unofficial-HackerNews-MCP-CLI
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
| logging | {} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| extensions | {
"io.modelcontextprotocol/ui": {}
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| get_storiesA | Get a list of HackerNews stories from a category, with full details. 'top', 'new' and 'best' draw from up to 500 stories; 'ask', 'show' and 'job' from up to 200. Each result includes title, url, score, author, comment count and the canonical HN discussion link. |
| get_itemA | Get a single HackerNews item (story, comment, job, poll, or poll option). Returns null if no item exists with that id. |
| get_commentsA | Get the threaded comment tree for an item. Each comment includes a nested |
| get_userA | Get a HackerNews user's public profile (karma, about, created, submissions). Returns null if the user has no public activity or does not exist. |
| get_max_item_idA | Get the id of the most recently created item, useful for walking all items. |
| get_updatesB | Get the items and user profiles that changed most recently. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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