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MCP Hackernews MCP Server

io.github.YinTokey/mcp_hackernews
local only

MCP Hackernews runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 84 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 21 Sep 2025.

MCP server exposing a simple Hacker News search tool (top stories).

Installs per day peak 43 · avg 14 · +50% w/w
a month agotoday
84
Installs / week
pypi · mcp-hackernews
0
Stars
0 open issues
21 Sep 2025
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
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License
Python

Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add mcp_hackernews -- uvx mcp-hackernews
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp_hackernews": {
      "args": [
        "mcp-hackernews"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.mcp_hackernews]
command = "uvx"
args = ["mcp-hackernews"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp_hackernews": {
      "args": [
        "mcp-hackernews"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp_hackernews": {
      "args": [
        "mcp-hackernews"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

MCP Hackernews — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for MCP Hackernews?
MCP Hackernews runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the pypi package mcp-hackernews was installed 84 times last week.
How do I connect MCP Hackernews?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls mcp-hackernews straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use MCP Hackernews?
The pypi package mcp-hackernews was installed 84 times in the last week. Week over week that is +50%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is MCP Hackernews open source?
Yes — written in Python and 0 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.