get_stories
Pack: hackernews · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hackernews/mcp
Fetch Hacker News stories of a given TYPE: top (default), new (newest), best, ask (Ask HN), show (Show HN), or job (jobs/hiring). PREFER for “newest HN stories”, “top Ask HN posts”, “Show HN”, “HN job postings / who is hiring”. Returns title, URL (or self-text for Ask/Show), score, author, comment count, and timestamp.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
type | string | no | Story list: top (default), new, best, ask, show, job. |
count | number | no | Number of stories to return (default 10, max 100). |
Example call
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_stories","arguments":{}}}'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.