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mcp-hn, a Hacker News MCP Server

Marketing and product teams that follow developer discussions and want summaries of stories and comments.

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claude mcp add mcp-hn -- uvx mcp-hn
README.md

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What it does

An MCP server that lets an AI assistant fetch content from Hacker News. It can list top, new, Ask HN and Show HN stories, read a story with its comments, search stories by query and look up a user profile. The results come back into the conversation, so the assistant can summarize them.

Use cases

  1. 01Summarize the top stories of the day
  2. 02Search threads about a product category
  3. 03Read the comments on a launch discussion

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mcp-hn, a Hacker News MCP Server.

What is mcp-hn, a Hacker News MCP Server used for?

Marketing and product teams that follow developer discussions and want summaries of stories and comments. An MCP server that lets an AI assistant fetch content from Hacker News. It can list top, new, Ask HN and Show HN stories, read a story with its comments, search stories by query and look up a user profile. The results come back into the conversation, so the assistant can summarize them.

How do I install mcp-hn, a Hacker News MCP Server?

Run this in your terminal: claude mcp add mcp-hn -- uvx mcp-hn

Is mcp-hn, a Hacker News MCP Server open source?

Yes. The code is on GitHub (erithwik/mcp-hn) under the MIT licence.

Is mcp-hn, a Hacker News MCP Server safe to use?

It passed our automatic scan for credential theft, hidden instructions and risky install commands. Third party open source software. Sabemos AI does not maintain it. Check the code and permissions before you connect it to company data.