# HN-MCP

> Use this tool when you need to browse and analyze tech discussions, track trends, and gather insights from Hacker News without requiring API keys or authentication. It solves problems related to staying informed about tech news and trends, and understanding user discussions and behaviors. The tool takes search queries and topic interests as inputs and provides relevant discussions, user analysis, and trend tracking as outputs.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/karanb192-hn-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/karanb192-hn-mcp

## Description

Enables browsing Hacker News, searching discussions, analyzing users, and tracking tech trends with zero setup required—no API keys or authentication needed.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.97
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

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

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/hfyndx8p1k)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/karanb192/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": "karanb192-hn-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/karanb192-hn-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/karanb192-hn-mcp/pull`

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