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Side-by-side comparison of sandbox MCP tools
Get a single HN item (story or comment) by ID with its full nested comment tree. Returns id, title, url, author, points, text, and a children[] array of replies
Server
HN Search
Parameters (1)
item_idreqstringResponse shape
{id, title, url, author, points, children: [{id, text, author, children}]}List an HN user's submitted stories by username (omit the leading @). Returns hits[] with title, url, points, num_comments, and created_at for each submission
Server
HN Search
Parameters (1)
authorreqstringResponse shape
{hits: [{title, url, points, num_comments, created_at, objectID}]}Parameters
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GET vs GET
Server
HN Search vs HN Search
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