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Hacker news top
An MCP tool from the Public Knowledge server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
The current Hacker News front page (or Ask HN / Show HN): titles, URLs, points, comment counts and discussion links. Use it to see what developers are talking about right now.
Name on the gateway: knowledge__hacker_news_top · read-only.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
section | front_page | ask_hn | show_hn | Which list. Default front page. |
limit | integer | Stories (default 30, max 50). |
How to call it
Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:
{
"name": "knowledge__hacker_news_top",
"arguments": {}
}Or connect the Public Knowledge server directly, which lists 47 tools including this one:
claude mcp add --transport http hj-knowledge https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/knowledge \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Try asking
Use the hacker news top tool with section set to ….