Model Context Protocol server for Hacker News using Claude Desktop
MCP Claude Hackernews becomes available to MCP clients through the MCP Claude Hackernews. Model Context Protocol server for Hacker News using Claude Desktop.
hn_latest — Get the most recent stories from Hacker Newshn_top — Get the top-ranked stories from Hacker Newshn_best — Get the best stories from Hacker Newshn_story — Get detailed information about a specific storyhn_comments — Get comments for a storyCompare MCP servers by category, or browse hosted MCP servers if you prefer an endpoint over a local process.
Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Range | 1-50 |
| Default | 20 |
| Example | 3 (for the 3rd story in the last list) |
| hn_latest | Get the most recent stories from Hacker News |
| hn_top | Get the top-ranked stories from Hacker News |
| hn_best | Get the best stories from Hacker News |
| hn_search | |
| hn_story | |
| hn_comments |
{
"mcpServers": {
"hackerNews": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_DIRECTORY/mcp-claude-hackernews/build/index.js"
]
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
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