# get_show_hn

Fetch the latest Show HN stories.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_show_hn`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/get-show-hn

## Facts

- Tool: `get_show_hn`
- Server: Integrations MCP (`shriram-vasudevan/integrations-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/Shriram-Vasudevan/integrations-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_show_hn",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_show_hn is rated Low

This tool queries and retrieves publicly available Show HN stories from Hacker News. It performs a read-only operation with no side effects, no data modification, no code execution, and no financial impact. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could at worst retrieve stories repeatedly, causing negligible harm.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_show_hn' and description 'Fetch the latest Show HN stories' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or execution capabilities."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Integrations MCP:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_show_hn": {}
  }
}
```

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## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- 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=shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp