# HackerNews MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to analyze and understand HackerNews content, such as searching posts, tracking trending topics, or analyzing user behavior. It provides standardized Model Context Protocol interfaces for AI assistants to access and process HackerNews data. Ideal for use cases requiring social media monitoring, trend analysis, or user insight generation.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/traves-theberge-hackernews-mcp-typescript  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/traves-theberge-hackernews-mcp-typescript

## Description

A server that enables AI assistants to access, analyze, and understand HackerNews content through standardized Model Context Protocol interfaces, providing tools for searching posts, analyzing users, and tracking trending topics.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.60
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-06-15

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/ytz97s8z20)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/Traves-Theberge/Hackernews-MCP-Typescript>

## 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": "traves-theberge-hackernews-mcp-typescript"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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