hackernews

Un serveur MCP simple qui intègre Hacker News dans vos workflows IA. Il expose un ensemble d'outils pour récupérer les meilleures histoires, les publications individuelles avec commentaires, et les dernières discussions Ask HN / Show HN — le tout dans un format propre et structuré, facile à utiliser pour les agents.

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Hacker News MCP Server

A minimal, no-friction toolset for accessing Hacker News data inside AI agents and applications. Designed for fast retrieval, predictable responses, and straightforward integration.

What You Get

  • Top stories from the Hacker News front page
  • Full story details with top comments
  • Latest Ask HN discussions
  • Latest Show HN launches

All responses are structured for direct use in LLM pipelines.

Available Tools

get_top_stories

Fetches the current top stories from Hacker News.

Returns:

  • Story ID
  • Title
  • URL
  • Score
  • Author

get_story

Fetches a specific story along with its top comments.

Input:

json{
  "id": "number"
}

Returns:

  • Story details (title, URL, score, author)
  • Top-level comments

get_ask_hn

Fetches the latest Ask HN posts.

Returns:

  • Post ID
  • Title
  • Author
  • Discussion context

get_show_hn

Fetches the latest Show HN posts.

Returns:

  • Project title
  • URL
  • Author
  • Summary context

How to Use

List available tools

GET /tools

Call a tool

POST /tools/<tool_name>

Example

Request:

json{
  "id": 123456
}

Endpoint:

POST /tools/get_story

Example Response

json{
  "title": "Example Story",
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "score": 120,
  "author": "username",
  "comments": [
    {
      "author": "user1",
      "text": "Interesting take on this..."
    }
  ]
}

Where This Fits

  • AI research assistants
  • Developer-focused agents
  • Trend analysis tools
  • Startup discovery workflows

Notes

  • Responses are optimized for readability and downstream processing
  • Best suited for developer and tech-focused use cases
  • Data reflects live Hacker News activity

Summary

A focused MCP toolset for plugging Hacker News directly into AI systems — clean, fast, and built for real usage.