Hacker News MCP by UnClick MCP server
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 postsRead from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.
hn_ask_hnGet Ask HN posts from Hacker News.
hn_best_storiesGet the best stories from Hacker News.
hn_itemGet a specific Hacker News item by ID.
hn_new_storiesGet the newest stories from Hacker News.
hn_show_hnGet Show HN posts from Hacker News.
hn_top_storiesGet the top stories from Hacker News.
hn_userGet a Hacker News user profile.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-27 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- 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 archived
maint.archived
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
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.tgzOperational Notes
This repo follows the AGENTS.md fence rules for agent work.
Run
For local web development:
npm run devFor the API workspace:
npm run dev:apiTest
Run the main test suite:
npm testRun the production build check:
npm run buildLicense
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_hereOr 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.
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