# Hacker News MCP by UnClick (npm · @unclick/hackernews-mcp)

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

- Trust score: 64/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +29
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `@unclick/hackernews-mcp`: 64/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/malamutemayhem-hackernews/unclick-hackernews-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/malamutemayhem-hackernews/unclick-hackernews-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@unclick/hackernews-mcp`
- Version: `0.1.0`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

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. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 86/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (94 of 98), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (94 of 98), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 71/100
  - Repository check failed: the declared repository URL redirects; it must resolve directly.
  - Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to malamutemayhem/unclick).
  - Clear OSI-approved license (Apache-2.0).
  - Actively maintained (last published 64 days ago).
  - Security-disclosure policy not yet verified: we couldn't inspect the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 46/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (poor).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 174 tokens (~24/item across 7 items; 7 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 23/100
  - Stability observed for 7 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 67/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 0% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add malamutemayhem-hackernews -- npx -y @unclick/hackernews-mcp
```

### Codex

```bash
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
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add malamutemayhem-hackernews --command npx --arg -y --arg @unclick/hackernews-mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  malamutemayhem-hackernews:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@unclick/hackernews-mcp"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "malamutemayhem-hackernews": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@unclick/hackernews-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-02 (score 64, +25)

- [security regression] Install scripts: pass → unverified
- [security regression] Provenance: pass → unverified
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [security] The attested source repository moved: malamutemayhem/unclick
- [functional regression] Maintenance: pass → unverified
- [functional regression] License: pass → unverified
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.20
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional] Licence: Apache-2.0

### 2026-08-01 (score 39, +21)

- [security] Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass

### 2026-07-31 (score 18, −25)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-30 (score 43, −31)

- [security regression] Known CVEs: partial → unverified
- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified
- [functional regression] Dependency health: partial → unverified

### 2026-07-29 (score 74, +54)

- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Provenance: unverified → pass
- [security] The attested source repository moved: malamutemayhem/unclick
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → poor
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional] Licence: Apache-2.0

### 2026-07-28 (score 20, −15)

- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: unverified

### 2026-07-27 (score 35)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (7)

### `hn_top_stories` (~25 tokens)

Get the top stories from Hacker News.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (number)

### `hn_new_stories` (~25 tokens)

Get the newest stories from Hacker News.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (number)

### `hn_best_stories` (~25 tokens)

Get the best stories from Hacker News.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (number)

### `hn_ask_hn` (~27 tokens)

Get Ask HN posts from Hacker News.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (number)

### `hn_show_hn` (~26 tokens)

Get Show HN posts from Hacker News.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (number)

### `hn_item` (~24 tokens)

Get a specific Hacker News item by ID.

Input parameters:

- `id` (number, required)

### `hn_user` (~22 tokens)

Get a Hacker News user profile.

Input parameters:

- `username` (string, required)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/malamutemayhem-hackernews/unclick-hackernews-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 64
- 2026-08-02: 64
- 2026-08-01: 39
- 2026-07-31: 18
- 2026-07-30: 43
- 2026-07-29: 74
- 2026-07-28: 20
- 2026-07-27: 35

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@unclick/hackernews-mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/@unclick/hackernews-mcp
- Website: https://unclick.world/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/malamutemayhem-hackernews/unclick-hackernews-mcp/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/malamutemayhem-hackernews/unclick-hackernews-mcp/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/malamutemayhem-hackernews/unclick-hackernews-mcp