# Hacker News MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to integrate Hacker News functionality into LLM clients, enabling access to stories, comments, and user profiles. It solves problems related to information retrieval and community engagement by providing search functionality and user profile access. The tool accepts MCP requests as input and returns relevant Hacker News data as output, ideal for use cases requiring real-time information and discussion tracking.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/devabdultech-hn-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/devabdultech-hn-mcp

## Description

Adds powerful Hacker News integration to LLM clients, allowing users to access stories, comments, user profiles, and search functionality through the Model Context Protocol.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.96
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

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

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/h3uji99mwg)
- **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-hn-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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