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PulseGate's liveness check found it on 3 Oct 2026; it has been in the index since 22 Aug 2026. How this is checked

Hacker News MCP Server exposes five tools for searching Hacker News, retrieving top and categorized stories, fetching individual items, and reading discussion comments. It provides a JSON-RPC endpoint for developers connecting AI assistants and agent workflows to Hacker News data.

Inferred · not functionally tested

WebAPICloud-managed
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Overview

6 features

Purpose: Accessing and querying Hacker News stories, items, rankings, and discussions programmatically through MCP.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Audience: developers building AI assistants and agent workflows

Inferred · not functionally tested

Functions: data_extraction

Inferred · not functionally tested

Interfaces: API: indicated (inferred, not tested) · MCP: indicated (inferred, not tested) · CLI: unknown · Self-hosting: unknown

Recorded constraints: pricing: unknown · license: Proprietary · platforms: WEB · deployment: browser, api_only, cloud_managed

Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.

Record sources: gateway.pipeworx.io. These links do not verify the individual claims.

In the API design, testing & docs space, hackernews takes a focused approach. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on accessing and querying Hacker News stories, items, rankings, and discussions programmatically through MCP. Inferred · not functionally tested: hackernews is a B2B product aimed at developers building AI assistants and agent workflows. Basis unknown · not verified: It ships for the web and API.

Behind hackernews is Pipeworx. Inferred · not functionally tested: Among its 6 catalogued features are full-text search, top stories, and story type filters. Inferred · not functionally tested: Catalogued interfaces include an MCP server.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested

  • Full-text search
  • Top stories
  • Story type filters
  • Item lookup
  • Comment retrieval
  • JSON-RPC endpoint

Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested

Tags
hacker-newsmcp-serverjson-rpcnews-search

JSON profile · Text profile · Access guide

Built with & integrations

Hosting
Cloudflare
Connectors
MCP
Runs on
BrowserAPI-onlyCloud-managed
Detected from
Cloudflare
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Trust & compliance

Public signals
HTTPS

Indexing history

1

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

  1. Indexed22 Aug · 01:01 UTC
    hackernews seen via MCP Registry (official)
    Source: MCP Registry (official) · Open

Frequently asked questions about hackernews

What is hackernews?
Inferred · not functionally tested: Hackernews focuses on accessing and querying Hacker News stories, items, rankings, and discussions programmatically through MCP. It is catalogued under API design, testing & docs on PulseGate.
Who is hackernews for?
Inferred · not functionally tested: hackernews is a B2B product built for developers building AI assistants and agent workflows.
What platforms does hackernews run on?
Basis unknown · not verified: hackernews runs on the web and API.
Is hackernews still active?
PulseGate's liveness check found it on 3 Oct 2026.
What are alternatives to hackernews?
Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include hackernews-mcp-cli, hacker-news-mcp-py, and hackertarget.hackernews-mcp-clihacker-news-mcp-pyhackertarget
Who makes hackernews?
hackernews is developed by Pipeworx.
Does hackernews have an API or integrations?
Inferred · not functionally tested: Yes — hackernews exposes an MCP server.

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