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Hacker News tools for AI agents (MCP server). Top stories, comments thread, full-text search via Algolia. No API key required. By NeCL.

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adjacentai/necl-hn-mcp

Added 3 Sept 2026

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Overview

An MCP server that exposes Hacker News data to AI agents. It provides top stories, comment threads, and full-text search via Algolia. No API key is required.

Best for

Best for
AI agent developers who need quick access to Hacker News content without authentication

Use cases

  • Fetch top Hacker News stories for a daily briefing
  • Search Hacker News posts by keyword using Algolia
  • Retrieve comment threads for a specific story

How to use

Install

pip install git+https://github.com/adjacentai/necl-hn-mcp.git

Clients listed in this record (not verified here)

Claude Desktop, Claude Code

Example client config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "necl-hn": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/adjacentai/necl-hn-mcp.git",
        "necl-hn-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Notes

0 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-06-12. Licensed MIT.

Pros

  • No API key required for setup
  • Uses Algolia for fast full-text search
  • Simple Python MCP server for agent integration

Cons

  • Zero stars indicates an early or unproven project
  • Limited to Hacker News data only
  • Depends on Algolia's public API availability

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