Hacker News Scraper: stories and comments by keyword MCP Server

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Hacker News Scraper: stories and comments by keyword is answering right now. Last checked 9 min ago.

Find Ask HN, Show HN and job threads, filter by score, and get votes and body text for every row.

Uptime history 4 hours of history

4 hours agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

12 of 12 checks

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Tools

hidden behind auth

356 ms

Response time

average over 24h

API key

Access

streamable-http

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Hacker News Scraper: stories and comments by keyword every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

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Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 9 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add hacker-news --transport http 'https://mcp.apify.com?tools=bepolabs/hacker-news'

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address

https://mcp.apify.com?tools=bepolabs/hacker-news

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.hacker-news]
url = "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=bepolabs/hacker-news"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hacker-news": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=bepolabs/hacker-news"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "hacker-news": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=bepolabs/hacker-news"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge. The server is running, but you need an API key from its owner to call it.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://mcp.apify.com?tools=bepolabs/hacker-news	streamable-http	needs key	375 ms	9 min ago

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Hacker News Scraper: stories and comments by keyword — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for Hacker News Scraper: stories and comments by keyword?

The server answered our handshake with an authorization challenge, so it is running — but it will not describe its tools to an anonymous client. To see them you need to connect with your own credentials. We record it as alive, not as broken: 100.0% of checks in the last 24 hours got a reply.

Is Hacker News Scraper: stories and comments by keyword working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 12 of 12 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 356 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect Hacker News Scraper: stories and comments by keyword?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address. You will need your own key: it refuses anonymous clients.

Does Hacker News Scraper: stories and comments by keyword need an API key?

Yes. Every time we knock, Hacker News Scraper: stories and comments by keyword answers with an authorization challenge instead of its tool list — that is how we know it is running and gated rather than broken. Bring your own credentials and it will talk.

How fast is Hacker News Scraper: stories and comments by keyword?

It answers our handshake in 356 ms on average, which is faster than 39% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.