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Google News & Trends MCP vs Hn
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
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Query Google News RSS feeds and search interest over time via Google Trends.
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Browse Hacker News feeds, threads, and user profiles with full-text search.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. Both score close on the safety scan (92 and 93 out of 100). Hn is hosted and callable through the gateway; Google News & Trends MCP runs on your own machine.
| Google News & Trends MCP | Hn | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A92/100 | A93/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 5 | 4 |
| Downloads / week | 89 | – |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | No | Yes |
| Tools | 22 | 4 |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-19 |
| Category | Web search | Web search |