hackernews_user
Fetch a public Hacker News user profile Fetch a public Hacker News user profile. Returns the normalized public contract; raw provider records are internal to the runtime boundary and never cross the public gateway. HTTP: GET /v1/hackernews/user/{handle}
This record as markdown: /tools/com-replynodes-mcp/hackernews-user.md
What hackernews_user does on ReplyNodes
AI agents call hackernews_user to retrieve information from ReplyNodes without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
handle | string | Yes | Hacker News username. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why hackernews_user is rated Low
Retrieves publicly available user profile data with no side effects or data modification.
From the tool's definition Fetch public Hacker News user profile; returns normalized public data
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs hackernews_user safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and ReplyNodes, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For hackernews_user, this is the rule to start with:
hackernews_user is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect ReplyNodes, apply this rule, and every hackernews_user call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about hackernews_user
Fetch a public Hacker News user profile Fetch a public Hacker News user profile. Returns the normalized public contract; raw provider records are internal to the runtime boundary and never cross the public gateway. HTTP: GET /v1/hackernews/user/{handle}. It is categorised as a Read tool in the ReplyNodes MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
hackernews_user accepts 1 parameter: handle. Required: handle. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the ReplyNodes MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for hackernews_user: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches ReplyNodes. Nothing to install.
hackernews_user is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the hackernews_user rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for hackernews_user. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
hackernews_user is provided by the ReplyNodes MCP server (https://mcp.replynodes.com/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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