Hacker News MCP Server

# Hacker News MCP Server - PowerShell Installation Script Write-Host "Installing Hacker News MCP Server..." -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host "" # Check if Python is installed Write-Host "Checking Python installation..." -ForegroundColor Yellow try { $pythonVersion = python --version 2>&1 Write-Host "Found: $pythonVersion" -ForegroundColor Green } catch { Write-Host "ERROR: Python is not installed or not in PATH" -ForegroundColor Red Write-Host "Please install Python from https://www.python.org/downloads/" -ForegroundColor Red Write-Host "Make sure to check 'Add Python to PATH' during installation" -ForegroundColor Red exit 1 } # Create virtual environment Write-Host "" Write-Host "Creating virtual environment..." -ForegroundColor Yellow python -m venv venv if (-not (Test-Path "venv\Scripts\python.exe")) { Write-Host "ERROR: Failed to create virtual environment" -ForegroundColor Red exit 1 } Write-Host "Virtual environment created successfully" -ForegroundColor Green # Activate virtual environment and install dependencies Write-Host "" Write-Host "Installing dependencies..." -ForegroundColor Yellow & "venv\Scripts\python.exe" -m pip install --upgrade pip --quiet & "venv\Scripts\python.exe" -m pip install -r requirements.txt --quiet if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { Write-Host "ERROR: Failed to install dependencies" -ForegroundColor Red exit 1 } Write-Host "Dependencies installed successfully" -ForegroundColor Green # Test the installation Write-Host "" Write-Host "Testing installation..." -ForegroundColor Yellow $testResult = & "venv\Scripts\python.exe" -c "from mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP; print('OK')" 2>&1 if ($testResult -like "*OK*") { Write-Host "Installation test passed!" -ForegroundColor Green } else { Write-Host "ERROR: Installation test failed" -ForegroundColor Red Write-Host $testResult -ForegroundColor Red exit 1 } # Display next steps Write-Host "" Write-Host "============================================" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host "Installation Complete!" -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host "============================================" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host "" Write-Host "Next steps:" -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host "" Write-Host "1. Get the full path to python.exe:" -ForegroundColor White Write-Host " " -NoNewline Write-Host "(Get-Item venv\Scripts\python.exe).FullName" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host "" Write-Host "2. Get the full path to the server:" -ForegroundColor White Write-Host " " -NoNewline Write-Host "(Get-Item hackernews_mcp.py).FullName" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host "" Write-Host "3. Add this server to Claude Desktop config:" -ForegroundColor White Write-Host " Config file location: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host "" Write-Host " Add this entry (use paths from steps 1 and 2):" -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' {' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host ' "mcpServers": {' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host ' "hackernews": {' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host ' "command": "C:\\path\\to\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe",' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host ' "args": ["C:\\path\\to\\hackernews_mcp.py"]' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host ' }' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host ' }' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host ' }' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host "" Write-Host "4. Restart Claude Desktop" -ForegroundColor White Write-Host "" Write-Host "For detailed instructions, see README.md" -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host ""