hn-reddit-mcp 1.0.0

package/README.md

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+# HN Reddit MCP
+
+Read top stories from Hacker News and top posts from any subreddit. No API key is required.
+
+This file is self contained. It reads public data only and never writes to the machine. All output is bounded and honest about what could not be fetched.
+
+## Tools
+
+
+* `get_hn_top`  Top Hacker News stories with scores.
+* `get_hn_item`  One story or comment by id.
+* `get_reddit_top`  Top posts from a subreddit.
+
+## Usage
+
+```bash
+npm install
+npm run build
+node dist/index.js
+```
+
+Uses the official Hacker News Firebase API and the public Reddit JSON endpoint.

package/dist/api.js

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+const UA = "mrfentmen-hn-reddit-mcp/1.0 (https://github.com/mrfentmen)";
+export class SocialError extends Error {
+}
+async function get(url, headers = {}) {
+    const res = await fetch(url, { headers: { "User-Agent": UA, ...headers }, signal: AbortSignal.timeout(25000) });
+    if (!res.ok)
+        throw new SocialError(`API error ${res.status}`);
+    return (await res.json());
+}
+export async function hnTop(args) {
+    const limit = Math.min(args.limit ?? 15, 30);
+    const ids = await get("https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/topstories.json");
+    const items = await Promise.all(ids.slice(0, limit).map((id) => get(`https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/${id}.json`)));
+    return items.map((it, i) => `${i + 1}. ${it.title ?? ""} (${it.score ?? 0} pts)\n   ${it.url ?? `https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=${it.id}`}`).join("\n\n");
+}
+export async function hnItem(args) {
+    const id = args.item_id ?? 0;
+    if (!id)
+        throw new SocialError("Provide an item id");
+    const it = await get(`https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/${id}.json`);
+    return `${it.title ?? "item"} (${it.score ?? 0} pts, ${it.descendants ?? 0} comments)\n${it.url ?? `https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=${it.id}`}\n\n${(it.text ?? "").slice(0, 2000)}`;
+}
+function parseRss(xml) {
+    const out = [];
+    const entryRe = /<entry>([\s\S]*?)<\/entry>/g;
+    let m;
+    while ((m = entryRe.exec(xml)) !== null) {
+        const e = m[1];
+        const title = /<title>([\s\S]*?)<\/title>/.exec(e)?.[1] ?? "";
+        const link = /<link[^>]*href="([^"]+)"/.exec(e)?.[1] ?? "";
+        const author = /<name>([\s\S]*?)<\/name>/.exec(e)?.[1] ?? "";
+        if (title)
+            out.push({ title, link, author });
+    }
+    return out;
+}
+export async function redditTop(args) {
+    const sub = encodeURIComponent(args.subreddit ?? "programming");
+    const limit = Math.min(args.limit ?? 10, 25);
+    const res = await fetch(`https://www.reddit.com/r/${sub}/top/.rss?t=week`, {
+        headers: { "User-Agent": UA, Accept: "application/atom+xml" },
+        signal: AbortSignal.timeout(25000),
+    });
+    if (!res.ok)
+        throw new SocialError(`Reddit error ${res.status}`);
+    const posts = parseRss(await res.text()).slice(0, limit);
+    return posts.map((p, i) => `${i + 1}. ${p.title}\n   u/${p.author || "unknown"} | r/${sub}\n   ${p.link}`).join("\n\n") || "No posts found";
+}

package/dist/index.js

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+import { StdioServerTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/stdio.js";
+import { createServer } from "./server.js";
+const main = async () => { const server = createServer(); await server.connect(new StdioServerTransport()); };
+main().catch((error) => { console.error("Fatal error:", error); process.exit(1); });

package/dist/server.js

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+import { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
+import { z } from "zod";
+import { hnItem } from "./api.js";
+import { hnTop } from "./api.js";
+import { redditTop } from "./api.js";
+const text = (value) => ({ content: [{ type: "text", text: value }] });
+const textError = (t) => ({ content: [{ type: "text", text: t }], isError: true });
+const READ_ONLY = { readOnlyHint: true, openWorldHint: true };
+const error = (e) => `Error: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)}`;
+export function createServer() {
+    const server = new McpServer({ name: "hn-reddit-mcp", version: "1.0.0" });
+    server.registerTool("get_hn_top", {
+        title: "Get hn top",
+        description: "Get top Hacker News stories.",
+        inputSchema: z.object({ limit: z.number().describe("Max stories.").optional() }),
+        annotations: READ_ONLY,
+    }, async (args) => {
+        try {
+            return text(await hnTop(args));
+        }
+        catch (e) {
+            return textError(error(e));
+        }
+    });
+    server.registerTool("get_hn_item", {
+        title: "Get hn item",
+        description: "Get one Hacker News item by id.",
+        inputSchema: z.object({ item_id: z.number().describe("Hacker News item id.") }),
+        annotations: READ_ONLY,
+    }, async (args) => {
+        try {
+            return text(await hnItem(args));
+        }
+        catch (e) {
+            return textError(error(e));
+        }
+    });
+    server.registerTool("get_reddit_top", {
+        title: "Get reddit top",
+        description: "Get top posts from a subreddit.",
+        inputSchema: z.object({ subreddit: z.string().describe("Subreddit name without the r slash."), limit: z.number().describe("Max posts.").optional() }),
+        annotations: READ_ONLY,
+    }, async (args) => {
+        try {
+            return text(await redditTop(args));
+        }
+        catch (e) {
+            return textError(error(e));
+        }
+    });
+    return server;
+}

package/package.json

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+{
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "type": "module",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/mrfentmen/hn-reddit-mcp.git"
+  },
+  "bin": {
+    "hn-reddit-mcp": "./dist/index.js"
+  },
+  "main": "./dist/index.js",
+  "files": [
+    "dist",
+    "server.json",
+    "README.md"
+  ],
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "tsc -p tsconfig.json",
+    "start": "node dist/index.js",
+    "dev": "npm run build && node dist/index.js"
+  },
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.0.4",
+    "zod": "^3.23.8"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/node": "^22.0.0",
+    "typescript": "^5.6.0"
+  },
+  "name": "hn-reddit-mcp",
+  "description": "Hacker News top stories and Reddit top posts by subreddit. No key required.",
+  "mcpName": "io.github.mrfentmen/hn-reddit-mcp",
+  "keywords": [
+    "mcp",
+    "hackernews",
+    "reddit",
+    "news",
+    "trending"
+  ],
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=20"
+  }
+}

package/server.json

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+{
+  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
+  "name": "io.github.mrfentmen/hn-reddit-mcp",
+  "description": "Hacker News top stories and Reddit top posts by subreddit. No key required.",
+  "repository": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/mrfentmen/hn-reddit-mcp",
+    "source": "github"
+  },
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "packages": [
+    {
+      "registryType": "npm",
+      "identifier": "hn-reddit-mcp",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "transport": {
+        "type": "stdio"
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}