Hacker News

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This Model Context Protocol (MCP) server integrates the Hacker News API, enabling AI assistants like Claude to programmatically fetch a wide array of content including stories, comments, user profiles, and job postings. Built using the Claude skill mcp-builder, it offers a robust set of nine tools for seamless interaction with Hacker News data, presenting information in both human-readable Markdown and machine-readable JSON formats, with support for pagination and different detail levels.

Características Principales

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• Offers 9 comprehensive tools for accessing Hacker News data (stories, comments, users)
• Supports flexible output formats: Markdown (human-readable) and JSON (machine-readable)
• Includes pagination support for efficiently browsing large result sets
• Allows choice between concise summaries or detailed information
• Performs parallel fetching for efficient batch requests of multiple items

Casos de Uso

• Fetch the latest top, new, best, Ask HN, Show HN, or job stories from Hacker News.
• Retrieve detailed information for any Hacker News item (story, comment, job) by its ID.
• Query and display user profile information from Hacker News, including their submissions.