Is Hacker News safe to install?
erithwik · Search & web · stdio (local process)
Retrieve and search Hacker News stories, comments, and users.
Capabilities
What Hacker News declares it can do
A server's blast radius is the most powerful thing each of its tools can do. This grades the tools it declares, read-only, not whether it is secure.
- Execute0
- Delete0
- Write0
- Read4
Hacker News declares no high-impact capabilities that AxioRank flags. A minimal grade means a small blast radius, not an endorsement.
Tools
Every tool Hacker News exposes
4 tools
Control
Govern Hacker News with AxioRank
Installed as-is, all 4 of Hacker News's tools are callable by your agent without restriction, including any that write, delete, or execute.
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Advisories
Informational content flags
Keyword matches in tool descriptions and schemas. These are shown for transparency and are not part of the grade.
- highShell/command injection×2
Install
Add Hacker News to your client
Drop this into your MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, and others).
{
"mcpServers": {
"hacker-news": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-hn"
]
}
}
}Embed
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About this grade
The grade reflects the blast radius of what Hacker News declares it can do, read-only, not whether it is secure or trustworthy, and not a judgment of the vendor. Maintain this server? Claim this listing or request a re-scan. See the methodology.
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