HN-MCP

Item: HN-MCP
Rating: 62
Author: M8ven

Enables browsing Hacker News, searching discussions, analyzing users, and tracking tech trends with zero setup required—no API keys or authentication needed.

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// key findings

⚠️

Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 3 high

Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.

✅

No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation

Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.

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// known CVEs in dependencies3 high

Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.17.5GHSA-345p-7cg4-v4c7

@modelcontextprotocol/sdk has cross-client data leak via shared server/transport instance reuse

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.17.5GHSA-8r9q-7v3j-jr4g

Anthropic's MCP TypeScript SDK has a ReDoS vulnerability

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.17.5GHSA-w48q-cv73-mx4w

Model Context Protocol (MCP) TypeScript SDK does not enable DNS rebinding protection by default

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// required environment variables

This server reads these from process.env. You'll be asked to provide them before it can run.

configHN_MCP_HTTP— true npx hn-mcp

configHN_MCP_NO_CACHE— Disable caching for real-time data false

configHN_MCP_PORT— HTTP server port 3000

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commit: 40ff10d3cae83848e71c442de188815f36241928

code hash: 4f3ba1b946f50db53a017f43cdf8843ce1b14954bf292678fae61232cea8e59c

verified: 6/18/2026, 11:29:14 AM

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