Hacker News

*://news.ycombinator.com/*

Read-only tools for browsing Hacker News: extract front-page stories and search via the on-page Algolia search box.

by webmcp-cafe · v1 · 0 installs · updated 7/24/2026

Tools (2)

• hn_list_storiesread-only

  List the story titles currently visible on this Hacker News page (front page, new, best, etc.).

  inputSchema + execution

  {
    "inputSchema": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {}
    },
    "execution": {
      "selector": "body",
      "autosubmit": false,
      "resultExtract": "list",
      "resultSelector": ".athing .titleline > a"
    }
  }

• hn_searchread-only

  Search Hacker News stories and comments. Submits the on-page Algolia search box, which navigates to hn.algolia.com results.

  inputSchema + execution

  {
    "inputSchema": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "query"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "query": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Search query"
        }
      }
    },
    "execution": {
      "fields": [
        {
          "name": "query",
          "type": "text",
          "selector": "form[action*='hn.algolia.com'] input[name='q']",
          "description": "Search query"
        }
      ],
      "selector": "form[action*='hn.algolia.com']",
      "autosubmit": true,
      "submitAction": "enter"
    }
  }