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Hacker News MCP by UnClick

NPM · @UNCLICK/HACKERNEWS-MCP · SCANNED AUG 4

Search and read Hacker News stories, comments, users, Ask HN and Show HN. No API key. By UnClick.

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npm · @unclick/hackernews-mcp 64
+44 this week 64 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (6 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score →

Supply Chain Security83
  • No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
  • CVE check failed: a known medium-severity CVE affects hono 4.12.33, reached via @modelcontextprotocol/sdk > hono. A fixed version is available. View diagnostics → Fail
  • No install/post-install scripts declared.Pass
  • Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (94 of 98), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree. View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency71
  • Repository check failed: the declared repository URL redirects; it must resolve directly. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
  • Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to malamutemayhem/unclick). View diagnostics → Pass
  • Clear OSI-approved license (Apache-2.0).Pass
  • Actively maintained (last published 65 days ago).Pass
  • Security-disclosure policy not yet verified: we couldn't inspect the source repository.Unverified
Schema Quality & AI Usability46
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (poor).Fail
  • Tool/resource definitions use about 174 tokens (~24/item across 7 items; 7 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management27
  • Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage67
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 0% of tool parameters carry a description.Fail
Capabilities100
  • Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
Install

Add this component to your MCP client. Where a client-specific snippet is available, pick your client below and copy it straight into your config; otherwise use the connection detail shown.

npm · @unclick/hackernews-mcp

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add malamutemayhem-hackernews -- npx -y @unclick/hackernews-mcp
# add to Codex CLI
codex mcp add malamutemayhem-hackernews -- npx -y @unclick/hackernews-mcp
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "malamutemayhem-hackernews": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@unclick/hackernews-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add malamutemayhem-hackernews --command npx --arg -y --arg @unclick/hackernews-mcp
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  malamutemayhem-hackernews:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@unclick/hackernews-mcp"]
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "malamutemayhem-hackernews": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@unclick/hackernews-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

  • 4 Aug 26 0
    • CVE-2026-69207 affects this package: medium ▼ security
    • Known CVEs: partial → fail ▼ security
  • 2 Aug 26 +25
    • Install scripts: pass → unverified ▼ security
    • Provenance: pass → unverified ▼ security
    • Known CVEs: unverified → partial ▲ security
    • Malware scan: unverified → pass ▲ security
    • The attested source repository moved: malamutemayhem/unclick security
    • Maintenance: pass → unverified ▼ functional
    • License: pass → unverified ▼ functional
    • Dependency health: unverified → partial ▲ functional
    • Stability: unverified → 0.20 ▲ functional
    • Licence: Apache-2.0 functional
  • 1 Aug 26 +21
    • Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window). security
    • Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
    • MCP protocol: unverified → pass ▲ functional
  • 31 Jul 26 −25
    • We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
  • 30 Jul 26 −31
    • Malware scan: pass → unverified ▼ security
    • Known CVEs: partial → unverified ▼ security
    • Dependency health: partial → unverified ▼ functional
  • 29 Jul 26 +54
    • Known CVEs: unverified → partial ▲ security
    • Install scripts: unverified → pass ▲ security
    • Provenance: unverified → pass ▲ security
    • The attested source repository moved: malamutemayhem/unclick security
    • Maintenance: unverified → pass ▲ functional
    • License: unverified → pass ▲ functional
    • Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
    • Schema quality: unverified → poor ▲ functional
    • Licence: Apache-2.0 functional
  • 28 Jul 26 −15
    • Tool coverage: 100 → unverified ▼ functional
    • Dependency health: unverified → partial ▲ functional
    • First check of Schema quality: unverified functional
  • 27 Jul 26 35

    First indexed and scored.

Diagnostics

Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.

Captured 4 Aug 2026 · Analysed npm/@unclick/[email protected]

Provenance verified

Ecosystem: npm · Outcome: verified

Reason: verified

Source repo:
malamutemayhem/unclick
Certificate issuer:
https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com
Certificate SAN:
https://github.com/malamutemayhem/unclick/.github/workflows/publish-standalone-mcps.yml@refs/heads/main
Rekor log index:
1675354282
Predicate type:
https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1
Subject digest:
sha512:36dd3e0e942c134fcadf7a84aaa4faf876cc3909c4ed63e352ee886a0c2c1dea01c32ba3a907872967a51e6ee4371ef06bfff150379e29151089f7f54
Discovery method:
attestation_endpoint
Vulnerabilities 1 finding
ID CVE Severity Vector Fix available
GHSA-8j4g-w8fx-2239 CVE-2026-69207 medium CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L yes
Dependencies 94 packages

94 packages in the resolved dependency tree · 94 deprecated · 29 stale.

The dependency tree was only partially resolved, so these counts may be incomplete.

MCP tools — 7 exposed · ~174 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability.

Tool Tokens
hn_ask_hn ~27

Get Ask HN posts from Hacker News.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitnumber——

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

hn_best_stories ~25

Get the best stories from Hacker News.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitnumber——

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

hn_item ~24

Get a specific Hacker News item by ID.

NameTypeReqDescription
idnumberyes—

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

hn_new_stories ~25

Get the newest stories from Hacker News.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitnumber——

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

hn_show_hn ~26

Get Show HN posts from Hacker News.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitnumber——

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

hn_top_stories ~25

Get the top stories from Hacker News.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitnumber——

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

hn_user ~22

Get a Hacker News user profile.

NameTypeReqDescription
usernamestringyes—

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.