# Hacker News MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to access Hacker News content in a read-only format, enabling you to browse stories, read comments, and search posts. It solves the problem of accessing Hacker News data in a structured way, providing inputs such as search queries and story IDs, and outputs including story and comment data. Ideal for use cases where you want to retrieve and analyze Hacker News content without interacting with the site directly.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/joeswann-hackernews-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/joeswann-hackernews-mcp

## Description

A read-only MCP server that enables browsing stories, reading comments, searching posts, and viewing user profiles on Hacker News.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-31

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/jhe3z8al7v)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/joeswann/hackernews-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": "joeswann-hackernews-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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