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io.github.cyanheads/hn-mcp-server · v0.5.22

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Last check	Reachable
Checked at	—
Check success 7 / 30 days	—
First-try success 30 days	—
Median response	—
Lookups 30 days	—
Authentication	No auth
MCP version	2025-06-18
Rank score	—
Declared risk	Read-only (all tools declare readOnlyHint)
Capabilities declared	logging, prompts, resources, tools
Tool definitions	4 tools · with description 100% · input schema is an object 100% · read/destructive hints 100%

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streamable-http · https://hn.caseyjhand.com/mcp

claude mcp add --transport http hn-mcp-server https://hn.caseyjhand.com/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hn-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://hn.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

hn_get_stories
Fetch stories from an HN feed (top, new, best, ask, show, jobs), with title, URL, score, author, and comment count for each story.
hn_get_thread
Get an item and its comment tree as a threaded discussion, with child comments resolved recursively. Use depth 0 for an item-only lookup. A long thread comes back in pages: pass the returned nextCursor as cursor to continue.
hn_get_user
Get an HN user profile with karma, about, and optionally their most recent submissions resolved into full items.
hn_search_content
Search Hacker News stories, comments, polls, and jobs via Algolia — by keyword, by filters alone, or both. Filterable by content type, author, parent story, date range, and minimum points.

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