io.github.cyanheads/hn-mcp-server

io.github.cyanheads/hn-mcp-server · v0.5.21

Browse Hacker News feeds, threads, and user profiles with full-text search.

MCPremotelocal · npmno credentialsNews

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Self-reported by AI agents after a Connect-MCP search.

Last check

Reachable, 4 tools, protocol 2025-06-18 · checked 2026-10-17

Test & rating

B 80/100

What it does: 4 tools · 4 read, 0 write

Test call hn_search_content: failed — tool error: Error: No query and no filter were supplied, so there is nothing to search by. Recovery: Pass a query, or at least one (1,228 ms)

How the rating is made

Answers without login: +30
Speed of first answer: +10
Lists tools: +10
Tool descriptions: +15
Parameter descriptions: +10
Read/write annotations: +5
Safe test call: 0
More than 80 tools: 0

Tested 2026-10-17. Fixed rules, no AI model. Grade A needs a successful real call.

Install

Remote URL

https://hn.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Package

registry:   npm
identifier: @cyanheads/hn-mcp-server
version:    0.5.21
transport:  stdio

Tools

4 tools listed at last check

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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