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Hacker News (Apify Actor) by Tuper MCP Server

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Hacker News (Apify Actor) by Tuper is answering right now. Last checked 10 min ago.

Hacker News stories, search and Who is Hiring jobs via the official API. Runs on Apify.

Uptime history 30 hours of history
30 hours agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
91 of 91 checks
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Tools
hidden behind auth
369 ms
Response time
average over 24h
API key
Access
streamable-http

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Hacker News (Apify Actor) by Tuper 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 10 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add hacker-news --transport http 'https://mcp.apify.com?tools=tuper/hacker-news'
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address
https://mcp.apify.com?tools=tuper/hacker-news
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.hacker-news]
url = "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=tuper/hacker-news"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hacker-news": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=tuper/hacker-news"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "hacker-news": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=tuper/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

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://mcp.apify.com?tools=tuper/hacker-news streamable-http needs key 315 ms 10 min ago

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Hacker News (Apify Actor) by Tuper — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for Hacker News (Apify Actor) by Tuper?
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 (Apify Actor) by Tuper working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 369 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect Hacker News (Apify Actor) by Tuper?
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 (Apify Actor) by Tuper need an API key?
Yes. Every time we knock, Hacker News (Apify Actor) by Tuper 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 (Apify Actor) by Tuper?
It answers our handshake in 369 ms on average, which is faster than 38% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.