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Hacker News MCP server: 3 servers share this name

3 MCP servers in the atlas are called Hacker News. They come from 3 publishers. Verdicts: 3 SAFE. Check the org and the package before you install.

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ModelsAtlas. “Hacker News MCP server: 3 servers share this name”. Retrieved 28 Oct 2026. https://modelsatlas.com/mcp/name/hacker-news

Our pick

Org-owned product repo, then verdict, then stars

Hacker News

erithwik/mcp-hn · PyPI mcp-hn

✓SAFE B

Pick this one because it is rated SAFE, grade B and it has the most stars (76).

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The rule: a repository owned by an organisation account that carries the product's name comes first, then the better verdict, then the more stars. None of these servers meets the first test, so the verdict and stars decided it. It is a ranking of what the records show, not an endorsement by a vendor.

All 3 side by side

ServerWhat it doesVerdictToolsTransportStarsLast push
Hacker Newserithwik/mcp-hnMCP Server for Hackernews✓SAFE B4 tools
No destructive tools		stdio7615 months ago
Hacker Newspskill9/hn-serverHacker news MCP server✓SAFE B1 tool
No destructive tools		stdio4022 months ago
Hacker Newspaablolc/mcp-hacker-newsThis MCP server acts as a bridge between the official Hacker News API and AI-powered tools that support the…✓SAFE B11 tools
No destructive tools		Not declared3416 months ago
The URL slugs (hacker-news-1, hacker-news-2, hacker-news-4) are fixed IDs; any number in them says nothing about quality. Titles always carry the org/repo. Audited 7 Oct 2026.

How to tell them apart

Check the package

Install by the full package name (mcp-hn on PyPI for our pick), not by searching “Hacker News”.

Check the org

Every card shows org/repo. Our page for each server links to the exact repository we read.

Check the verdict

A good name says nothing about the code. Open a BLOCK page to see what we found.

Questions

Which Hacker News MCP server should I use?
erithwik/mcp-hn. Pick this one because it is rated SAFE, grade B and it has the most stars (76). The other 2 are listed side by side on this page, each with its own verdict.
Is the Hacker News MCP server safe?
It depends which one. erithwik/mcp-hn is SAFE (B), pskill9/hn-server is SAFE (B), paablolc/mcp-hacker-news is SAFE (B).

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