Prerequisites Before you begin, create an account and get your API Key.

Getting started

Connect to Hacker News to fetch stories, user profiles, and analyze technology news through AI agents.
1

Install the SDKs (optional)

pip install klavis
2

Create a server instance

from klavis import Klavis
from klavis.types import McpServerName

klavis_client = Klavis(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

# Create a Hacker News MCP server instance
hacker_news_server = klavis_client.mcp_server.create_server_instance(
    server_name=McpServerName.HACKER_NEWS,
    user_id="user123"
)
Response Information: The API returns:
  • serverUrl: The URL for connecting your MCP client to Hacker News
  • instanceId: Unique identifier for your server instance
🎉 Your Hacker News MCP Server is ready! No additional authentication required - you can use your MCP server URL with any MCP-compatible client.

Available Tools

For more details about tool input schema, use the get_tools API.

Next Steps