# hn-mcp

> Use this tool when you need to interact with Hacker News data, such as fetching comment trees or searching stories and comments. It solves problems related to accessing and analyzing Hacker News content, providing outputs like full comment trees and user profiles in response to input queries. It is ideal for AI agents requiring structured data from Hacker News, enabling them to search, retrieve, and analyze content efficiently.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/tomwojcik-news-ycombinator-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/tomwojcik-news-ycombinator-mcp

## Description

MCP server enabling AI agents to interact with Hacker News, including fetching full comment trees with depth control, searching stories and comments, and retrieving user profiles.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-03

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** ai-ml
- **Updated:** 2026-09-03

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/v12ee0ucu4)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/tomwojcik/news-ycombinator-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": "tomwojcik-news-ycombinator-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/tomwojcik-news-ycombinator-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/tomwojcik-news-ycombinator-mcp/pull`

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