Hacker News Companion

by georgeck

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About

Analyzes and processes Hacker News discussions, extracting key insights from comment hierarchies based on engagement metrics for efficient thread summarization.

Details

Author: georgeck
Repository: georgeck/hn-companion-mcp
License: MIT License
Categories: Community, Design, AI, Developer Tools, Infrastructure
Tags: #analytics

Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name Hacker News Companion

Command (node, npx, python, etc.) node
Arguments
- Argument 1 <full path to src>/hn-companion-mcp/server.js
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

Setting up with Cursor

Open Cursor's settings
Navigate to the MCP section
Click "Add new Global MCP server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "hacker news companion": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "<full path to src>/hn-companion-mcp/server.js"
            ],
            "shell": false,
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "hacker news companion": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "node",
                "<full path to src>/hn-companion-mcp/server.js"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "hacker news companion": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "<full path to src>/hn-companion-mcp/server.js"
            ],
            "shell": false,
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop's settings
Go to the Integrations tab
Click "Add MCP Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure Claude Desktop is running before attempting to connect.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "hacker news companion": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "<full path to src>/hn-companion-mcp/server.js"
            ],
            "shell": false,
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "hacker news companion": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "node",
                "<full path to src>/hn-companion-mcp/server.js"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "hacker news companion": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "<full path to src>/hn-companion-mcp/server.js"
            ],
            "shell": false,
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Windsurf

Open Windsurf's preferences
Go to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Integration"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "hacker news companion": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "<full path to src>/hn-companion-mcp/server.js"
            ],
            "shell": false,
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "hacker news companion": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "node",
                "<full path to src>/hn-companion-mcp/server.js"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "hacker news companion": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "<full path to src>/hn-companion-mcp/server.js"
            ],
            "shell": false,
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Cline

Open Cline's settings
Navigate to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure to restart Cline after adding the configuration.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "hacker news companion": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "<full path to src>/hn-companion-mcp/server.js"
            ],
            "shell": false,
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "hacker news companion": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "node",
                "<full path to src>/hn-companion-mcp/server.js"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "hacker news companion": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "<full path to src>/hn-companion-mcp/server.js"
            ],
            "shell": false,
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Goose

Open Goose's preferences
Go to the Integrations tab
Select "MCP Servers"
Click "Add New Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "hacker news companion": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "<full path to src>/hn-companion-mcp/server.js"
            ],
            "shell": false,
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "hacker news companion": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "node",
                "<full path to src>/hn-companion-mcp/server.js"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "hacker news companion": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "<full path to src>/hn-companion-mcp/server.js"
            ],
            "shell": false,
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

From the repository

To install Hacker News Companion for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @georgeck/hn-companion-mcp --client claude

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/hn-companion-mcp.git

   cd hn-companion-mcp

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "hacker news companion": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "<full path to src>/hn-companion-mcp/server.js"
            ],
            "shell": false,
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

Linux

{
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "<full path to src>/hn-companion-mcp/server.js"
    ],
    "shell": false,
    "command": "node"
}

Macos

{
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "<full path to src>/hn-companion-mcp/server.js"
    ],
    "shell": false,
    "command": "node"
}

Windows

{
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "/c",
        "node",
        "<full path to src>/hn-companion-mcp/server.js"
    ],
    "command": "cmd"
}

Hacker News Companion MCP

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) for summarizing Hacker News discussions using Claude.

Overview

This MCP fetches and processes Hacker News discussions, preparing them in a format that Claude can use to generate high-quality summaries. It handles both the hierarchical structure of comments and their metadata (scores, downvotes, etc.) to help Claude understand the relative importance and relationships of different comments.

Features

- Process Hacker News URLs or post IDs
- Download and analyze comment structure from HN
- Score comments based on community engagement
- Format data optimized for Claude's summarization

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install Hacker News Companion for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @georgeck/hn-companion-mcp --client claude

Manual Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/hn-companion-mcp.git

   cd hn-companion-mcp

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

Usage

CLI

node index.js <post-id-or-url>

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