# HackerNews MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to access real-time Hacker News content, such as searching stories or retrieving comments, to integrate into AI-powered applications. It solves problems related to aggregating and analyzing social news data, providing programmatic access via the HN Algolia API. The tool accepts query inputs and returns relevant data outputs, making it ideal for use cases that require up-to-date social news information.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/sam3690-hackernews-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/sam3690-hackernews-mcp

## Description

Provides programmatic access to Hacker News content via the HN Algolia API. It enables AI assistants to search stories, retrieve comments, access user profiles, and explore the front page in real-time.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.91
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/s057q9hyvm)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/sam3690/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": "sam3690-hackernews-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/sam3690-hackernews-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/sam3690-hackernews-mcp/pull`

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