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Hacker News MCP Server

by devabdultech

The Hacker News MCP Server adds powerful Hacker News integration to LLM clients like Cursor and Claude. It provides access to stories, comments, user profiles, and search functionality through the Model Context Protocol.

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What is Hacker News MCP Server?

The Hacker News MCP Server is a tool that allows LLM clients to access and interact with Hacker News data using the Model Context Protocol. It provides a set of tools to search for stories and comments, retrieve stories by type, get individual stories with comments, get comment trees, and retrieve user profiles and submissions.

How to use Hacker News MCP Server?

The server can be integrated with LLM clients like Claude by adding the server configuration to the client's configuration file or by installing it via Smithery. Once installed, the server provides a set of tools that can be used to query Hacker News data.

Key features of Hacker News MCP Server

  • Search stories and comments using Algolia's HN Search API

  • Get stories by type (top, new, best, ask, show, job)

  • Get individual stories with comments

  • Get comment trees and user discussions

  • Get user profiles and submissions

  • Real-time access to Hacker News data

Use cases of Hacker News MCP Server

  • Integrating Hacker News data into LLM-powered applications

  • Analyzing Hacker News trends and discussions

  • Building tools for Hacker News users

  • Providing context to LLMs based on Hacker News content

FAQ from Hacker News MCP Server

What is the Model Context Protocol (MCP)?

The Model Context Protocol is a standard for allowing LLMs to access external data and tools.

What Hacker News data can I access?

You can access stories, comments, user profiles, and search functionality.

How do I install the server?

You can install the server by adding the configuration to your Claude Desktop config or via Smithery.

What tools are available?

The server provides tools for searching, getting stories, getting story with comments, getting comment tree, getting user, and getting user submissions.

Who maintains this server?

This MCP server is built and maintained by devabdultech.