Hacker News FAQs

Name: Hacker News
Author: devabdultech

Question 1

What is the Hacker News MCP Server?

Accepted Answer

It's an MCP server that integrates Hacker News with LLM clients like Cursor and Claude, allowing you to access stories, comments, and user data directly within your LLM workflows.

Question 2

How do I set up the Hacker News MCP server with Claude?

Accepted Answer

You need to add a configuration entry to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file, specifying the command to run the server (using `npx @devabdultech/hn-mcp-server`).

Question 3

What data sources does the Hacker News MCP Server use?

Accepted Answer

It leverages the official Hacker News API and Algolia Search API to provide comprehensive access to Hacker News data.

Question 4

What features does the Hacker News MCP server offer?

Accepted Answer

It allows you to search stories and comments, retrieve stories by type (top, new, etc.), get individual stories with comments, access comment trees, and retrieve user profiles and submissions.

Question 5

What tools are available through the Hacker News MCP Server?

Accepted Answer

Tools include 'search' (to search stories/comments), 'getStories' (to get stories by type), 'getStoryWithComments', 'getCommentTree', 'getUser', and 'getUserSubmissions'.

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