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Hn MCP — AI skill for Claude Code

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Hacker News MCP server for Claude Desktop & AI assistants.

How to install Hn MCP

This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no exact command to give. Open karanb192/hn-mcp and copy the folder into ~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.

What Hn MCP does

Hacker News MCP server for Claude Desktop & AI assistants. Browse HN stories, search posts, read comments, analyze users. Clean, fast, actually works - no API keys required.

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README

HN-MCP

Hacker News Browser for Claude Desktop and AI Assistants

A [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server that enables Claude Desktop and other AI assistants to browse Hacker News, search discussions, and analyze tech trends. Clean, fast, and actually works - no API keys required.

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What makes HN-MCP different?
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What makes HN-MCP different?

🚀 Zero setup - Works instantly! Unlike Reddit, Twitter, or other platforms, Hacker News API requires no authentication, no API keys, no registration. Just install and go.
⚡ Smart caching - 50MB LRU cache with adaptive TTLs delivers 50ms cached responses (vs 200-500ms uncached). Popular content stays cached longer automatically.
🎯 Clean data - Direct from HN's Firebase API and Algolia Search. No fake metrics, no made-up sentiment scores, no hallucinated data.
🧠 LLM-optimized - Response formats designed specifically for AI assistants. Structured JSON that Claude can parse perfectly every time.
📦 TypeScript - 100% TypeScript with strict typing.