`get_item`

Pack: hackernews · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hackernews/mcp

Fetch a Hacker News story or comment by ID (e.g., “42153809”). Returns full text, score, author, timestamp, and child replies.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	number	yes	The numeric Hacker News item ID

Example call

Arguments

{
  "id": 42153809
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hackernews/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_item","arguments":{"id":42153809}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_item', {
  "id": 42153809
});

More examples

{
  "id": 38000000
}

Response shape

Always returns: id

Field	Type	Description
`id`	number	HN item ID
`type`	string	Item type (story, comment, etc.)
`title`	string	Item title
`url`	string	Item URL
`by`	string	Author username
`score`	number	Item score/points
`descendants`	number	Number of child comments
`time`	number	Unix timestamp of item posting
`text`	string	Item text content
`kids`	array	Array of child item IDs
`parent`	number	Parent item ID
`dead`	boolean	Whether item is dead/removed
`deleted`	boolean	Whether item is deleted

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "HN item ID"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Item type (story, comment, etc.)"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Item title"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Item URL"
    },
    "by": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Author username"
    },
    "score": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Item score/points"
    },
    "descendants": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of child comments"
    },
    "time": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Unix timestamp of item posting"
    },
    "text": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Item text content"
    },
    "kids": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of child item IDs",
      "items": {
        "type": "number"
      }
    },
    "parent": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Parent item ID"
    },
    "dead": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether item is dead/removed"
    },
    "deleted": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether item is deleted"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hackernews": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hackernews/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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