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MIT License
The Hacker News MCP Server provides comprehensive access to Hacker News data, enabling you to:
- Search Hacker News: Search stories and comments using Algolia's search API with customizable parameters
- Fetch Stories by Type: Retrieve stories filtered by type (top, new, best, ask, show, job)
- Access Story Data: Get details of individual stories, either alone or with their associated comments
- Explore Comment Trees: Retrieve hierarchical comment structures for stories
- View User Profiles: Access user profile details, including karma, creation date, and about text
- Get User Submissions: Fetch a user's submitted stories and comments
- Real-Time Data: Access up-to-date Hacker News data seamlessly
Uses Algolia's HN Search API to search for stories and comments on Hacker News
Hacker News MCP Server
Official Hacker News MCP Server - Adds powerful Hacker News integration to Cursor, Claude, and any other LLM clients. Access stories, comments, user profiles, and search functionality through the Model Context Protocol.
Features
- Search stories and comments using Algolia's HN Search API
- Get stories by type (top, new, best, ask, show, job)
- Get individual stories with comments
- Get comment trees and user discussions
- Get user profiles and submissions
- Real-time access to Hacker News data
Set Up
Running on Claude Desktop
Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:
Installing via Smithery
To install Hacker News MCP Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
Tools
search- Search for stories and comments on Hacker News using Algolia's search API
- Inputs:
*
query(string): Search query *type(optional string): Filter by type ('story' or 'comment') *page(optional number): Page number for pagination *hitsPerPage(optional number): Results per page (max 100) - Returns: Search results with stories and comments
getStories- Get multiple stories by type (top, new, best, ask, show, job)
- Inputs:
*
type(string): Type of stories to fetch ('top', 'new', 'best', 'ask', 'show', 'job') *limit(optional number): Number of stories to fetch (max 100) - Returns: Array of story objects
getStoryWithComments- Get a story along with its comment thread
- Inputs:
*
id(number): Story ID - Returns: Story details with nested comments
getCommentTree- Get the full comment tree for a story
- Inputs:
*
storyId(number): ID of the story - Returns: Hierarchical comment tree structure
getUser- Get a user's profile information
- Inputs:
*
id(string): Username - Returns: User profile details including karma, created date, and about text
getUserSubmissions- Get a user's submissions (stories and comments)
- Inputs:
*
id(string): Username - Returns: Array of user's submitted stories and comments
Contributing
- Fork the repository
- Create your feature branch
- Commit your changes
- Push to the branch
- Create a new Pull Request
License
This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.
About
This MCP server is built and maintained by devabdultech. It uses the official Hacker News API and Algolia Search API to provide comprehensive access to Hacker News data through the Model Context Protocol.
remote-capable server
The server can be hosted and run remotely because it primarily relies on remote services or has no dependency on the local environment.
Tools
Adds powerful Hacker News integration to LLM clients, allowing users to access stories, comments, user profiles, and search functionality through the Model Context Protocol.
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