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Hacker News MCP by UnClick MCP server

by malamutemayhem·io.github.malamutemayhem/hackernews·v0.1.0·4 stars

Search and read Hacker News stories, comments, users, Ask HN and Show HN. No API key. By UnClick.

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Hacker News MCP by UnClick tools (7)

write = sends, deletes, buys or posts

Read from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.

  • hn_ask_hn

    Get Ask HN posts from Hacker News.

  • hn_best_stories

    Get the best stories from Hacker News.

  • hn_item

    Get a specific Hacker News item by ID.

  • hn_new_stories

    Get the newest stories from Hacker News.

  • hn_show_hn

    Get Show HN posts from Hacker News.

  • hn_top_stories

    Get the top stories from Hacker News.

  • hn_user

    Get a Hacker News user profile.

Public scan report

scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-27 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

1 high
  • Code scan4 source files scanned25/25
  • –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
  • –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
  • Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
  • Maintenancerepository archived0/15
  • Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10

Findings (1)

  • highRepository is archivedmaint.archived
Overall 69/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON

How Hacker News MCP by UnClick compares

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

Safety score
69/100
higher than 33% of 3,471 Web search servers
Tools
7
the typical Web search server has 5
Tools that change things
0%
typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
GitHub stars
4
more than 75% of 1,788 Web search servers

What its tools let an agent do: 7 read

Install Hacker News MCP by UnClick in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

Runs npx -y @unclick/hackernews-mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.

claude mcp add hackernews -- npx -y @unclick/hackernews-mcp
Add to Cursor

What the publisher says

From the Hacker News MCP by UnClick repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

UnClick MCP server

The app store for AI agents. unclick.world

450+ callable endpoints across 178+ tools, available to any MCP-compatible AI client. New tools ship to the API continuously. Your agent picks them up automatically; no package update is needed. <!-- Update counts from src/config/site-stats.ts -->

Install

Using the latest GitHub release (no npm account required):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unclick": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "https://github.com/malamutemayhem/unclick/releases/latest/download/unclick.tgz"]
    }
  }
}

Add this to your claudedesktopconfig.json (or equivalent for Cursor, Windsurf, etc).

Or install globally from GitHub:

npm install -g https://github.com/malamutemayhem/unclick/releases/latest/download/unclick.tgz

Operational Notes

This repo follows the AGENTS.md fence rules for agent work.

Run

For local web development:

npm run dev

For the API workspace:

npm run dev:api

Test

Run the main test suite:

npm test

Run the production build check:

npm run build

License

UnClick uses a split license. The platform (website, API, and hosted backend and memory services) is AGPL-3.0 (see LICENSE). The npm client package @unclick/mcp-server stays MIT, and the standalone connector packages stay Apache-2.0. Full breakdown and reasoning in LICENSING.md.

What it does

Gives your agent access to a growing catalog of tools across developer utilities, social media, e-commerce, finance, messaging, media, security, and more. You don't need to install separate packages for each integration. One server provides access to everything in the catalog.

Tool Surface

UnClick exposes a small direct surface for daily agent workflows, plus hidden internal discovery tools for the full catalog.

The agent starts with memory, uses direct Boardroom tools for coordination, and can still call the hidden catalog tools by name when it needs dynamic endpoint discovery.

Compatibility and advanced memory operations

  • Legacy memory names still work as aliases: getstartupcontext -> loadmemory, writesessionsummary -> savesession, addfact -> savefact, setbusinesscontext -> save_identity.
  • The remaining memory operations are intentionally not listed in ListTools and are called through unclickcall with endpointid: "memory." (for example memory.managedecay, memory.storecode, memory.logconversation, memory.supersedefact, memory.upsertlibrarydoc).

Requirements

  • Node.js 18+
  • An API key from unclick.world

Set your key as an environment variable:

UNCLICK_API_KEY=your_key_here

Or pass it via the MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unclick": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "https://github.com/malamutemayhem/unclick/releases/latest/download/unclick.tgz"],
      "env": {
        "UNCLICK_API_KEY": "your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

More

Full catalog, docs, and API keys at unclick.world.

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

Hacker News MCP by UnClick: common questions

Is Hacker News MCP by UnClick MCP server safe?
With care: it is graded C, so read the findings first (69/100). Read the Hacker News MCP by UnClick safety report
How do I install Hacker News MCP by UnClick?
It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does Hacker News MCP by UnClick need an API key?
Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
Is Hacker News MCP by UnClick maintained?
The last commit was 50 days ago (2026-09-16). The latest release is v0.1.0.
What can I use instead of Hacker News MCP by UnClick?
Servers from other publishers that do the same job: AIHOT MCP server, Search1API MCP server and Free Search MCP server.
How does Hacker News MCP by UnClick compare with other Web search MCP servers?
safety score 69/100 (higher than 33% of 3,471 Web search servers); tools 7 (the typical Web search server has 5); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.

Alternatives to Hacker News MCP by UnClick

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