HN Who is hiring MCP Server

by crayz129io.github.Crayz129/hn-hiring-mcpv0.1.0

Search, read and compare Hacker News "Who is hiring?" job posts as typed data. Read-only.

0Node.jsstdioofficial registry

context tax

pending

security

97/100

cold start

pending

freshness

Active3d ago

Our reading of HN Who is hiring, from the data

HN Who is hiring is a social media MCP server from crayz129, listed in the official MCP Registry.

We haven't measured its tool list yet, so its token cost is unknown.

Maintenance is active: the last public signal was 3 days ago (2026-10-15). For comparison, 75% of social media servers are active or maintained.

With 0 GitHub stars it ranks #237 of 798 social media servers we index.

It runs locally on your machine over stdio.

Install HN Who is hiring MCP server

claude mcp add hn-hiring -- npx -y hn-hiring-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hn-hiring": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "hn-hiring-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hn-hiring": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "hn-hiring-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.

{
  "servers": {
    "hn-hiring": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "hn-hiring-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hn-hiring": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "hn-hiring-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.

Configuration

Variable	Required	Secret	Description
HN_HIRING_MCP_CACHE_DIR	—	—	Directory for the response cache (default ~/.cache/hn-hiring-mcp; "off" disables the disk cache)

Security signals

97/100 — no known issues found as of 2026-10-19, from the checks below. This is not a guarantee of safety; review what a server can do before connecting it.

Deductions

No security policy (SECURITY.md)-3

Checks

✓Repository hygiene (archived, activity, license, security policy)
○Package metadata (install scripts, provenance) — pending
○Tool descriptions (prompt-injection and hidden-text heuristics) — pending
○Source scan (secrets, CVEs, risky code) by vectra-guard — pending

Scan it yourself before installing with vectra-guard, the open-source agent security CLI. Scoring rules

Freshness

Active — last maintenance signal 3d ago. The newest of the signals below sets the band.

Last commit (default branch)
2026-10-15 · 3d ago · GitHub
Latest release
no data · GitHub
Package published
no data · npm/PyPI
Registry entry updated
2026-10-15 · 3d ago · official registry · v0.1.0

How it compares in Social Media

Against the most-starred social media servers we index. Token cost is per model turn, measured from each server's live tool list.

Server	Stars	Tools	Tokens / turn	Freshness	Runs
HN Who is hiring (this)	0	—	not measured	Active	local
Facebook	5,075	—	not measured	Active	local
NotFair	3,959	—	not measured	Active	hosted
Meta Ads	1,313	—	not measured	Active	—
Reddit MCP Buddy	859	—	not measured	Maintained	local
Idea Reality	825	—	not measured	Active	local

All social media MCP servers

FAQ

›How do I install the HN Who is hiring MCP server in Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add hn-hiring -- npx -y hn-hiring-mcp. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.

›Does HN Who is hiring require an API key?

No required environment variables are declared in its published metadata.

›Can I use HN Who is hiring as a remote (hosted) MCP server?

No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.

›Is HN Who is hiring in the official MCP registry?

Yes, as io.github.Crayz129/hn-hiring-mcp.

Sources and method

Official MCP Registry entry: updated 2026-10-15
GitHub repository: fetched 2026-10-19
Package registry (npm / PyPI): listed
Security signals, computed by us: 2026-10-19
Last checked against all sources: 2026-10-19

The description, packages and links come from the maintainer's own published metadata. Token cost, security signals, freshness and the reading above are MCPSkillHub's own measurements; see the methodology. Spot an error? Request a correction or claim the listing.