About
Overview
The Hacker News MCP Server enables AI agents to access Y Combinator's Hacker News. It provides tools for getting top stories, reading comments, searching articles, and tracking new and best stories. Useful for tech news monitoring and content research.
Capabilities
Tools & Capabilities
⚡get_top_stories
Get current top stories
⚡get_story
Get a story and its comments
⚡search
Search Hacker News articles
⚡get_new_stories
Get newest stories
⚡get_best_stories
Get best stories
Setup
Installation
bash
Install
npx -y mcp-server-hackernewsExamples
Example Usage
javascript
Usage
{
"mcpServers": {
"hackernews": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-server-hackernews"]
}
}
}Quick Info
Authorcommunity
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StatusStable
Stars★ 65
Last UpdatedFeb 12, 2026