Unlock Hacker News Data with the MCP Server Workflow
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Seamlessly integrate Hacker News data into your AI agents with this pre-built workflow. Effortlessly retrieve articles, user information, and general Hacker News content with zero authentication required.
About This Workflow
Supercharge your AI agents by connecting them to the rich data of Hacker News. This n8n workflow, the "Hacker News Tool MCP Server," acts as a powerful intermediary, allowing your AI to directly query and retrieve information from Hacker News. It supports three core operations: fetching all available items, retrieving specific articles by ID, and getting user profiles. Designed for ease of use, this workflow requires no authentication and is ready to deploy, making it simple to integrate Hacker News insights into your AI-powered applications and workflows.
Key Features
- Zero-Configuration Setup: Ready to use out-of-the-box with no authentication needed.
- AI Parameter Population: AI agents automatically populate node parameters using
$fromAI()expressions. - Comprehensive Operations: Supports fetching all items, specific articles, and user data.
- Native Error Handling: Benefit from n8n's built-in error handling and response formatting.
- Customizable Defaults: Easily modify default parameters within any tool node.
How To Use
- Import Workflow: Load this workflow into your n8n instance.
- Activate Workflow: Enable the workflow to start the MCP server.
- Get Webhook URL: Copy the webhook URL provided by the MCP trigger node.
- Connect to AI Agent: Configure your AI agent to use the copied webhook URL for interacting with the Hacker News data.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "534dfa06-3470-4c3d-90cd-a81c60977699",
"name": "Unlock Hacker News Data with the MCP Server Workflow",
"nodes": 17,
"category": "Marketing",
"status": "active",
"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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