HN Pulse FAQs

Question 1

What is HN Pulse?

Accepted Answer

HN Pulse is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that gives AI assistants direct read access to Hacker News data, including stories, comments, user profiles, and job listings. It also features a Claude-powered research agent for natural language queries.

Question 2

What can the included research agent do?

Accepted Answer

The Claude-powered research agent allows you to ask natural language questions (e.g., 'What's the HN community saying about Rust in 2025?') and it uses the HN Pulse tools to find, summarize, and answer your queries from Hacker News content.

Question 3

What type of Hacker News data can HN Pulse access?

Accepted Answer

HN Pulse can retrieve top, new, Ask HN, Show HN stories, job listings, detailed story comments, user profiles (karma, about text), and perform full-text search across all content using Algolia.

Question 4

How can I integrate HN Pulse with my AI assistant?

Accepted Answer

HN Pulse is compatible with MCP-enabled AI assistants like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and VS Code. It provides direct read access via stdio or HTTP transport, allowing your AI to use its tools for Hacker News data retrieval.

Question 5

Do I need API keys to use HN Pulse?

Accepted Answer

The core HN Pulse MCP server requires no API keys for accessing Hacker News data. An Anthropic API key is only needed if you plan to use the included Claude-powered research agent.

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