# Hacker News

> Use this tool when you need to access and analyze real-time Hacker News data, such as searching stories and comments, or retrieving user profiles and submissions. It solves problems related to news aggregation, trend analysis, and building custom clients by providing a set of capabilities through the Hacker News API. The tool accepts queries and parameters as input and returns relevant data and content as output, making it suitable for use cases requiring up-to-date Hacker News content.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/devabdultech-hacker-news  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/devabdultech-hacker-news

## Description

This MCP server provides access to Hacker News data through a set of capabilities including searching stories and comments, retrieving various types of stories, fetching individual stories with comments, and accessing user profiles and submissions. Developed by devabdultech, it integrates with the Hacker News API and is built using TypeScript and Node.js. The server is designed for use cases requiring real-time access to Hacker News content, such as news aggregation, trend analysis, or building custom Hacker News clients.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.96
- **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:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/devabdultech-hacker-news)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/devabdultech/hn-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": "devabdultech-hacker-news"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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