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Hacker News MCP Server

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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.

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10 tools
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AI Skill
SKILL.md

Domain knowledge for Hacker News — workflow patterns, data models, and gotchas for your AI agent.

Hacker News

Ranked feeds (top, best, new, Show HN, Ask HN, jobs) mirror live ordering. Individual stories and comments share a single numeric item namespace—retrieve one to hydrate text, metadata, and optionally nested replies. User pages summarize karma and submissions. Search surfaces support keyword, temporal, score, and author filters, and a lightweight stream exposes near-real-time churn.

Data Model

  • Feeds — ordered lists that change as votes and time evolve.
  • Items — either submissions or comments, linked via parent pointers.
  • Profiles — usernames map to public stats and posting history.
  • Search & streams — secondary indexes for discovery and monitoring.

Gotchas

  • Live ranking: Firebase-backed lists reshuffle frequently—never cache “current front page” as immutable truth.
  • Shared ID space: Story and comment IDs use the same integer sequence.

Tools in this Server (10)

Hacker News Fetch Item

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Hacker News MCP server?

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. It provides 10 tools that AI agents can use through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

How do I connect Hacker News to my AI agent?

Add the MCPBundles server URL to your MCP client configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, etc.). The URL format is: https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/hacker-news. Authentication is handled automatically.

How many tools does Hacker News provide?

Hacker News provides 10 tools that can be called by AI agents, along with a SKILL.md that gives your AI agent domain knowledge about when and how to use them.

What authentication does Hacker News require?

Hacker News uses open data APIs — no authentication required.

Setup Instructions

Connect Hacker News to any MCP client in minutes

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

One-click install:

The link prefills the Add custom connector dialog — you still review the values and click Add, then Connect to complete OAuth.

Or add manually

  1. Open claude.ai → Settings → Connectors.
  2. Click the + button and choose Add custom connector.
  3. Set Name to Hacker News and paste the MCP URL into Remote MCP server URL.
  4. Click Add. Hacker News will appear under Not connected — select it and click Connect to complete OAuth.
Name: Hacker News
Remote MCP server URL: https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/hacker-news
Authentication: OAuth

Custom connectors at claude.ai require a paid Claude plan (Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise).

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