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Hacker News MCP — search and retrieve stories from Hacker News
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Hacker News MCP — search and retrieve stories from Hacker News
Remote endpoints: streamable-http: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hackernews/mcp
Security Report
Valid MCP server (1 strong, 0 medium validity signals). No known CVEs in dependencies. Imported from the Official MCP Registry. 1 finding(s) downgraded by scanner intelligence.
3 tools verified · Open access · 1 issue found
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How to Connect
Remote Plugin
No local installation needed. Your AI client connects to the remote endpoint directly.
Add this to your MCP configuration to connect:
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-pipeworx-io-hackernews": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hackernews/mcp"
}
}
}Documentation
View on GitHubFrom the project's GitHub README.
mcp-hackernews
Hacker News MCP — search and retrieve stories from Hacker News
Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1394+ live data sources.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
search_hn | Full-text search Hacker News via Algolia. Pass query plus optional tags filter (story, comment, ask_hn, show_hn; default: story). Returns title, URL, score, author, comment count, and timestamp. |
get_top_stories | Fetch the current live top-ranked Hacker News stories from the Firebase API. Returns up to count stories (default 10) with title, URL, score, author, comment count, and Unix timestamp. |
get_stories | Fetch Hacker News stories of a given TYPE: top (default), new (newest), best, ask (Ask HN), show (Show HN), or job (jobs/hiring). PREFER for "newest HN stories", "top Ask HN posts", "Show HN", "HN job postings / who is hiring". Returns title, URL (or self-text for Ask/Show), score, author, comment count, and timestamp. |
get_item | Fetch a Hacker News story or comment by ID (e.g., "42153809"). Returns full text, score, author, timestamp, and child replies. |
get_hn_comments | Fetch the discussion (top-level comments, actual text) on a Hacker News story by its item ID. PREFER OVER WEB SEARCH for "what are people saying about ", "HN discussion / developer sentiment on X". get_item returns only comment IDs; this resolves them to text. Find a story ID via get_top_stories or search_hn. Returns each top comment author, text, time, and reply count. |
Quick Start
Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):
{
"mcpServers": {
"hackernews": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hackernews/mcp"
}
}
}
Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 1394+ data sources:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pipeworx": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
}
}
}
Using with ask_pipeworx
Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English:
ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Hackernews data" })
The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.
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