Hacker News MCP server for Claude Desktop & AI assistants. Browse HN stories, search posts, read comments, analyze users. Clean, fast, actually works - no API keys required.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add hn -- npx hn-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.hn]
command = "npx"
args = ["hn-mcp"]
# codex mcp add hn -- npx hn-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"hn": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"hn-mcp"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"hn": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"hn-mcp"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"hn": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"hn-mcp"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"hn": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"hn-mcp"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"hn": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"hn-mcp"
]
}
}
}