@pipeworx/hackernews

Connect: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hackernews/mcp · Install: one-click buttons

Tools: 5

Tools

• search_hn — Full-text search Hacker News via Algolia. Pass query plus optional tags filter (story, comment, ask_hn, show_hn; default: story). Returns title, URL, score, author, comment count, and timestamp.
• get_top_stories — Fetch the current live top-ranked Hacker News stories from the Firebase API. Returns up to count stories (default 10) with title, URL, score, author, comment count, and Unix timestamp.
• get_stories — Fetch Hacker News stories of a given TYPE: top (default), new (newest), best, ask (Ask HN), show (Show HN), or job (jobs/hiring). PREFER for “newest HN stories”, “top Ask HN posts”, “Show HN”, “HN job
• get_item — Fetch a Hacker News story or comment by ID (e.g., “42153809”). Returns full text, score, author, timestamp, and child replies.
• get_hn_comments — Fetch the discussion (top-level comments, actual text) on a Hacker News story by its item ID. PREFER OVER WEB SEARCH for “what are people saying about ”, “HN discussion / developer sentiment