mcp-hackernews
Enables searching, reading, and watching Hacker News topics, including item retrieval, feed listing, and persistent topic watches with watermarks.
README
<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Peter Lemenkov lemenkov@gmail.com SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 -->
mcp-hackernews
MCP server for Hacker News — search, read, and watch topics for what is new since you last looked.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
hn_search |
Search Hacker News (Algolia) with tag/points/date filters |
hn_get_item |
Get a single item (story, comment, poll, or job) |
hn_get_thread |
Expand a story's comment tree |
hn_get_stories |
List a curated feed (top/new/best/ask/show/job) |
hn_get_user |
Get a user's profile |
hn_list_watches |
List saved topic watches |
hn_check_new |
Items matching a watch since its watermark (read-only) |
hn_watch_topic |
Create or update a topic watch |
hn_mark_seen |
Advance a watch's watermark |
hn_delete_watch |
Delete a watch |
Install
python3 -m venv venv
venv/bin/pip install -e .
venv/bin/pip install -e ".[systemd]" # optional: journald logging
Configuration
HOST=127.0.0.1
PORT=8800
HN_MCP_DB=/var/lib/mcp-hackernews/watches.db # watch store
License
Apache-2.0
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