Hacker News MCP: Documentation
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Connection
Repo: github.com/erithwik/mcp-hn (74★). Install: uvx mcp-hn (stdio). No auth needed — it uses the public Hacker News Firebase API and the Algolia Search API.
Tools
get_stories — top/new/best stories by feed type, get_story_info — details of a specific story (title, link, points, comment count), search_stories — full-text story search via Algolia, get_user_info — Hacker News user data (karma, signup date, comments).
Agent flow
"Show today's top stories on topic X", "find HN discussions of this product and gauge the reaction", "show this user's karma and activity".
Pricing
Completely free — both underlying APIs (Firebase and Algolia Search) are public and require no payment.
Note
A community project (erithwik), not officially affiliated with Y Combinator. A small community (74 stars), but the APIs it's built on have been stable for years.