Hn MCP server

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by cyanheads·io.github.cyanheads/hn-mcp-server·v0.6.0·4 stars

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Browse Hacker News feeds, threads, and user profiles with full-text search.

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How Hn compares

Against every graded Web search MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score: 93/100; higher than 95% of 3,470 Web search servers
Uptime: 100%; of our recent checks; the typical remote Web search server answers 100%
Response time: 549 ms; faster than 26% of 2,238 Web search servers
GitHub stars: 4; more than 75% of 1,786 Web search servers
Downloads a week: 514; more than 85% of 827 Web search servers with a package

Release history: 6 versions in the registry since 2026-09-13, latest 2026-10-28, typically one every 10 days.

Install Hn in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

claude mcp add --transport http hn-mcp-server https://hn.caseyjhand.com/mcp

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What the publisher says

From the Hn repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

@cyanheads/hn-mcp-server Browse Hacker News feeds, threads, and user profiles with full-text search via MCP. STDIO or Streamable HTTP. 4 Tools

Public Hosted Server: https://hn.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Overview

Feeds, threads, and profiles from the Hacker News Firebase API and Algolia Search API. Browse ranked feeds, read full comment threads, look up user profiles, and search stories and comments by type, author, date, or score. Runs as a stdio process, a local Streamable HTTP server, or the public hosted endpoint above.

Tools

Capability reference

hngetstories tool

Six feed types: top, new, best, ask, show, jobs; count (1–100, default 30) and offset for pagination
Returns id, type, title, url, domain, score, author, timestamp, comment count, and body text — each field omitted (not null) when HN doesn't provide it
Enrichment reports total, offset, hasMore, and a notice explaining empty pages (empty feed, offset past end, or every item on the page deleted/flagged)

hngetthread tool

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.

Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.

Hn: common questions

Is Hn MCP server safe?: Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (93/100). Read the Hn safety report
How do I install Hn?: It runs remotely at hn.caseyjhand.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 Hn need an API key?: No secret keys are declared. It reads 9 settings from the environment.
Is Hn maintained?: The last commit was 41 days ago (2026-09-24). The latest release is v0.6.0.
Is Hn up?: 100% of our last 28 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
What can I use instead of Hn?: Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Arxiv MCP server, AIHOT MCP server and Claude Code Explorer MCP server.
How does Hn compare with other Web search MCP servers?: safety score 93/100 (higher than 95% of 3,470 Web search servers); uptime 100% (of our recent checks; the typical remote Web search server answers 100%); response time 549 ms (faster than 26% of 2,238 Web search servers). Full comparison.

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Rating: —
Safety grade: A · 93/100
Stars: 4
Downloads/wk: 514
Price: Free
Licence: Apache-2.0
Transport: Remote · mixed
Uptime: 100% · 28/28 checks
Version: 0.6.0
Category: Web search
Last release: 2026-09-24

Credentials it needs

HN_CONCURRENCY_LIMITMax concurrent HTTP requests for batch item fetches (integer, 1–50).
MCP_LOG_LEVELSets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warning').
MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPESelects the HTTP transport.
HN_CONCURRENCY_LIMITMax concurrent HTTP requests for batch item fetches (integer, 1–50).
MCP_HTTP_HOSTThe hostname for the HTTP server.
MCP_HTTP_PORTThe port to run the HTTP server on.
MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATHThe endpoint path for the MCP server.
MCP_AUTH_MODEAuthentication mode to use: 'none', 'jwt', or 'oauth'.
MCP_LOG_LEVELSets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warning').

Endpoint

https://hn.caseyjhand.com/mcp

streamable-http

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