MCP Claude Hacker News
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An integration that allows Claude Desktop to interact with Hacker News using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). |
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Features
- Browse latest stories from Hacker News
- View top and best-rated stories
- Search stories by keyword, by relevance or most recent (Algolia HN Search API)
- Get story details
- Read comments for stories, capped so a busy thread cannot flood the context
- Clean formatting of Hacker News content for better readability, including HTML entity decoding
Demo
Requirements
- Node.js 20 or higher
- Claude Desktop
- Internet connection to access Hacker News API
Installation
Installing via Smithery
Install the packaged bundle from the Smithery server page, or from the CLI:
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest mcp add imprvhub/mcp-claude-hackernews --client claudeInstalling Manually
- Clone or download this repository:
git clone https://github.com/imprvhub/mcp-claude-hackernews
cd mcp-claude-hackernews- Install dependencies:
npm install- Build the project:
npm run buildRunning the MCP Server
There are two ways to run the MCP server:
