Hacker News MCP Server

Hacker News MCP Server

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About This Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools for fetching information from Hacker News.

Server Information

šŸ“‹ Overview:

This webpage is the GitHub repository page for "mcp-hn," a project by user "erithwik." The project is described as an MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server for Hacker News. The page provides general information about the repository, including its description, available tools, usage examples, and quickstart instructions for integrating it with Claude Desktop. It also displays repository statistics such as stars, forks, and the primary programming language used.


ā­ Key Points:
  • The repository is named "mcp-hn" and belongs to user "erithwik."

  • It is a public repository.

  • The project is described as an MCP Server for Hacker News, offering tools to fetch information.

  • It offers tools such as getstories, getstoryinfo, searchstories and getuserinfo.

  • The project is licensed under the MIT License.

  • The repository has 3 stars and 3 forks.

  • The primary programming language used is Python (100%).


  • šŸ” Main Findings:
  • The project provides a set of tools for interacting with Hacker News data.

  • Example usages demonstrates the server's functionality, including fetching top stories, retrieving story details, searching for stories, and obtaining user information.

  • The Quickstart guide offers instructions for integrating "mcp-hn" with the Claude Desktop application.

  • This tool facilitates integration with the Claude Anthropic AI.


  • šŸ“Š Details:
  • The repository contains standard files like .gitignore, LICENSE, README.md, pyproject.toml, and uv.lock.

  • The file LICENSE reflects a MIT License.


šŸŽÆ Conclusion:
The "mcp-hn" repository provides a functional MCP server designed to interact with Hacker News, offering a set of tools accessible through the Model Context Protocol. The repository is publicly accessible on GitHub.

Server Features

get_stories

Fetching (top, new, ask_hn, show_hn) stories

get_story_info

Fetching comments associated with a story

search_stories

Searching for stories by query

get_user_info

Fetching user info

Provider Information

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MCP Configuration

Available Tools

get_storiesget_story_infosearch_storiesget_user_info