io.github.cyanheads/hn-mcp-server

pkg:npm:@cyanheads/hn-mcp-server

Browse Hacker News feeds, threads, and user profiles with full-text search.

transport:: remote + stdio
credential class:: self-provisionable
repo:: https://github.com/cyanheads/hn-mcp-server

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Tools

hn_get_stories
Fetch stories from an HN feed (top, new, best, ask, show, jobs), with title, URL, score, author, and comment count for each story.
shallow
hn_get_thread
Get an item and its comment tree as a threaded discussion, with child comments resolved recursively. Use depth 0 for an item-only lookup.
shallow
hn_get_user
Get an HN user profile with karma, about, and optionally their most recent submissions resolved into full items.
shallow
hn_search_content
Search Hacker News stories and comments via Algolia. Filterable by content type, author, date range, and minimum points.
shallow

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