HackerNews Mention Intelligence MCP server
not respondingTrack brand and product mentions on Hacker News: free snapshot, paid buzz intel via x402 USDC.
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HackerNews Mention Intelligence tools (5)
write = sends, deletes, buys or postsmention_batch_scanFreePAID ($0.03 USDC per keyword via x402, max 50). Track a whole set of companies/terms on HN in one call: weekly/monthly mentions per keyword. Use for portfolio buzz tracking, market research across many startups, competitive scanning, trend discovery at scale.
mention_changesFreePAID ($0.05 USDC on Base via x402). Mention change detection vs history: new HN discussions and flags hot new ones (high points/comments). Use for "did X get posted on HN", discussion monitoring, launch buzz alerts, tracking new threads about a product.
mention_intel_reportFreePAID ($0.50 USDC on Base via x402). Highest-value buzz-intelligence report: mention counts, rising/steady momentum, top stories and hot-discussion takeaways. Use for developer-marketing, PR monitoring, competitive mindshare analysis, launch and reputation tracking.
mention_landscapeFreePAID ($5 USDC on Base via x402, up to 10 keywords). Strategic mindshare landscape: ranks brands/projects by HN mentions and weekly momentum, flags who is rising. Use for competitive developer-mindshare mapping, market positioning, category buzz benchmarking.
mention_snapshotFreeFREE. Current HackerNews presence for a company, product or keyword: total mentions, mentions in last 7/30 days and most recent discussions. Use for "are people talking about X on HN", developer mindshare research, brand awareness, startup/competitor buzz.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-14 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
- Live reliabilityremote unreachable: TypeError: fetch failed0/20
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (endpoint requires auth); not countedn/a
- Auth qualityno auth information5/15
- Maintenanceno repository listed3/15
- Maintainer identityno repository or website to verify2/10
Findings (2)
- highRemote endpoint did not respond
reliability.unreachableTypeError: fetch failed
- lowNo source repository listed
maint.no-repo
How HackerNews Mention Intelligence compares
Against every graded E-commerce MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 17/100
- higher than 0% of 2,176 E-commerce servers
- Tools
- 5
- the typical E-commerce server has 7
- Tools that change things
- 0%
- typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
- Uptime
- 0%
- of our recent checks; the typical remote E-commerce server answers 100%
- Response time
- 39 ms
- faster than 95% of 1,529 E-commerce servers
What its tools let an agent do: 5 read
Install HackerNews Mention Intelligence in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add --transport http hn-intel https://s-hn.pixharvest.com/mcp
Grade history
- 2026-10-14revokeC → Fscore 17: Remote endpoint did not respond; No source repository listed
HackerNews Mention Intelligence: common questions
- Is HackerNews Mention Intelligence MCP server safe?
- No: it is graded F and blocked at the gateway (17/100). Read the HackerNews Mention Intelligence safety report
- How do I install HackerNews Mention Intelligence?
- It runs remotely at s-hn.pixharvest.com. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
- Does HackerNews Mention Intelligence need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is HackerNews Mention Intelligence maintained?
- The latest release is v1.0.0.
- Is HackerNews Mention Intelligence up?
- 0% of our last 28 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
- What can I use instead of HackerNews Mention Intelligence?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: GenesisPay MCP server, TWZRD Agent Intelligence MCP server and Analook — Competitor Intelligence MCP server.
- How does HackerNews Mention Intelligence compare with other E-commerce MCP servers?
- safety score 17/100 (higher than 0% of 2,176 E-commerce servers); tools 5 (the typical E-commerce server has 7); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.
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