HackerNews MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEBUG | No | Enable debug logging. Set to '1' to enable, '0' to disable. | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|
| search_storiesA | Search Hacker News stories by relevance. Returns stories matching the query, sorted by relevance score, points, and comment count. |
| search_by_dateB | Search Hacker News content sorted by date (most recent first). Useful for finding latest stories, comments, or posts by specific authors. |
| search_commentsB | Search Hacker News comments by text content. Can filter by author or parent story. |
| get_front_pageA | Retrieve stories currently on the Hacker News front page. Returns up to 30 stories. |
| get_latest_storiesB | Retrieve the most recently submitted stories, sorted by date descending. |
| get_ask_hnB | Retrieve Ask HN posts (questions to the HN community), sorted by date descending. |
| get_show_hnB | Retrieve Show HN posts (projects shared with the HN community), sorted by date descending. |
| get_storyA | Retrieve a specific story by ID with full nested comment tree. Returns complete story details including all comments and replies. |
| get_userB | Retrieve a user profile by username. Returns karma, account creation date, and bio. |
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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