Is Hn Tech Signal MCP safe and reliable?

Trust score 65/100 (grade C), based on live reachability, verified publisher, maintenance, adoption, transparency and tool quality. See our methodology.

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Hn Tech Signal MCP

io.github.malkreide/hn-tech-signal-mcp

MCP server for tech & AI signal intelligence: HackerNews, arXiv, Lobste.rs and GitHub

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Yes, if you run it on your computer.This is a local server: your AI app launches it on your machine (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code). Browser-only apps like ChatGPT on the web can't run it.

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hn-tech-signal-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "hn-tech-signal-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

claude mcp add hn-tech-signal-mcp -- uvx hn-tech-signal-mcp

Trust score

Grade C

Transparent, computed daily. How it works

Live reachability18/30

Verified publisher12/20

Maintenance15/15

Track record10/10

Adoption0/15

Transparency10/10

Health

Local servers run on your machine, so there is no public endpoint to monitor.

Status: Local install
Auth: No auth
Transport: stdio
Latency: —
Protocol: —
Version: 0.5.0
Publisher: GitHub · malkreide
Category: Search & Research
Stars: —
npm / week: —
License: MIT
Updated: 2026-09-27
Last check: —

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