# Hacker News MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to access and analyze Hacker News content, such as stories, comments, and user profiles, to solve problems like staying up-to-date on tech news, researching user opinions, or tracking industry trends. It provides comprehensive tools with flexible output formats, pagination, and story categories, allowing for efficient data retrieval. Ideal for AI agents requiring structured access to Hacker News data, supporting various use cases like content aggregation, sentiment analysis, or data mining.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/az9713-claude-skill-hn-mcp-server  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/az9713-claude-skill-hn-mcp-server

## Description

Enables AI assistants to access Hacker News content through 9 comprehensive tools for fetching stories, comments, user profiles, and job postings. Supports flexible output formats, pagination, and various story categories (top, new, best, Ask HN, Show HN).

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.95
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** file-system
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/jvy2obnrkr)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/az9713/claude_skill_hn_mcp_server>

## 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": "az9713-claude-skill-hn-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/az9713-claude-skill-hn-mcp-server` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/az9713-claude-skill-hn-mcp-server/pull`

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