Readhn

AI-native HackerNews MCP Server. Find HN content that matters with explainable quality signals.

Quick Install

Automated & IDE Setup

Copy the AI prompt to install this server into Claude Code, Cursor, or another agent — or use 1-click editor setup below.

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Manual Client & Custom JSON ConfigExpand JSON ▾

Client Config & Setup

Choose your client or environment

Target File:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "readhn": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "readhn"
      ]
    }
  }
}

💡 Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.

Documentation Overview

readhn

AI-native HackerNews MCP Server. Find HN content that matters with explainable quality signals.

What It Does

Discover — Filter stories by keywords, scores, time. Get ranked results with quality signals.

Trust — Find domain experts. See who's talking and why they matter. EigenTrust propagation from seed experts.

Understand — Every result explains WHY. 5 signals: practitioner depth (30%), thread depth (20%), expert involvement (20%), velocity (15%), references (15%).

Quick Start

bash

# Install
pip install readhn

# Auto-configure supported AI agents
readhn setup

readhn setup detects Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Claude Desktop, Cline, Windsurf, and OpenCode config paths and adds the readhn MCP server.

Useful setup flags:

bash

readhn setup --list              # Show detected agents
readhn setup --dry-run           # Preview config changes only
readhn setup --agents "Cursor"  # Configure only specific agents

After setup, your AI agent auto-discovers readhn and uses it when you ask HN questions.

Usage

Ask your AI agent:

"Show me top HN stories about Rust this week"
"Find experts who write about databases on HN"
"What did practitioners say about Kubernetes networking?"

The agent calls readhn tools, gets results with quality signals, and explains why each result matters.

Configuration (Optional)

server.ts

export HN_KEYWORDS="ai,llm,rust,distributed-systems,databases"  # Default filter keywords
export HN_MIN_SCORE="50"                                         # Minimum story score
export HN_EXPERTS="tptacek,simonw,antirez,ept,jepsen"           # Seed experts for trust
export HN_TIME_HOURS="24"                                        # Time window

How It Works

When you ask HN questions, your AI agent uses these tools:

discover_stories() — Top stories filtered by keywords/score/time, ranked by quality signals
search() — Algolia search with explainable ranking
find_experts() — Find domain experts using EigenTrust on comment graph
expert_brief() — User profile + activity + trust score
story_brief() — Story + top comments + signals in one call
thread_analysis() — Full comment tree with quality signals per comment

Every response includes signals breakdown: why each result was chosen.

License

MIT

Read the full README →View source on GitHub →

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Frequently Asked Questions about Readhn

Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json under mcpServers: "mcpServers": { "readhn": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "readhn"] } }

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Readhn

AI-native HackerNews MCP Server. Find HN content that matters with explainable quality signals.

Quick Install

Automated & IDE Setup

Copy the AI prompt to install this server into Claude Code, Cursor, or another agent — or use 1-click editor setup below.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

Manual Client & Custom JSON ConfigExpand JSON ▾

Client Config & Setup

Choose your client or environment

Target File:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "readhn": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "readhn"
      ]
    }
  }
}

💡 Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.

Documentation Overview

readhn

AI-native HackerNews MCP Server. Find HN content that matters with explainable quality signals.

What It Does

Discover — Filter stories by keywords, scores, time. Get ranked results with quality signals.

Trust — Find domain experts. See who's talking and why they matter. EigenTrust propagation from seed experts.

Understand — Every result explains WHY. 5 signals: practitioner depth (30%), thread depth (20%), expert involvement (20%), velocity (15%), references (15%).

Quick Start

bash

# Install
pip install readhn

# Auto-configure supported AI agents
readhn setup

readhn setup detects Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Claude Desktop, Cline, Windsurf, and OpenCode config paths and adds the readhn MCP server.

Useful setup flags:

bash

readhn setup --list              # Show detected agents
readhn setup --dry-run           # Preview config changes only
readhn setup --agents "Cursor"  # Configure only specific agents

After setup, your AI agent auto-discovers readhn and uses it when you ask HN questions.

Usage

Ask your AI agent:

"Show me top HN stories about Rust this week"
"Find experts who write about databases on HN"
"What did practitioners say about Kubernetes networking?"

The agent calls readhn tools, gets results with quality signals, and explains why each result matters.

Configuration (Optional)

server.ts

export HN_KEYWORDS="ai,llm,rust,distributed-systems,databases"  # Default filter keywords
export HN_MIN_SCORE="50"                                         # Minimum story score
export HN_EXPERTS="tptacek,simonw,antirez,ept,jepsen"           # Seed experts for trust
export HN_TIME_HOURS="24"                                        # Time window

How It Works

When you ask HN questions, your AI agent uses these tools:

discover_stories() — Top stories filtered by keywords/score/time, ranked by quality signals
search() — Algolia search with explainable ranking
find_experts() — Find domain experts using EigenTrust on comment graph
expert_brief() — User profile + activity + trust score
story_brief() — Story + top comments + signals in one call
thread_analysis() — Full comment tree with quality signals per comment

Every response includes signals breakdown: why each result was chosen.

License

MIT

Read the full README →View source on GitHub →

Related MCP Servers

View all in Developer Tools View all alternatives

Reviews

No reviews yet — be the first to share how this listing worked for you.

Frequently Asked Questions about Readhn

Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json under mcpServers: "mcpServers": { "readhn": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "readhn"] } }

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Technical Specs & Signals

CategoryDeveloper Tools

27Quality signal: Emerging · 27/100How this signal is calculated ▾

Server availabilityNot measured

Not scored for repo-hosted servers — we can't reach the running server, only its GitHub page. Hosted MCP endpoints are health-checked live.

Verified ownership8/20

Documentation & tools11/30

Adoption & activity1/15

Community engagement0/10

★ Featured

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MCP & Agent Skills for Automated Documentation, and codebase conventions + context

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Own this project?

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