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Fetch top stories, new posts, comment threads, and user profiles from the Hacker News Firebase API.
55+ deploysclaude mcp add hackernews --url https://datafaucet.dev/api/mcp/t/hackernews
Run this command in your terminal · most users connect in under 60s
Try 6 tools free before deploying
No signup, no API key. Run live calls in the sandbox right now.
Click a tool above to try it live. No API key needed.
get_top_stories
Try →Get IDs of the current top 500 stories on Hacker News, ranked by score.
https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/topstories.json
get_new_stories
Try →Get IDs of the 500 newest stories posted to Hacker News.
https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/newstories.json
get_best_stories
Try →Get IDs of the top-rated stories of all time on Hacker News.
https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/beststories.json
get_item
Try →Get a story, comment, job, or poll by its ID. Includes title, URL, score, and child comments.
https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/{item_id}.json
get_user
Try →Get a user profile including karma, about text, and submitted item IDs.
https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/user/{username}.json
get_ask_stories
Try →Get IDs of the latest Ask HN stories.
https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/askstories.json
get_show_stories
Try →Get IDs of the latest Show HN stories.
https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/showstories.json
Run this in your terminal:
claude mcp add hackernews https://datafaucet.dev/api/mcp/t/hackernews
Connect Hacker News to your AI agent in under 60 seconds. No account required.
This server runs live in our sandbox. Connect your AI agent directly:
claude mcp add datafaucet-sandbox https://datafaucet.dev/api/sandbox
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Live health check
| Sandbox (free) | Deployed | |
|---|---|---|
| Tools | 6 | 7 |
| Rate limit | 5/min | Unlimited |
| Auth | None (public) | Your API key |
| Custom domain | No | Yes |
| Response caching | 30s shared | Configurable |
Deploy unlocks 1 additional tool not available in the free sandbox.
{notion_token}) with your real credentialsReplace these placeholders with your real values before deploying:
{item_id}Resource identifier{username}Your valuePreview:
GET https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/topstories.jsonclaude mcp add hackernews --url https://datafaucet.dev/api/mcp/t/hackernewsWhat your AI agent sees
I have access to 7 tools from Hacker News: get_top_stories, get_new_stories, get_best_stories, and 4 more.
“Get IDs of the current top 500 stories on Hacker News, ranked by score.”
Calling get_top_stories... Done. Here are the results.
Try these prompts
“Get the top 10 stories on Hacker News right now and summarize them”
Copy“Look up user 'pg' on HN and tell me about their account”
Copy“Get the latest Ask HN stories and find ones about AI or startups”
CopyClick any prompt to copy, then paste into your AI client.