# Hacker News MCP MCP server

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for Hacker News MCP: identity, probed posture, risk grade, and all 5 tools classified. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/imprvhub-mcp-claude-hackernews

## Facts

- Server id: `imprvhub/mcp-claude-hackernews`
- Homepage: https://github.com/imprvhub/mcp-claude-hackernews
- Registry record: grade A, identity unverified
- Lifecycle: active
- Rate-limited: no
- Tools: 5 (5 with introspected schema)
- Tool categories present: Read
- Context-window cost: 316 tokens per request — https://policylayer.com/token-cost/imprvhub-mcp-claude-hackernews
- Tags: imprvhub mcp claude hackernews
- Record last modified: 2026-06-12T14:46:34.560Z

## Tools (5)

| Tool | Category | Risk | Record |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `hn_best` | Read | Low | https://policylayer.com/tools/imprvhub-mcp-claude-hackernews/hn-best.md |
| `hn_comments` | Read | Low | https://policylayer.com/tools/imprvhub-mcp-claude-hackernews/hn-comments.md |
| `hn_latest` | Read | Low | https://policylayer.com/tools/imprvhub-mcp-claude-hackernews/hn-latest.md |
| `hn_story` | Read | Low | https://policylayer.com/tools/imprvhub-mcp-claude-hackernews/hn-story.md |
| `hn_top` | Read | Low | https://policylayer.com/tools/imprvhub-mcp-claude-hackernews/hn-top.md |

## Tool descriptions

- `hn_best` — Get the best stories from Hacker News
- `hn_comments` — Get comments for a story (by story ID or index from last story list)
- `hn_latest` — Get the latest/newest stories from Hacker News
- `hn_story` — Get details for a specific story by ID
- `hn_top` — Get the top-ranked stories from Hacker News

## For agents

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- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=imprvhub-mcp-claude-hackernews · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Recommended policies for every tool: https://policylayer.com/policies/imprvhub-mcp-claude-hackernews