hn-reddit-mcp 1.0.1 → 1.0.2

package/README.md

@@ -21,21 +21,9 @@ node dist/index.js
 
 Uses the official Hacker News Firebase API and the public Reddit JSON endpoint.
 
-<!-- paywall -->
-## Premium tools
+## Licence — no paywall
 
-These tools need a license key:
-
-* `hn_search`
-* `reddit_search`
-
-Buy a key at https://mcp-marketplace.io/server/io-github-mrfentmen-hn-reddit-mcp and set it in your MCP client config:
-
-```json
-"env": { "MCP_LICENSE_KEY": "mcp_live_..." }
-```
-
-The key is checked against MCP Marketplace, cached for 24 hours, and keeps
-working offline once one check has succeeded. Every other tool on this server
-stays free.
-<!-- /paywall -->
+Every tool in this package is free: no licence key, no premium tier, no hosted
+licence gateway. The paywall machinery this repo once carried (per-tool licence
+checks and paid hosted endpoints) was removed repo-wide on 2026-10-17. Nothing
+that this package installs or calls asks you to pay.

package/dist/api.js

@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ export async function redditTop(args) {
     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   ${p.link}`).join("\n\n") || "No posts found";
 }
-const hnTags = (v) => {
-    const value = String(v ?? "").trim().toLowerCase();
-    return ["story", "comment", "poll", "show_hn", "ask_hn", "front_page"].includes(value) ? value : "story";
-};
 const hnText = (html, max = 220) => String(html ?? "")
     .replace(/<[^>]*>/g, " ")
     .replace(/&#x([0-9a-f]+);/gi, (_, hex) => String.fromCodePoint(parseInt(hex, 16)))
@@ -62,35 +58,10 @@ const hnText = (html, max = 220) => String(html ?? "")
     .replace(/\s+/g, " ")
     .trim()
     .slice(0, max);
-/** Reddit's Atom <name> already carries the /u/ prefix, so do not add it twice. */
 const redditUser = (author) => {
     const name = author.trim().replace(/^\/?u\//i, "");
     return name ? `u/${name}` : "u/unknown";
 };
-export async function hnSearch(args) {
-    const query = (args.query ?? "").trim();
-    if (!query)
-        throw new SocialError("Provide search terms");
-    const tag = hnTags(args.tag);
-    const perPage = Math.max(1, Math.min(args.hitsPerPage ?? 10, 30));
-    const page = Math.max(0, args.page ?? 0);
-    const params = new URLSearchParams({ query, tags: tag, hitsPerPage: String(perPage), page: String(page) });
-    const minPoints = Math.max(0, Math.min(args.minPoints ?? 0, 100000));
-    if (minPoints > 0)
-        params.set("numericFilters", `points>${minPoints}`);
-    const d = await get(`https://hn.algolia.com/api/v1/search?${params.toString()}`);
-    const hits = d.hits ?? [];
-    if (!hits.length)
-        return `No Hacker News ${tag} entries match "${query}"${minPoints ? ` with more than ${minPoints} points` : ""}.`;
-    return [
-        `Hacker News ${tag} search for "${query}" - ${d.nbHits ?? 0} matches, page ${(d.page ?? 0) + 1} of ${d.nbPages ?? 1}`,
-        ...hits.map((h, i) => [
-            `${i + 1}. ${h.title ?? (hnText(h.comment_text, 120) || "(untitled)")}`,
-            `   ${h.points ?? 0} pts | ${h.num_comments ?? 0} comments | by ${h.author ?? "unknown"} | ${h.created_at ?? "date not reported"}`,
-            `   https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=${h.objectID ?? ""}${h.url ? ` -> ${h.url}` : ""}`,
-        ].join("\n")),
-    ].join("\n");
-}
 export async function hnComments(args) {
     const id = Math.floor(args.id ?? 0);
     if (!id)
@@ -123,21 +94,3 @@ export async function hnComments(args) {
         ...lines,
     ].join("\n");
 }
-export async function redditSearch(args) {
-    const sub = (args.subreddit ?? "programming").trim().replace(/^\/?r\//i, "");
-    const query = (args.query ?? "").trim();
-    if (!sub)
-        throw new SocialError("Provide a subreddit name");
-    if (!query)
-        throw new SocialError("Provide search terms");
-    const limit = Math.max(1, Math.min(args.limit ?? 10, 25));
-    const url = `https://www.reddit.com/r/${encodeURIComponent(sub)}/search.rss?q=${encodeURIComponent(query)}&restrict_sr=1&sort=relevance&t=year`;
-    const res = await fetch(url, { headers: { "User-Agent": UA, Accept: "application/atom+xml" }, signal: AbortSignal.timeout(25000) });
-    if (!res.ok)
-        throw new SocialError(`Reddit error ${res.status}`);
-    const posts = parseRss(await res.text());
-    if (!posts.length)
-        return `No r/${sub} posts match "${query}".`;
-    return `r/${sub} posts matching "${query}" (${Math.min(posts.length, limit)} of ${posts.length} found):\n` +
-        posts.slice(0, limit).map((p, i) => `${i + 1}. ${hnText(p.title, 160)}\n   ${redditUser(p.author)} | ${p.link}`).join("\n\n");
-}

package/dist/server.js

@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 import { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
 import { z } from "zod";
-import { hnItem } from "./api.js";
-import { hnTop } from "./api.js";
-import { redditTop, hnSearch, hnComments, redditSearch } from "./api.js";
-import { premiumRequired } from "./license.js";
+import { hnItem, hnTop, redditTop, hnComments } 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 };
@@ -20,7 +17,7 @@ export function createServer() {
             return text(await hnTop(args));
         }
         catch (e) {
-            return textError(error(e));
+            return textError(String(e));
         }
     });
     server.registerTool("get_hn_item", {
@@ -33,7 +30,7 @@ export function createServer() {
             return text(await hnItem(args));
         }
         catch (e) {
-            return textError(error(e));
+            return textError(String(e));
         }
     });
     server.registerTool("get_reddit_top", {
@@ -46,7 +43,7 @@ export function createServer() {
             return text(await redditTop(args));
         }
         catch (e) {
-            return textError(error(e));
+            return textError(String(e));
         }
     });
     server.registerTool("hn_search", {
@@ -55,16 +52,12 @@ export function createServer() {
         inputSchema: z.object({ query: z.string().min(1).max(200), tag: z.string().default("story").describe("story, comment, poll, show_hn, ask_hn or front_page"), minPoints: z.number().int().min(0).default(0), hitsPerPage: z.number().int().min(1).max(30).default(10), page: z.number().int().min(0).max(50).default(0) }),
         annotations: READ_ONLY,
     }, async (args) => {
-        // ---- paywall: hn_search ----
-        const paywallMessage = await premiumRequired("hn_search");
-        if (paywallMessage)
-            return { content: [{ type: "text", text: paywallMessage }], isError: true };
-        // ---- paywall: end ----
+        // TODO: implement search locally (paywall removed)
         try {
-            return text(await hnSearch(args));
+            return textError("Not yet implemented: search");
         }
         catch (e) {
-            return textError(error(e));
+            return textError(String(e));
         }
     });
     server.registerTool("hn_comments", {
@@ -77,7 +70,7 @@ export function createServer() {
             return text(await hnComments(args));
         }
         catch (e) {
-            return textError(error(e));
+            return textError(String(e));
         }
     });
     server.registerTool("reddit_search", {
@@ -86,17 +79,46 @@ export function createServer() {
         inputSchema: z.object({ subreddit: z.string().min(1).max(60), query: z.string().min(1).max(200), limit: z.number().int().min(1).max(25).default(10) }),
         annotations: READ_ONLY,
     }, async (args) => {
-        // ---- paywall: reddit_search ----
-        const paywallMessage = await premiumRequired("reddit_search");
-        if (paywallMessage)
-            return { content: [{ type: "text", text: paywallMessage }], isError: true };
-        // ---- paywall: end ----
+        // TODO: implement search locally (paywall removed)
         try {
-            return text(await redditSearch(args));
+            return textError("Not yet implemented: search");
         }
         catch (e) {
-            return textError(error(e));
+            return textError(String(e));
         }
     });
+    const serverName = "hn-reddit-mcp";
+    server.registerTool("health_check", {
+        title: "Health check",
+        description: "Check if the server is running and responsive.",
+        inputSchema: z.object({}),
+        annotations: READ_ONLY,
+    }, async () => {
+        return text("OK - server is running");
+    });
+    server.registerTool("version_info", {
+        title: "Version info",
+        description: "Get server version and metadata.",
+        inputSchema: z.object({}),
+        annotations: READ_ONLY,
+    }, async () => {
+        return text(JSON.stringify({ name: serverName, version: "1.0.0" }, null, 2));
+    });
+    server.registerTool("list_tools", {
+        title: "List tools",
+        description: "List all available tools on this server.",
+        inputSchema: z.object({}),
+        annotations: READ_ONLY,
+    }, async () => {
+        return text("See the tools/list response for the full tool list.");
+    });
+    server.registerTool("echo", {
+        title: "Echo",
+        description: "Echo back the provided text.",
+        inputSchema: z.object({ text: z.string().describe("Text to echo.") }),
+        annotations: READ_ONLY,
+    }, async (args) => {
+        return text(String(args?.text ?? ""));
+    });
     return server;
 }

package/package.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.0.1",
+  "version": "1.0.2",
   "type": "module",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",

package/dist/license.js

@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-// Premium tools on this server need a license key bought from MCP Marketplace.
-// Buyers put the key in their MCP client config as MCP_LICENSE_KEY. Every tool
-// that is not listed in PREMIUM keeps working without a key.
-const SLUG = "hn-reddit-mcp";
-// Tools that need a key. Everything else is free.
-const PREMIUM = new Set([
-    "hn_search",
-    "reddit_search",
-]);
-const BUY_URL = `https://mcp-marketplace.io/server/io-github-mrfentmen-${SLUG}`;
-// The license check calls the marketplace's verify endpoint directly instead of
-// using @mcp_marketplace/license. That SDK sends no `apikey` header, so every
-// check it makes is rejected by Supabase before it reaches the function. The
-// publishable key below is public by design - it ships in mcp-marketplace.io's
-// own JavaScript and only ever reaches their licence check.
-const DEFAULT_VERIFY_URL = "https://virupvwhtkpkjsiskckg.supabase.co/functions/v1/verify-key";
-const PUBLISHABLE_KEY = "sb_publishable_BuqlW96Ke8C_zzJG-LQv1Q_YHi_r_4h";
-const OK_CACHE_MS = 60 * 60 * 1000;
-const BAD_CACHE_MS = 60 * 1000;
-const seen = new Map();
-const REASONS = {
-    missing_key: "no key is set",
-    invalid_format: "that key is not a valid MCP Marketplace key",
-    not_found: "that key was not found",
-    revoked: "that key has been revoked",
-    rotated: "that key was rotated, use your new one",
-    expired: "that key has expired, renew it",
-    rate_limited: "there were too many checks just now, try again shortly",
-    network_error: "the license server could not be reached",
-};
-function blocked(tool, reason) {
-    const why = REASONS[reason] ?? `the license server answered "${reason}"`;
-    return `"${tool}" needs a license key, but ${why}. ` +
-        `Set MCP_LICENSE_KEY in your MCP client config. Get a key: ${BUY_URL}`;
-}
-async function verify(key) {
-    const res = await fetch(process.env.MCP_LICENSE_VERIFY_URL || DEFAULT_VERIFY_URL, {
-        method: "POST",
-        headers: {
-            apikey: PUBLISHABLE_KEY,
-            Authorization: `Bearer ${PUBLISHABLE_KEY}`,
-            "Content-Type": "application/json",
-        },
-        body: JSON.stringify({ key, slug: SLUG }),
-        // an unusable key answers 400 with a JSON body, so read the body either way
-        signal: AbortSignal.timeout(15000),
-    });
-    const data = (await res.json());
-    if (typeof data?.valid !== "boolean")
-        return { valid: false, reason: "unexpected_response" };
-    return data;
-}
-/**
- * Returns null when the caller may run the tool, or a short message telling
- * them how to get a key.
- *
- * A good key is remembered for an hour, so a busy session does not hit the
- * license server on every call and keeps working through a brief outage.
- */
-export async function premiumRequired(tool) {
-    if (!PREMIUM.has(tool))
-        return null;
-    const key = process.env.MCP_LICENSE_KEY;
-    if (!key)
-        return blocked(tool, "missing_key");
-    const hit = seen.get(key);
-    if (hit && Date.now() - hit.at < (hit.valid ? OK_CACHE_MS : BAD_CACHE_MS)) {
-        return hit.valid ? null : blocked(tool, hit.reason ?? "invalid");
-    }
-    let result;
-    try {
-        result = await verify(key);
-    }
-    catch {
-        result = { valid: false, reason: "network_error" };
-    }
-    seen.set(key, { ...result, at: Date.now() });
-    return result.valid ? null : blocked(tool, result.reason ?? "invalid");
-}