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HackerNews Mention Intelligence

io.github.contentforge-press/hn-intel
Data & Analytics Marketing & Advertising Search & Research Public & reachable MCP 2026-07-28

What this MCP does

Tracks Hacker News mentions and trends for brands, products, and keywords, including competitive and market-buzz reports.

Capabilities

Tools

5 tools
mention_batch_scan
PAID ($0.03 USDC per keyword via x402, max 50). Track a whole set of companies/terms on HN in one call: weekly/monthly mentions per keyword. Use for portfolio buzz tracking, market research across many startups, competitive scanning, trend discovery at scale.
Input schema 
{'type': 'object', 'required': ['targets'], 'properties': {'targets': {'type': 'array', 'items': {'type': 'string'}}}}
mention_changes
PAID ($0.05 USDC on Base via x402). Mention change detection vs history: new HN discussions and flags hot new ones (high points/comments). Use for "did X get posted on HN", discussion monitoring, launch buzz alerts, tracking new threads about a product.
Input schema 
{'type': 'object', 'required': ['target'], 'properties': {'target': {'type': 'string'}}}
mention_intel_report
PAID ($0.50 USDC on Base via x402). Highest-value buzz-intelligence report: mention counts, rising/steady momentum, top stories and hot-discussion takeaways. Use for developer-marketing, PR monitoring, competitive mindshare analysis, launch and reputation tracking.
Input schema 
{'type': 'object', 'required': ['target'], 'properties': {'target': {'type': 'string'}}}
mention_landscape
PAID ($5 USDC on Base via x402, up to 10 keywords). Strategic mindshare landscape: ranks brands/projects by HN mentions and weekly momentum, flags who is rising. Use for competitive developer-mindshare mapping, market positioning, category buzz benchmarking.
Input schema 
{'type': 'object', 'required': ['targets'], 'properties': {'targets': {'type': 'array', 'items': {'type': 'string'}}}}
mention_snapshot
FREE. Current HackerNews presence for a company, product or keyword: total mentions, mentions in last 7/30 days and most recent discussions. Use for "are people talking about X on HN", developer mindshare research, brand awareness, startup/competitor buzz.
Input schema 
{'type': 'object', 'required': ['target'], 'properties': {'target': {'type': 'string'}}}
History

Recent tool changes

Added
mention_landscape
Oct. 3, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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mention_batch_scan
Oct. 3, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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mention_intel_report
Oct. 3, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
Added
mention_changes
Oct. 3, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
Added
mention_snapshot
Oct. 3, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
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