# hn-mcp

> hn-mcp — thevibeworks-hn-mcp. Use this tool when you need to analyze Hacker News data, such as searching stories and comments, or looking up user information. It solves problems related to researching and understanding discussions on the platform by providing structured access to its data. The tool accepts search queries and user IDs as inputs and returns relevant stories, comments, and user information as outputs.

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

## Description

MCP server for Hacker News research. Enables AI agents to search stories and comments, browse listings, read discussion threads, and look up users via structured tools.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** ai-ml
- **Updated:** 2026-08-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/ak7fakyz7o)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/thevibeworks/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": "thevibeworks-hn-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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