# HN Pulse

> Use this tool when you need to research community discussions and technological trends on Hacker News, or search for top stories, comments, and job listings. It solves problems related to natural language research and information retrieval on the HN platform. The tool takes in natural language queries as input and outputs relevant search results, user profiles, and job listings, making it ideal for AI agents seeking to stay informed about the latest tech trends and community conversations.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/ankamandy-hn-pulse  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ankamandy-hn-pulse

## Description

Enables AI assistants to read and search Hacker News for top stories, comments, user profiles, and job listings using the Firebase and Algolia APIs. It facilitates natural language research into community discussions and technological trends across the HN platform.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.84
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/jrekqq0dii)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/AnkamAndy/hn-pulse>

## 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": "ankamandy-hn-pulse"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ankamandy-hn-pulse` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ankamandy-hn-pulse/pull`

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