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Social Trends MCP Server

MCP server that gives AI agents access to trending topics from Reddit and HackerNews — both using free, public APIs with no authentication required.

Tools (6)

Tool

Description

get_trending_hackernews

Top HN stories with title, score, comments, URL

get_subreddit_hot

Hot posts from any subreddit

search_reddit

Search across all of Reddit

get_trending_topics

Aggregated trends from HN + Reddit front page

get_tech_pulse

Quick pulse: top 5 from HN + r/technology + r/programming

search_mentions

Check if a topic is being discussed on HN or Reddit

Related MCP server: hn-trending-mcp

Installation

pip install social-trends-mcp-server

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "social-trends": {
      "command": "social-trends-server"
    }
  }
}

Usage with Claude Code

claude mcp add social-trends -- social-trends-server

Examples

"What's trending on HackerNews right now?" → Uses get_trending_hackernews

"Give me a tech pulse" → Uses get_tech_pulse — top 5 from HN, r/technology, r/programming

"Is anyone talking about Rust on social media?" → Uses search_mentions("Rust") — searches HN + Reddit

"What's hot on r/machinelearning?" → Uses get_subreddit_hot("machinelearning")

Data Sources

  • Reddit — Public JSON API (no auth required)

  • HackerNews — Firebase REST API (no auth required)

  • HN Search — Algolia API (no auth required)

No API Keys Needed

This server uses only public, free APIs. No configuration or API keys required.

License

MIT

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