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HackerNews MCP Server

by wei

Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault

No arguments

Schema

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

NameDescription

No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

NameDescription

No resources

Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

NameDescription
search-posts

Search HackerNews posts by relevance (sorted by relevance, then points, then number of comments)

search-posts-by-date

Search HackerNews posts sorted by date (most recent first)

get-front-page

Get all stories currently on the HackerNews front page

get-latest-stories

Get the most recent stories posted to HackerNews

get-latest-comments

Get the most recent comments posted to HackerNews

get-show-hn

Get latest "Show HN" posts where users showcase their projects

get-ask-hn

Get latest "Ask HN" posts where users ask questions

get-item

Get a specific HackerNews item (story, comment, poll, etc.) by its ID

get-user

Get information about a specific HackerNews user

get-posts-by-author

Get all posts (stories, comments, etc.) by a specific author

get-story-comments

Get all comments for a specific story by story ID

search-by-url

Search for HackerNews posts that link to a specific URL

get-polls

Get latest polls posted to HackerNews

search-by-time-range

Search for posts within a specific time range (Unix timestamps)

get-top-stories

Get stories with a minimum number of points, sorted by date

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