Hacker News

Hacker News is a social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship. Access stories, comments, polls, and user profiles from Hacker News via the Algolia Search API. Search by keywords, filter by tags (story, comment, show_hn, ask_hn), browse by date, and explore nested comment threads.

This Hacker News MCP server is compatible with any MCP client including Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other Model Context Protocol implementations.

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Fetch

Universal fetch tool that retrieves ANY Hacker News resource using smart ID routing with colon-separated format. Supports items (stories/comments with nested comment trees) and users (profiles with...

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Search

Universal search tool that searches across all Hacker News content (stories, comments, polls) using the native Algolia search API. Returns ranked results sorted by relevance, then points, then number...

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Hacker News List Stories

List stories from Hacker News with comprehensive filtering options. Filter by tags (story, show_hn, ask_hn, front_page), author, date range, minimum points/comments. Supports pagination and multiple...

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Hacker News List Comments

List comments from Hacker News with comprehensive filtering options. Filter by author, story ID, date range, minimum points. Supports pagination and multiple sort options. Returns comment details...

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Hacker News Fetch Item

Fetch a complete Hacker News item (story, comment, or poll) with its nested comment tree. Returns full item details including title, URL, text, author, points, creation date, and a hierarchical...

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Hacker News Fetch User

Fetch a Hacker News user profile including username, karma score (total upvotes received), and about/bio text. Use this to get user information, check karma, and read user bios. Returns user details...

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Hacker News Search Stories

Search Hacker News stories with a query string and optional filters. Returns ranked results sorted by relevance, then points, then number of comments. Supports filtering by tags (story, show_hn,...

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Hacker News Search Comments

Search Hacker News comments with a query string and optional filters. Returns ranked results sorted by relevance, then points. Supports filtering by author, story ID, date range, and minimum points....

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Hacker News Search By Date

Search Hacker News content sorted by date (most recent first). Returns results chronologically ordered, ignoring relevance or points. Supports filtering by tags, author, story ID, date range, and...

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