Hacker News 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
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| hn_get_top_storiesA | Retrieve IDs of the current top stories on Hacker News. |
| hn_get_new_storiesA | Retrieve IDs of the newest stories on Hacker News. |
| hn_get_best_storiesA | Retrieve IDs of the best stories on Hacker News. |
| hn_get_ask_storiesA | Retrieve IDs of the latest Ask HN stories. |
| hn_get_show_storiesA | Retrieve IDs of the latest Show HN stories. |
| hn_get_job_storiesA | Retrieve IDs of the latest Job stories. |
| hn_get_itemA | Get detailed information about a single Hacker News item (story, comment, job, poll, etc.) by its ID. |
| hn_get_userB | Retrieve details for a Hacker News user profile by username. |
| hn_get_updatesB | Retrieve recently updated item and profile IDs. |
| hn_get_max_itemA | Get the current largest item ID on Hacker News. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 10 tools
Each tool targets a distinct data source: different story lists (top, new, best, ask, show, job), item details, user profiles, updates, and max item ID. No two tools have overlapping purposes.
All tools follow a consistent 'hn_get_<resource>' pattern, making it easy to predict tool names. No mixing of naming conventions.
With 10 tools, the set covers the main read operations of the Hacker News API without being bloated. Each tool serves a clear purpose.
The tool set covers major read operations (stories, items, users, updates) but lacks search or submission capabilities. For a typical agent use case, it is mostly complete.