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Hacker News: top stories & comments
Surface top-ranked and newest technology stories from Hacker News. Get stories by score, latest submissions, or full discussions with top comments. Great for daily tech briefings, research, and tracking developer conversations.
Top Stories
Get the current top stories on Hacker News ranked by score. Returns titles, URLs, scores, comment counts, and authors. Default 10 stories, max 30.
Returns: Array of top Hacker News stories with titles, URLs, scores, authors, comment counts, and relative timestamps
Parameters
countnumberNumber of stories to return (default 10, max 30)
Example
Get top 10 Hacker News stories
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"tool": "tech-news",
"skill": "top_stories",
"input": {}
}' \
https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/callNew Stories
Get the newest stories submitted to Hacker News. Returns the most recently submitted stories regardless of score. Default 10, max 30.
Returns: Array of newest Hacker News stories with titles, URLs, scores, authors, comment counts, and relative timestamps
Parameters
countnumberNumber of stories to return (default 10, max 30)
Example
Get 5 newest stories
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"tool": "tech-news",
"skill": "new_stories",
"input": {
"count": 5
}
}' \
https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/callStory Details
Get full details for a Hacker News story including the top comments. Useful for getting discussion context and community reactions to a story.
Returns: Full story details including title, URL, score, author, self-post text, and top 10 comments with authors and text
Parameters
id *numberHacker News story ID
Example
Get story details with comments
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"tool": "tech-news",
"skill": "story_details",
"input": {
"id": 1
}
}' \
https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/callQuick Start
MCP (Claude Code)
claude mcp add --transport stdio \
--env TOOLROUTER_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY \
toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcpREST API
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
-d '{"tool":"tech-news","skill":"top_stories","input":{}}' \
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does it only show top stories or also newest posts?
It supports both top-ranked stories and newest submissions.
Can I read the discussion too?
Yes. It can return full discussions with the top comments.
Is this limited to Hacker News?
Yes. The tool is built around Hacker News.
Is it good for a morning brief?
Yes. It works well for daily tech briefings and for tracking developer conversations.