# mcp-hn

> Use this tool when you need to search and retrieve information from Hacker News, solving problems such as staying up-to-date on tech news and trends, or gathering data for analysis and research. It provides an interface for querying Hacker News data, accepting search queries as input and returning relevant information as output. This tool is ideal for use cases where real-time or historical Hacker News data is required, such as market research or social media monitoring.

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

## Description

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools for searching and fetching information from Hacker News.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-02

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-02

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/e0rco8dfgt)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/erithwik/mcp-hn>

## 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": "erithwik-mcp-hn"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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