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io.github.pipeworx-io/hackernews
Hacker News MCP — search and retrieve stories from Hacker News
2 tools GitHub
No known CVEs
No license
Maintained
Last commit 37d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio
2 tools · ~148 tok
Grade A · 0.1% of 200K ctx
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Supported in Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-pipeworx-io-hackernews": {
"command": "<see-readme>",
"args": []
}
}
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What io.github.pipeworx-io/hackernews does
Hacker News MCP — search and retrieve stories from Hacker News
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is io.github.pipeworx-io/hackernews safe to use?
- io.github.pipeworx-io/hackernews has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
- How do I install io.github.pipeworx-io/hackernews?
- io.github.pipeworx-io/hackernews can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.
- What can io.github.pipeworx-io/hackernews do?
- io.github.pipeworx-io/hackernews provides 2 tools: get_top_stories, get_item. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
- What AI clients work with io.github.pipeworx-io/hackernews?
- io.github.pipeworx-io/hackernews is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
- Is io.github.pipeworx-io/hackernews actively maintained?
- io.github.pipeworx-io/hackernews is recently maintained — last commit was 37 days ago.
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