MCP Hn vs Newsmcp

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Hn and Newsmcp MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose MCP Hn when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: get_stories, get_story_info, search_stories.

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Choose Newsmcp when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: get_news, get_news_detail, get_topics.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Hn erithwik Search & Data Extraction	Newsmcp pranciskus Search & Data Extraction
Summary	An MCP server to search Hacker News, get top stories, and more.	Real-time world news for AI agents — events clustered from hundreds of sources, classified by topic and geography, ranked by importance. Free, no API key. npx -y @newsmcp/server
Category & Scope	Search & Data Extraction

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "erithwik-mcp-hn": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-hn"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pranciskus-newsmcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@newsmcp/server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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