Hacker News MCP by Nova (CIVAI)

co.civai.nova/mcp-hacker_newsVersion 1.0.0

Browse Hacker News from chat: top stories, search, read comment threads, and post or upvote when yo…

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Responds560 msNov 14, 2026, 14:14 UTCAnswered our handshake without sign-in.

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Last checked: Nov 14, 2026, 14:14 UTC
Latency: 560 ms
Remotes responding: 1 of 1
Sign-in: No sign-in
Hosting: Hosted outside the EU (detected)
Registry data as of: Nov 14, 2026, 22:14 UTC

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Streamable HTTP

https://nova.civai.co/mcp/agents/mcp-hacker_newsResponds560 msNov 14, 2026, 14:14 UTC

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Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http mcp-hacker-news https://nova.civai.co/mcp/agents/mcp-hacker_news

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Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
Name: mcp-hacker-news
Remote MCP server URL: https://nova.civai.co/mcp/agents/mcp-hacker_news

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-hacker-news": {
      "url": "https://nova.civai.co/mcp/agents/mcp-hacker_news"
    }
  }
}

VS Code

code --add-mcp '{"name":"mcp-hacker-news","type":"http","url":"https://nova.civai.co/mcp/agents/mcp-hacker_news"}'

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Tools

14 tools

Tools of Hacker News MCP by Nova (CIVAI)
	Description		Read-only	Idempotent	Open world
`best_stories`Fetch best-ranked Hacker News stories. Use when the user asks for best posts or all-time greats on the best feed.	Fetch best-ranked Hacker News stories. Use when the user asks for best posts or all-time greats on the best feed.	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared
`browse_feed`Browse an HTML feed on news.ycombinator.com: news, newest, ask, show, jobs, newcomments, front, or best.	Browse an HTML feed on news.ycombinator.com: news, newest, ask, show, jobs, newcomments, front, or best.	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared
`get_item`Get one Hacker News item (story or comment thread) by numeric id, including top-level comments when available.	Get one Hacker News item (story or comment thread) by numeric id, including top-level comments when available.	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared
`get_network_identity`Where this user's requests to the site leave from (a VPN country, the server, or the app's default) and which browser they present. Read-only.	Where this user's requests to the site leave from (a VPN country, the server, or the app's default) and which browser they present. Read-only.	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared
`get_user`Look up a Hacker News user profile (karma, about, created date) by username.	Look up a Hacker News user profile (karma, about, created date) by username.	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared
`login`Sign in to Hacker News with username and password. Stores session cookie in hn_session_cookie for upvote, comment, and submit.	Sign in to Hacker News with username and password. Stores session cookie in hn_session_cookie for upvote, comment, and submit.	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared
`new_stories`Fetch newest Hacker News story submissions. Use when the user asks for new or latest posts.	Fetch newest Hacker News story submissions. Use when the user asks for new or latest posts.	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared
`post_comment`Post a comment on a story or reply thread. parent_id is the story or comment id. Requires login session.	Post a comment on a story or reply thread. parent_id is the story or comment id. Requires login session.	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared
`search_stories`Search Hacker News stories via the public Algolia API (same backend as hn.algolia.com).	Search Hacker News stories via the public Algolia API (same backend as hn.algolia.com).	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared
`session_status`Check whether hn_session_cookie is present and still logged in on Hacker News.	Check whether hn_session_cookie is present and still logged in on Hacker News.	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared
`set_network_identity`Choose where this user's requests to the site leave from and which browser they present, only when the user asks (e.g. 'connect through Nigeria', 'use my own user agent'). Sites may ask the user to sign in again when this changes. reset=true goes back to how they signed in.	Choose where this user's requests to the site leave from and which browser they present, only when the user asks (e.g. 'connect through Nigeria', 'use my own user agent'). Sites may ask the user to sign in again when this changes. reset=true goes back to how they signed in.	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared
`submit_story`Submit a new story link or Ask HN text post. Requires login. Provide story_url for link posts or story_text for text posts.	Submit a new story link or Ask HN text post. Requires login. Provide story_url for link posts or story_text for text posts.	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared
`top_stories`Fetch the current Hacker News front page (top stories) via the official Firebase API. Use when the user asks for top, front, or trending stories.	Fetch the current Hacker News front page (top stories) via the official Firebase API. Use when the user asks for top, front, or trending stories.	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared
`upvote`Upvote a story or comment by item id. Requires a valid hn_session_cookie from login.	Upvote a story or comment by item id. Requires a valid hn_session_cookie from login.	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared

Details

Registry status: Active
Published: Nov 2, 2026
Updated: Nov 2, 2026
Website: https://nova.civai.co/agent/mcp-hacker_news⁠ (opens in a new tab)
Repository: Not given
Categories (suggested): Search and webSuggested categories are assigned automatically from the registry text and may be wrong. Verified operators can correct them.
GDPR: Not declared

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