Hacker News Mcp

io.github.mrfentmenPublished by GitHub account mrfentmenv1.0.0Updated Oct 24, 2026

Hacker News in one place: top, jobs, ask, item lookup, and Algolia search. No key required.

VerifiedSTDIODesktop onlyWeb Search & Scraping

Server details

Identifier: io.github.mrfentmen/hacker-news-mcp
Transport: STDIO
Runtime: Desktop only
Trust: Verified
Published: Sep 22, 2026

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Overview

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A local MCP server that gives an assistant read access to Hacker News: top stories, jobs, Ask HN, item lookup and Algolia search.

What you can do: Browse Hacker News front-page and top stories, plus the jobs and Ask HN sections, through the server's listing tools. Look up individual items by ID to read a story, comment or profile. Search Hacker News content through Algolia for keyword-based discovery.
When to use it: Useful when you want an assistant to pull current Hacker News discussions, job posts or Ask HN threads, or to search the site by keyword without leaving the chat.
Requirements: Runs as a local process over stdio, installed from the npm package; needs a Node.js runtime on the user's machine and network access to Hacker News and Algolia. No API key or account is required.

Before you install

Read-only access to public Hacker News content; no credentials are requested. Requests go to Hacker News and Algolia, so queries and lookups are visible to those third parties.

Installation

In SourceWeft

Open Hacker News Mcp in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
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

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Tools

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Version history

v1.0.0LatestSep 22, 2026

Score

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Tools listed15 pts
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DescriptionRequired15 pts
Logo10 pts
Documentation15 pts
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License10 pts
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