Hacker News MCP
Rank #9,801smithery/imprvhub/mcp-claude-hackernews
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What you can do with Hacker News MCP
Hacker News MCP is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server published by imprvhub. It ranks #9,801 of 144,396 active servers on MCP Toplist, and its repository has 10 GitHub stars. Hacker News MCP is listed across 3 registries — Smithery, Glama and mcp.so, with 2 release tags tracked from its GitHub repository. It was first listed on Apr 23, 2025 and most recently updated on Sep 27, 2026.
Not verifiedMCP Toplist has not yet written a checked profile for this server, so the paragraph above is assembled from registry data only. The repository README is the authority on what it does.
What Hacker News MCP can and cannot do
Not verifiedMCP Toplist has not catalogued this server's tools or limitations. The repository README lists them.
What you need before using Hacker News MCP
The registry listing declares no required environment variables or authentication. This is declared metadata, not a verified install — the repository README is the authority.
Declared by Glama, last synced Oct 16, 2026. Not independently verified by MCP Toplist.
No runtime, credential or payment requirements are recorded for this server beyond the declaration above.
Connect Hacker News MCP and confirm it works
Install configuration unavailable. No registry publishes a machine-readable install config for this server — follow the repository README.
After adding the config, ask your client to list this server's tools. A tool list confirms the connection; an empty list or an error means the server did not start or needs credentials.
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No task-specific alternatives are catalogued for Hacker News MCPyet; the list above is its publisher's other servers.
What changed, and when this was checked
- First listed
- Apr 23, 2025
- Latest release tag
- Sep 27, 2026
- Version history
- 2 release tags tracked (below)
- Requirements evidence
- Declared by Glama, last synced Oct 16, 2026. Not independently verified by MCP Toplist.
- Profile checked
- Not yet — purpose, capabilities and requirements above come from registry data only
- Ranking data as of
- Oct 16, 2026
- Smithery ↗listed since Apr 26, 2026 · still listed
- Glama ↗listed since Apr 26, 2026 · still listed
- mcp.so ↗listed since Jun 4, 2026 · still listed
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GitHub releases (2)
No registry surfaces explicit version metadata for this server. The list below shows release tags from the linked GitHub repository.
| Version | Published |
|---|---|
| 0.2.0 | Sep 27, 2026 |
| 0.1.0 | Apr 23, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who maintains Hacker News MCP?
- Hacker News MCP is maintained by imprvhub, which publishes 6 MCP servers (29 total versions) tracked on MCP Toplist.
- Is Hacker News MCP listed on the Official MCP Registry?
- Hacker News MCP is not on the Official MCP Registry. It is listed on Smithery, Glama and mcp.so.
- How many versions does Hacker News MCP have?
- No registry surfaces explicit version metadata for Hacker News MCP; MCP Toplist tracks 2 release tags from its GitHub repository, most recently published on Sep 27, 2026.
- Where can I find the source code for Hacker News MCP?
- The source code for Hacker News MCP is hosted at github.com/imprvhub/mcp-claude-hackernews.
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