Hackernews

What you can do with Hackernews

Hackernews is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server published by pipeworx-io. It ranks #28,793 of 145,290 active servers on MCP Toplist. Hackernews is listed across 3 registries — Official MCP, PulseMCP and Glama, with 3 tracked versions. It was first listed on Mar 31, 2026 and most recently updated on Sep 26, 2026.

What Hackernews can and cannot do

MCP Toplist connected to the public endpoint on Oct 12, 2026 and it listed 45 tools. Tool names are not stored, so what they do is not catalogued here.

Not verifiedMCP Toplist has not catalogued this server's tools or limitations. The repository README lists them.

What you need before using Hackernews

Connect Hackernews and confirm it works

claude mcp add --transport http hackernews https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hackernews/mcp

[mcp_servers.hackernews]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hackernews/mcp"

https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hackernews/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hackernews": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hackernews/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "hackernews": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hackernews/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hackernews": {
      "serverUrl": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hackernews/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hackernews": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hackernews/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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No task-specific alternatives are catalogued for Hackernewsyet; the list above is its publisher's other servers.

What changed, and when this was checked

First listed

Mar 31, 2026

Latest version published

Sep 26, 2026

Version history

3 versions tracked (below)

Requirements evidence

Verified by MCP Toplist on Oct 12, 2026: the public endpoint completed the MCP handshake and listed 45 tools without credentials.

Profile checked

Not yet — purpose, capabilities and requirements above come from registry data only

Ranking data as of

Oct 16, 2026

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