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@cyanheads/hn-mcp-server
MCP server for Hacker News — feeds, threads, users, and search via Firebase and Algolia APIs
79fair
▣ Overview
▣ Score BreakdownMCPScore = Σ(raw × weight)
DimensionRawWeighted
Security
35%
100
35.0
Freshness
25%
85
21.3
Adoption
20%
37
7.4
Quality
10%
100
10.0
Trust
10%
50
5.0
Total
78.6
⚿ Capabilities & Risk Explainer
fs readfs writeexecsecrets
◆ Risk level: medium
fs read + fs write + exec + secrets active — can execute code, access credentials, and make external network calls.
⚙ Install config
Claude Desktop · Cursor · Windsurf · VS Code (Copilot) · Claude Code
add to your MCP client config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"cyanheadshn": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/hn-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}📈 Score historylast 33 snapshots
5/25/20267/6/2026 · 33 snapshots
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⛁ Raw data
weekly downloads306
github stars4
forks1
open issues4
license✓ present
readme length8187 chars
last publish16d ago
last commit16d ago
last updated2d ago
install verified✗ fail · 40d ago
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