Browse and search Hacker News stories, comments, and discussions.
GAIA connects to Hacker News via MCP (Model Context Protocol) and exposes every action as a natural-language command. Tell GAIA what you want and it handles the rest, automatically.
Hackernews Get Item With Id
Get a specific item from Hacker News using its ID. Limits response size to prevent context overflow.
Hackernews Get Latest Posts
Get the latest posts from Hacker News based on optional filters. Results can be limited using the size parameter.
Hackernews Get 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 Search 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.
Set up your Hacker News automation in three simple steps, no code required.
Connect Hacker News to GAIA
Open the GAIA Marketplace, find Hacker News, and click "Add to your GAIA". No OAuth required — connects instantly via MCP.
Ask GAIA what's happening on HN
Say "what are the top Hacker News stories today?" or "find HN discussions about Rust vs Go". GAIA fetches and summarises HN content for you.
GAIA keeps you up to date with tech news
Set up a daily HN digest — GAIA can deliver the top 10 stories every morning, filtered by topics you care about, directly to your chat.
Everything you need to know about the GAIA Hacker News integration.
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