Summary
You can ask for comments on "the third story" without copying an ID.
hn_comments accepts story_index as well as story_id, so the list you just pulled stays addressable by position — which is what makes browsing conversational instead of clerical. Everything else is straight Hacker News: latest, top and best, up to 50 at a time, plus per-story detail.
What it is
A Hacker News client for MCP: five tools over the official Hacker News API, formatted so the stories and comments read cleanly in a conversation.
What you get
- The newest, top-ranked and best-rated stories — hn_latest, hn_top, hn_best
- Between 1 and 50 stories per call, defaulting to 10
- Full detail for one story by its ID — hn_story
- Comments for a story — hn_comments, by story_id or by position in the last list you pulled
- Hacker News content reformatted for readability rather than pasted raw
Requirements
Node.js 16 or higher and an internet connection. Clone the repository, run npm install and npm run build, then point your client at build/index.js with an absolute path.
Setup effort
Build from source — clone the repository and build it, then point your client at the binary