hackernews-new-stories

List newest story IDs from Hacker News

SERVERMeta Data Mcp SOURCEpypi:meta-data-mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade D, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-derekslinz-meta-data-mcp/hackernews-new-stories.md

WHAT IT DOES

What hackernews-new-stories does on Meta Data Mcp

AI agents call hackernews-new-stories to retrieve information from Meta Data 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 hackernews-new-stories is rated Low

This tool retrieves a list of story IDs from Hacker News. It is a pure read/query operation with no side effects, no data modification, and no external operations triggered. Blast radius is minimal as it only returns public data.

From the tool's definition "List newest story IDs from Hacker News"

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs hackernews-new-stories safely

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

hackernews-new-stories Allowed

hackernews-new-stories 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": {
    "hackernews-new-stories": {}
  }
}

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

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Meta Data Mcp, apply this rule, and every hackernews-new-stories call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about hackernews-new-stories

What does the hackernews-new-stories tool do? +

List newest story IDs from Hacker News. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Meta Data Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on hackernews-new-stories? +

Register the Meta Data MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for hackernews-new-stories: 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 Meta Data Mcp. Nothing to install.

What risk level is hackernews-new-stories? +

hackernews-new-stories is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit hackernews-new-stories? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the hackernews-new-stories 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 hackernews-new-stories completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for hackernews-new-stories. 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 hackernews-new-stories? +

hackernews-new-stories is provided by the Meta Data MCP server (pypi:meta-data-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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