io.github.cyanheads/hn-mcp-server

io.github.cyanheads/hn-mcp-server · v0.5.21 · search-and-web

io.github.cyanheads/hn-mcp-server is healthy: it completed an MCP handshake in 3222 ms and exposes 4 tools.

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Endpoint: https://hn.caseyjhand.com/mcp (streamable-http)

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Facts

Users (last 30 days)0
HandshakeHealthy
Auth neededNone
Tool count4
Latency3222 ms
Last checked (UTC)2026-10-15T03:25:36.038Z

Health history

Checked (UTC)StatusLatencyError
2026-10-15T03:25:36.038ZHealthy3222

Tools (4)

hn_get_storiesFetch stories from an HN feed (top, new, best, ask, show, jobs), with title, URL, score, author, and comment count for each story.
hn_get_threadGet an item and its comment tree as a threaded discussion, with child comments resolved recursively. Use depth 0 for an item-only lookup. A long thread comes back in pages: pass the returned nextCursor as cursor to continue.
hn_get_userGet an HN user profile with karma, about, and optionally their most recent submissions resolved into full items.
hn_search_contentSearch Hacker News stories, comments, polls, and jobs via Algolia — by keyword, by filters alone, or both. Filterable by content type, author, parent story, date range, and minimum points.