MCP ServerHTTPOfficialv0.1.9

hn-mcp-server MCP Server

MCP server for Hacker News — feeds, threads, users, and search via Firebase and Algolia APIs

io.github.cyanheads/hn-mcp-server

Hosted URL

https://hn.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Transport

HTTP

Auth

No auth required

What the hn-mcp-server MCP server does

How models use it and what it is built for.

MCP server for Hacker News — feeds, threads, users, and search via Firebase and Algolia APIs

Connect to hn-mcp-server

Hosted endpoint — paste into any MCP client.

https://hn.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Environment variables

Configuration this server reads at startup.

  • HN_CONCURRENCY_LIMIT

    Max concurrent HTTP requests for batch item fetches (1–50).

  • MCP_LOG_LEVEL

    Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').

  • HN_CONCURRENCY_LIMIT

    Max concurrent HTTP requests for batch item fetches (1–50).

  • MCP_HTTP_HOST

    The hostname for the HTTP server.

  • MCP_HTTP_PORT

    The port to run the HTTP server on.

  • MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH

    The endpoint path for the MCP server.

  • MCP_AUTH_MODE

    Authentication mode to use: 'none', 'jwt', or 'oauth'.

  • MCP_LOG_LEVEL

    Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').

Resources

Where to find authoritative docs and source for hn-mcp-server.

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