Hacker News

*://news.ycombinator.com/*

Read-only tools for browsing Hacker News: extract front-page stories and search via the on-page Algolia search box.

by webmcp-cafe · v1 · updated 7/28/2026

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Tools (2)

hn_list_storiesread-only

List the story titles currently visible on this Hacker News page (front page, new, best, etc.).

Show input schema and execution

{
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {}
  },
  "execution": {
    "mode": "dom",
    "selector": "body",
    "autosubmit": false,
    "resultExtract": "list",
    "resultSelector": ".athing .titleline > a"
  }
}

hn_searchread-only

Search Hacker News stories and comments. Submits the on-page Algolia search box, which navigates to hn.algolia.com results.

Show input schema and execution

{
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
      "query"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "query": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Search query"
      }
    }
  },
  "execution": {
    "mode": "dom",
    "fields": [
      {
        "name": "query",
        "type": "text",
        "selector": "form[action*='hn.algolia.com'] input[name='q']",
        "description": "Search query"
      }
    ],
    "selector": "form[action*='hn.algolia.com']",
    "autosubmit": true,
    "submitAction": "enter"
  }
}