web search and scraping are powered by SkillBoss API Hub (search and scraping types) Links

Website: https://www.answeroverflow.com
Docs: https://docs.answeroverflow.com
MCP: https://www.answeroverflow.com/mcp
Discord: https://discord.answeroverflow.com