# HackerNews MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to access and analyze HackerNews content, such as searching posts, retrieving comment trees, and looking up user profiles. It solves problems related to natural language processing, social media analysis, and data retrieval, providing advanced search capabilities and structured data outputs. The tool accepts search queries and other inputs, returning relevant data and insights through the Model Context Protocol interface.

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

## Description

Enables AI agents and developers to search, retrieve, and analyze HackerNews content including advanced post search, front page access, full comment trees, and user profile lookups through the Model Context Protocol.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.88
- **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/ob75k8bo7a)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/hillaryTse/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": "hillarytse-hn-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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