Hn Developer Sentiment MCP vs Google News

In-depth architectural comparison of the Hn Developer Sentiment MCP and Google News 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 Hn Developer Sentiment MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Google News when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Hn Developer Sentiment MCP Developer Tools	Google News Developer Tools
Summary	Deterministic Hacker News developer sentiment, themes & feature requests via MCP. No API key.	Google News headlines, sources, and links via the Apify Google News API, hosted MCP.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

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": {
    "hn-developer-sentiment-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "hn-developer-sentiment-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-news-2": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,johnvc/GoogleNewsAPI"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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