# hacker-news-mcp

> Use this tool when you need to analyze startup trends and extract insights from Hacker News discussions. It solves problems related to researching Show HN launches and Ask HN discussions, providing founder-research features to inform business decisions. The tool takes in Hacker News data as input and outputs actionable startup insights, making it ideal for entrepreneurs, researchers, and industry analysts.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/abanoub-ashraf-hacker-news-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/abanoub-ashraf-hacker-news-mcp

## Description

Provides Hacker News tools with founder-research features for analyzing Show HN launches, Ask HN discussions, and extracting startup insights.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-03

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-03

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/aabmzve1in)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/abanoub-ashraf/hacker-news-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "abanoub-ashraf-hacker-news-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/abanoub-ashraf-hacker-news-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/abanoub-ashraf-hacker-news-mcp/pull`

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