hacker-news-mcp
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 | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| searchB | Search for stories and comments on Hacker News |
| getStoryA | Get a single story by ID |
| getStoryWithCommentsB | Get a story with its comments |
| getStoriesA | Get multiple stories by type (top, new, best, ask, show, job) |
| getCommentA | Get a single comment by ID |
| getCommentsC | Get comments for a story |
| getCommentTreeC | Get a comment tree for a story |
| getUserA | Get a user profile by ID |
| getUserSubmissionsC | Get a user's submissions |
| findShowHNB | Search Show HN launches by keyword with founder-friendly filters |
| findAskHNB | Search Ask HN posts for problem discovery and demand signals |
| summarizeThreadC | Summarize a story and comment thread with deterministic heuristics |
| extractStartupInsightsC | Extract founder-relevant product and business insights from HN data |
| compareLaunchesB | Compare multiple Show HN launches and surface traction patterns |
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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