HackerNews MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Server capabilities have not been inspected yet.
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_postsC | Search and filter HackerNews posts by keywords, author, score, and date range |
| get_postC | Get comprehensive details about a HackerNews post including metadata and comments |
| search_userC | Get a HackerNews user's profile, activity, statistics, and contribution patterns |
| search_trendingC | Find current trending topics and keywords from top HackerNews posts |
| search_commentsC | Analyze the comment tree of a post for engagement patterns and statistics |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| analyze-story | Generate a comprehensive analysis of a HackerNews story including content, engagement, and discussion patterns |
| analyze-user-profile | Generate insights about a HackerNews user's activity patterns, expertise, and community engagement |
| summarize-trending-topics | Generate a comprehensive summary of current trending topics and discussions on HackerNews |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| top-stories | Current top stories from HackerNews front page |
| new-stories | Latest new stories from HackerNews |
| best-stories | Best stories from HackerNews |
| ask-stories | Latest Ask HN stories and discussions |
| show-stories | Latest Show HN stories and projects |
| job-stories | Latest job postings from HackerNews |
| updates | Recently changed items and user profiles on HackerNews |
| max-item | The current maximum item ID on HackerNews |
| cache-stats | Current cache statistics and performance metrics |
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