Hacker News MCP by UnClick

io.github.malamutemayhemPublished by GitHub account malamutemayhemv0.1.0Updated Oct 24, 2026

Search and read Hacker News stories, comments, users, Ask HN and Show HN. No API key. By UnClick.

VerifiedSTDIODesktop onlyWeb Search & ScrapingCommunication & Collaboration

Overview

AI-generated overview

Read-only Hacker News connector that lets an assistant search and read stories, comments, users, Ask HN and Show HN posts.

What you can do
  • Browse Hacker News story lists: top, new and best stories
  • Read Ask HN and Show HN posts
  • Look up individual items and comments by ID
  • Look up Hacker News user profiles
When to use it
Useful when you want an assistant to pull current Hacker News discussion, trending links, or a specific thread or user profile into a conversation without leaving the chat.
Requirements
Runs locally over stdio via npx, so Node.js and network access to Hacker News are needed. No API key, environment variables or headers are declared.
Before you install
The README's install command fetches a package archive from a GitHub release rather than the npm registry, so the code you run is whatever that release contains. The README also promotes a larger paid-sounding bundle of 180+ tools and persistent agent memory; that is marketing for a separate product, not part of this connector.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open Hacker News MCP by UnClick in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Desktop only via STDIO. STDIO servers start a local process, so they need the SourceWeft desktop host.

Other MCP clients

Follow the launch instructions in the repository.

README

Hacker News MCP by UnClick

Search and read Hacker News stories, comments, users, Ask HN and Show HN. No API key.

By UnClick. 180+ tools plus persistent agent memory in one install: https://unclick.world

Install

Installs straight from GitHub, no npm account needed.

json
{  "mcpServers": {    "hackernews": {      "command": "npx",      "args": ["-y", "https://github.com/malamutemayhem/unclick/releases/download/standalone-mcps-latest/hackernews.tgz"]    }  }}

Tools

  • hn_top_stories
  • hn_new_stories
  • hn_best_stories
  • hn_ask_hn
  • hn_show_hn
  • hn_item
  • hn_user

Want the rest?

This is one connector. UnClick bundles 180+ tools plus persistent cross-session agent memory in a single install.

License

Apache-2.0

Source: packages/standalone/hackernews-mcp/README.md at commit 2374b85

Tools

0
SourceWeft has not started this package in its sandbox yet, so its tools are not known.

Version history

1
  1. v0.1.0LatestSep 16, 2026

Score

50% of the applicable checks met

How complete this listing is, computed from the registry entry, the endpoint and public sources. Not a rating of the server and not a statement that it is safe or working today: reachability is a dated check, and no installs or reviews go into the score.

  • Reached in the last 30 days25 pts

    Keep the endpoint answering the MCP handshake; SourceWeft probes it every 30 days.

  • Auth declared10 pts

    Declare the credential headers in the registry entry, or keep the endpoint answering the probe so its auth can be classified.

  • Tools listed15 pts

    Answer tools/list without a credential, or ship a package that starts in a sandbox without one.

  • DescriptionRequired15 pts
  • Logo10 pts
  • Documentation15 pts
  • License10 pts