mcp-claude-hackernews
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Overview
Enables Claude Desktop to access and interact with Hacker News content, including fetching stories and comments.
Installation
npm startSecurity Notes
The server uses standard `axios` for HTTP requests to the public Hacker News API. Input parameters are parsed for numerical IDs and filtered/sanitized (e.g., `cleanText` for HTML stripping) before processing or display, reducing common web vulnerabilities like XSS. No 'eval' or similar dangerous functions are used. Communication with Claude Desktop is via `StdioServerTransport`, which is generally secure as it operates over standard I/O rather than opening network ports directly, thus minimizing network attack surface for the MCP server itself. No hardcoded credentials were found.
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