Hacker News

Social

Complete Hacker News toolkit. Browse live ranked lists (top, best, new, Show HN, Ask HN, jobs), search stories and comments by keyword, filter by date/points/author, fetch items with optional comment trees, explore user profiles and submission history, and monitor real-time activity.

This MCP Bundle Server is compatible with any MCP client including Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other Model Context Protocol implementations.

10 tools

Free account required. Works with Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, and more. Other setup options ↓

Hacker News
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Hacker News — stories, comments, users, search

Tools in this Bundle (10)

Hacker News Fetch Item

v1.0.0

Fetch a Hacker News story, comment, or poll by ID. By default returns lightweight metadata from Firebase: title, URL, score, author, comment count, an...

Hacker News Fetch User

v1.0.0

Fetch a Hacker News user profile. Returns username, karma score, bio/about text, account creation date, and total submission count. For detailed submi...

Hacker News Get User Activity

v1.0.0

Get a Hacker News user's full profile and their recent submission activity. Returns karma, bio, account creation date, total submission count, and the...

Hacker News List Comments

v1.0.0

Browse Hacker News comments using filters — no keyword query needed. Filter by author, story ID (for all comments on a thread), date range, and minimu...

Hacker News List Stories

v1.0.0

Browse Hacker News stories using filters — no keyword query needed. Filter by tags (story, show_hn, ask_hn, front_page), author, date range, min point...

Hacker News Search By Date

v1.0.0

Search Hacker News content sorted by date (most recent first). Use 1-3 short keywords. Complex queries are automatically simplified if they return 0 r...

Hacker News Search Comments

v1.0.0

Search Hacker News comments by keyword. Uses Algolia keyword search — use 1-2 short keywords, NOT long multi-word queries. Complex queries are automat...

Hacker News Search Stories

v1.0.0

Search Hacker News stories by keyword. Uses Algolia keyword search — use 1-3 short keywords, not long natural language queries. Returns results ranked...

Hacker News Top Stories

v1.0.0

Get the current ranked story lists from Hacker News — no query needed. Returns the live top, best, new, Ask HN, Show HN, or job stories as ranked by t...

Hacker News Updates

v1.0.0

Get recently changed items and user profiles on Hacker News. Returns items that were recently modified (new comments, score changes) and profiles that...

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Hacker News

Social Media
Hacker News is a social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship. Browse live ranked lists (top,...

Setup Instructions

Connect this Hacker News MCP Bundle Server to any MCP client in minutes

Compatible with Claude Desktop, Cursor, and all Model Context Protocol clients

https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/hacker-news

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