# Hackernews

```json
{
  "name": "Hackernews",
  "slug": "hackernews",
  "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/hackernews",
  "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/hackernews.md",
  "logo_url": "https://logos.composio.dev/api/hackernews",
  "categories": [
    "developer tools & devops"
  ],
  "is_composio_managed": false,
  "updated_at": "2026-05-12T10:14:33.217Z"
}
```

![Hackernews logo](https://logos.composio.dev/api/hackernews)

## Description

Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Hackernews MCP or direct API to fetch top stories, analyze community sentiment, summarize discussions, and track emerging tech trends through natural language.

## Summary

Hacker News is a tech-focused news aggregator by Y Combinator featuring user-driven stories and discussions on startups and programming. It's a go-to source for trending tech news and thoughtful community insights.

## Categories

- developer tools & devops

## Toolkit Details

- Tools: 14

## Images

- Logo: https://logos.composio.dev/api/hackernews

## Authentication

- **No Auth**
  - Type: `custom`
  - Description: No Auth authentication for Hacker News.
  - Setup:
    - Configure No Auth credentials for Hacker News.
    - Use the credentials when creating an auth config in Composio.

## Suggested Prompts

- Summarize today's top Hacker News stories
- Find recent posts about AI startups
- Show comments from this frontpage post
- Get user profile for pg on Hacker News

## Supported Tools

| Tool slug | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `HACKERNEWS_GET_ASK_STORIES` | Get Ask HN Story IDs | Get up to 200 latest Ask HN story IDs from Hacker News. Returns an array of item IDs for Ask HN posts in ranked order. |
| `HACKERNEWS_GET_BEST_STORIES` | Get Best HackerNews Stories | Get up to 500 best story IDs from HackerNews ranked by score. Returns story IDs only. Use the returned IDs with get_item_with_id action to fetch full story details. |
| `HACKERNEWS_GET_ITEM_WITH_ID` | Get Hacker News Item | Tool to get a Hacker News item by its unique ID from the Firebase API. Use when you need to retrieve details about a specific story, comment, job, poll, or pollopt. |
| `HACKERNEWS_GET_ITEM_WITH_ID` | Get Hackernews Item | Get a specific item from Hacker News using its ID. Limits response size to prevent context overflow. |
| `HACKERNEWS_GET_JOB_STORIES` | Get Job Story IDs | Get up to 200 latest job story IDs from Hacker News. Returns an array of item IDs for job postings that can be used to fetch full job details. |
| `HACKERNEWS_GET_LATEST_POSTS` | Get Latest Hackernews Posts | Get the latest posts from Hacker News based on optional filters. Results can be limited using the size parameter. |
| `HACKERNEWS_GET_MAX_ITEM_ID` | Get Max Item ID | Tool to get the current largest item ID from Hacker News. Use when you need to discover the most recent items or iterate through all items in the system by walking backward from this ID. |
| `HACKERNEWS_GET_NEW_STORIES` | Get New Hacker News Stories | Get up to 500 newest story IDs from Hacker News. Returns an array of item IDs sorted by recency (most recent first). Use these IDs with the Get Item action to retrieve full story details. |
| `HACKERNEWS_GET_SHOW_STORIES` | Get Show HN Stories | Tool to retrieve up to 200 latest Show HN story IDs from Hacker News. Use when you need to find recent Show HN posts where people share their projects, products, or creations. |
| `HACKERNEWS_GET_TOP_STORIES` | Get Top HackerNews Stories | Get up to 500 top story IDs from HackerNews including jobs. Returns story IDs sorted by front page position. Use the returned IDs with get_item_with_id action to fetch full story details. |
| `HACKERNEWS_GET_UPDATES` | Get Hacker News Updates | Get recently changed items and user profiles from Hacker News. Use this to monitor recent activity or updates on the platform. |
| `HACKERNEWS_GET_USER` | Get Hacker News User | Retrieve a Hacker News user's public profile by their username. Returns the user's username, karma score, and optional bio/about text. Use this to look up information about HN community members. |
| `HACKERNEWS_GET_USER_BY_USERNAME` | Get HackerNews User by Username | Tool to get a user profile by their case-sensitive username from the HackerNews Firebase API. Use when you need detailed user information including creation date, karma, bio, and submission history. Only users with public activity are available. |
| `HACKERNEWS_SEARCH_POSTS` | Search Hackernews Posts | Search Hacker News posts using full-text search powered by Algolia. Use this action to find stories, comments, and discussions on Hacker News matching specific keywords. Supports filtering by post type (story, comment, show_hn, ask_hn) and by author. |

## Supported Triggers

None listed.

## Installation and MCP Setup

### Path 1: SDK Installation

#### Path 1, Step 1: Install Composio

Install the Composio SDK
```python
pip install composio_openai
```

```typescript
npm install @composio/openai
```

#### Path 1, Step 2: Initialize Composio and Create Tool Router Session

Import and initialize Composio client, then create a Tool Router session
```python
from openai import OpenAI
from composio import Composio
from composio_openai import OpenAIResponsesProvider

composio = Composio(provider=OpenAIResponsesProvider())
openai = OpenAI()
session = composio.create(user_id='your-user-id')
```

```typescript
import OpenAI from 'openai';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from '@composio/openai';

const composio = new Composio({
  provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider(),
});
const openai = new OpenAI({});
const session = await composio.create('your-user-id');
```

#### Path 1, Step 3: Execute Hackernews Tools via Tool Router with Your Agent

Get tools from Tool Router session and execute Hackernews actions with your Agent
```python
tools = session.tools
response = openai.responses.create(
  model='gpt-4.1',
  tools=tools,
  input=[{
    'role': 'user',
    'content': 'Show today\'s most upvoted Hacker News stories'
  }]
)
result = composio.provider.handle_tool_calls(
  response=response,
  user_id='your-user-id'
)
print(result)
```

```typescript
const tools = session.tools;
const response = await openai.responses.create({
  model: 'gpt-4.1',
  tools: tools,
  input: [{
    role: 'user',
    content: "Show today's most upvoted Hacker News stories"
  }],
});
const result = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(
  'your-user-id',
  response.output
);
console.log(result);
```

### Path 2: MCP Server Setup

#### Path 2, Step 1: Install Composio

Install the Composio SDK and Claude Agent SDK
```python
pip install composio claude-agent-sdk
```

```typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/openai @ai-sdk/mcp
```

#### Path 2, Step 2: Create Tool Router Session

Initialize the Composio client and create a Tool Router session
```python
from composio import Composio
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeSDKClient, ClaudeAgentOptions

composio = Composio(api_key='your-composio-api-key')
session = composio.create(user_id='your-user-id')
url = session.mcp.url
```

```typescript
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';

const composio = new Composio({ apiKey: 'your-api-key' });

console.log("Creating Tool Router session...");
const { mcp } = await composio.create('your-user-id');
console.log(`Tool Router session created: ${mcp.url}`);
```

#### Path 2, Step 3: Connect to AI Agent

Use the MCP server with your AI agent
```python
import asyncio

options = ClaudeAgentOptions(
    permission_mode='bypassPermissions',
    mcp_servers={
        'tool_router': {
            'type': 'http',
            'url': url,
            'headers': {
                'x-api-key': 'your-composio-api-key'
            }
        }
    },
    system_prompt='You are a helpful assistant with access to Hackernews tools.',
    max_turns=10
)

async def main():
    async with ClaudeSDKClient(options=options) as client:
        await client.query('Show today\'s top Hacker News stories')
        async for message in client.receive_response():
            if hasattr(message, 'content'):
                for block in message.content:
                    if hasattr(block, 'text'):
                        print(block.text)

asyncio.run(main())
```

```typescript
import { openai } from '@ai-sdk/openai';
import { experimental_createMCPClient as createMCPClient } from '@ai-sdk/mcp';
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from 'ai';

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: {
    type: 'http',
    url: mcp.url,
    headers: { 'x-api-key': 'your-composio-api-key' }
  }
});

const tools = await client.tools();

const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai('gpt-4o'),
  tools,
  messages: [{ role: 'user', content: "Show today's top Hacker News stories" }],
  stopWhen: stepCountIs(5)
});

console.log(`Agent: ${text}`);
```

## Why Use Composio?

### 1. AI Native Hackernews Integration

- Supports both Hackernews MCP and direct API based integrations
- Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable tool execution
- Rich coverage for reading, writing, and querying your Hackernews data

### 2. Managed Auth

- Built-in OAuth handling with automatic token refresh and rotation
- Central place to manage, scope, and revoke Hackernews access
- Per user and per environment credentials instead of hard-coded keys

### 3. Agent Optimized Design

- Tools are tuned using real error and success rates to improve reliability over time
- Comprehensive execution logs so you always know what ran, when, and on whose behalf

### 4. Enterprise Grade Security

- Fine-grained RBAC so you control which agents and users can access Hackernews
- Scoped, least privilege access to Hackernews resources
- Full audit trail of agent actions to support review and compliance

## Use Hackernews with any AI Agent Framework

Choose a framework you want to connect Hackernews with:

- [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/hackernews/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/hackernews/framework/claude-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/hackernews/framework/claude-code)
- [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/hackernews/framework/claude-cowork)
- [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/hackernews/framework/codex)
- [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/hackernews/framework/openclaw)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/hackernews/framework/hermes-agent)
- [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/hackernews/framework/google-adk)
- [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/hackernews/framework/langchain)
- [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/hackernews/framework/ai-sdk)
- [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/hackernews/framework/mastra-ai)
- [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/hackernews/framework/llama-index)
- [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/hackernews/framework/crew-ai)
- [Pydantic AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/hackernews/framework/pydantic-ai)
- [AutoGen](https://composio.dev/toolkits/hackernews/framework/autogen)

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### Do I need my own developer credentials to use Hackernews with Composio?

No credentials needed! Hackernews doesn't require any authentication, so you can get started instantly—no setup, no hassle.

### Can I use multiple toolkits together?

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. [Learn more](https://docs.composio.dev/tool-router/overview).

### Is Composio secure?

Composio is SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliant with all data encrypted in transit and at rest. [Learn more](https://trust.composio.dev).

### What if the API changes?

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

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