`search_hn`

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

Search Hacker News for stories, comments, and users by keyword. Returns titles, URLs, scores, author names, and timestamps.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Search query string
`tags`	string	no	Content type filter: story, comment, ask_hn, or show_hn (default: story)
`per_page`	number	no	Number of results to return (default: 10)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "artificial intelligence"
}

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":"search_hn","arguments":{"query":"artificial intelligence"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_hn', {
  "query": "artificial intelligence"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "startup funding",
  "tags": "story",
  "per_page": 20
}

Response shape

Always returns: query, tags, count, results

Field	Type	Description
`query`	string	The search query string used
`tags`	string	Content type filter applied
`count`	number	Number of results returned
`results`	array	Array of search result items

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The search query string used"
    },
    "tags": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Content type filter applied"
    },
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of results returned"
    },
    "results": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of search result items",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "objectID": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Unique identifier for the HN item"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Story title"
          },
          "url": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Story URL"
          },
          "author": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Author username"
          },
          "points": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Story points/score"
          },
          "num_comments": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Number of comments"
          },
          "created_at": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Creation timestamp"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "objectID"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query",
    "tags",
    "count",
    "results"
  ]
}

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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