news.hn-search

SERVERMcp SOURCE@2sio/mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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WHAT IT DOES

What news.hn-search does on Mcp

AI agents call news.hn-search to retrieve information from Mcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

RISK

Why news.hn-search is rated Low

This tool retrieves and queries publicly available Hacker News data with no ability to modify, delete, or execute operations. It is a read-only search interface that returns existing content. The search and filtering capabilities do not create side effects. Severity is low because the data is already public and freely accessible; unauthorized search queries pose minimal risk.

From the tool's definition Full-text search across all of Hacker News (via the Algolia HN API). Search stories or comments by keyword... Each hit: title, URL, author, points, comment count, story/comment text, created time, and canonical HN URL.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs news.hn-search safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For news.hn-search, this is the rule to start with:

news.hn-search Allowed

news.hn-search is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "news.hn-search": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Mcp, apply this rule, and every news.hn-search call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about news.hn-search

What does the news.hn-search tool do? +

Full-text search across all of Hacker News (via the Algolia HN API). Search stories or comments by keyword, sorted by relevance or by date (newest first). Filter by tags (story/comment/ask_hn/show_hn/poll) and by author. Each hit: title, URL, author, points, comment count, story/comment text, created time, and canonical HN URL. Net-new vs news.hn-top (curated feeds) and news.search (general news). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on news.hn-search? +

Register the MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for news.hn-search: 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 Mcp. Nothing to install.

What risk level is news.hn-search? +

news.hn-search is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit news.hn-search? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the news.hn-search 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.

How do I block news.hn-search completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for news.hn-search. 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.

What MCP server provides news.hn-search? +

news.hn-search is provided by the MCP server (@2sio/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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