Hacker News MCP

Name: Hacker News MCP
Availability: InStock
Author: losfair

by losfair

Direct access to Hacker News stories, users, and comments via HTTP/SSE transport.

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What it does

This MCP server connects AI models to the Hacker News API, allowing them to browse current tech trends, retrieve specific stories, and analyze user profiles in real-time.

Tools

get_top_stories: Fetch current top stories from HN.
get_item: Retrieve a specific story, comment, or job by ID.
get_user: Fetch detailed profile information for any HN user.
get_item_with_comments: Retrieve a story along with its nested comment threads.
get_updates: Get the most recently changed items and profiles.
get_best_stories, get_new_stories, get_ask_stories, get_show_stories, get_job_stories: Filtered story retrieval.

Installation

Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hn-mcp": {
      "url": "https://hn-mcp.losfair.deno.net/sse"
    }
  }
}

Supported hosts

Claude Desktop
Claude.ai web

Quick install

npm install hn-mcp-server

Information

Pricing: free
Published: 5/3/2026
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Choose your AI client and follow the steps below.

claude-ai

Add "https://hn-mcp.losfair.deno.net/sse" in Claude.ai Settings → Integrations

Claude Desktop

Add "https://hn-mcp.losfair.deno.net/sse" to your MCP server list.