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Hacker News MCP by Nova (CIVAI)

By nova.civai.co Verified namespace

Browse Hacker News from chat: top stories, search, read comment threads, and post or upvote when yo…

WebsiteSearch & web dataCommunication & social
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Checks passed
12 / 22

2 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
1168 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
12

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Outdated check

Last connection measurement is over 24 hours old. Current availability is unknown.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
310
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
312

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 1168 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name Hacker News MCP by Nova (CIVAI).

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 12 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 1168 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 1168 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Pass
    Parameters documented

    29 of 29 parameters have a description (100%). The bar is 80%.

  • Fail
    Safety hints

    12 tools set neither readOnlyHint nor destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Fail
    Source repo linked

    No repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-11-02T09:03:16.426784Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

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Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http hacker-news-mcp-by-nova-civai https://nova.civai.co/mcp/agents/mcp-hacker_news

Capabilities

Tools 12

best_stories

Fetch best-ranked Hacker News stories. Use when the user asks for best posts or all-time greats on the best feed.

Discovered
browse_feed

Browse an HTML feed on news.ycombinator.com: news, newest, ask, show, jobs, newcomments, front, or best.

Discovered
get_item

Get one Hacker News item (story or comment thread) by numeric id, including top-level comments when available.

Discovered
get_user

Look up a Hacker News user profile (karma, about, created date) by username.

Discovered
login

Sign in to Hacker News with username and password. Stores session cookie in hn_session_cookie for upvote, comment, and submit.

Discovered
new_stories

Fetch newest Hacker News story submissions. Use when the user asks for new or latest posts.

Discovered
post_comment

Post a comment on a story or reply thread. parent_id is the story or comment id. Requires login session.

Discovered
search_stories

Search Hacker News stories via the public Algolia API (same backend as hn.algolia.com).

Discovered
session_status

Check whether hn_session_cookie is present and still logged in on Hacker News.

Discovered
submit_story

Submit a new story link or Ask HN text post. Requires login. Provide story_url for link posts or story_text for text posts.

Discovered
top_stories

Fetch the current Hacker News front page (top stories) via the official Firebase API. Use when the user asks for top, front, or trending stories.

Discovered
upvote

Upvote a story or comment by item id. Requires a valid hn_session_cookie from login.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected1168 ms12

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