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Use Hacker News with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Explore current Hacker News top stories, newest stories, individual items, and date-filtered story search through the public Algolia index.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

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Complete set · 4 capabilities

The complete Hacker News capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Hacker News.

Capability set01 / 01

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4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 4 available through Hacker News.

  1. 01

    Top stories

    Json list, including title, author, score, URL, timestamp, and child comment IDs when available. Fetch the current top stories from the official Hacker News Firebase feed

  2. 02

    Get item

    The kids field contains IDs of direct child comments; child contents are not downloaded automatically. Fetch one Hacker News item by numeric ID

  3. 03

    Fetch top stories by date

    Date must use YYYY-MM-DD. Search Hacker News stories created on a specific date using the public Algolia index

  4. 04

    New stories

    Json list, including title, author, score, URL, timestamp, and child comment IDs when available. Fetch the newest stories from the official Hacker News Firebase feed

Observed, not estimated

853ms average. Fast in production.

Hacker News is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 983ms
Aug 20Today
Fastest day
718ms
Slowest day
983ms
14-day trend
Slowing+22%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 4 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Hacker News, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with Hacker News. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

Hacker News Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_f1JQPomxoScUL02DccHuIgqB6z60nrcXgwjsjDAW/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Hacker News capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hacker-news-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_f1JQPomxoScUL02DccHuIgqB6z60nrcXgwjsjDAW/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

FAQ

Questions Hacker News owners ask.

  • 01

    Can my agent fetch the latest news from Hacker News without an API key?

    Yes. This server uses the public Hacker News API, which does not require authentication. You can start exploring stories and comments immediately after subscribing.

  • 02

    How do I read comments for a specific HN story via chat?

    Use the get_item capability. Provide the story's numeric ID. The response includes the item's available fields and IDs of direct child comments; call get_item separately to read a child.

  • 03

    Can I see the most recent submissions instead of just the top stories?

    Absolutely. Use the 'new_stories' capability. This retrieves the most recently submitted stories chronologically, allowing you to track cutting-edge updates and launches in real-time.

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