Hacker News MCP Server

All endpoints are available by default at `http://localhost:8000` (or your configured host/port).

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What is the Hacker News MCP Server?

All endpoints are available by default at http://localhost:8000 (or your configured host/port).

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Maintainer setup documentation.

How to install the Hacker News MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hackerNews": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/hacker-news-mcp/run.py",
        "--transport",
        "stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LOG_LEVEL": "info"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
LOG_LEVELDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation

Example prompts to try

  • “Use Hacker News MCP to ReDoc.”

Frequently asked questions

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