Hacker News
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0Provides AI assistants access to Hacker News data by acting as a bridge to its API.
About
This server provides AI assistants with a robust interface to Hacker News data. It acts as a bridge between AI models and the Hacker News API, allowing assistants to easily integrate HN content into conversations. Developed as a learning project to explore Model Context Protocol (MCP) server architecture, it's built using the fast-mcp Ruby gem and enables retrieval of the latest stories and comments from any Hacker News story.
Key Features
- Retrieves comments for any Hacker News story ID
- Configurable limits for story fetching and comment depth
- Fetches Hacker News stories by type (top, new, best, ask, show, job)
- Secured via an Authorization header with a configurable token
- Uses fast-mcp Ruby gem for MCP protocol handling
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Use Cases
- Allowing AI assistants to access current events and discussions on Hacker News
- Integrating Hacker News data directly into AI assistant conversations
- Serving as a practical example for understanding MCP server architecture and development
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