⚡ Tech Trends: Hacker News & GitHub Radar (MCP Server)

Real-time developer intelligence engine for AI coding agents, Cursor, Windsurf, and Claude Desktop. Discover breakout open-source repositories and high-signal community discussions on Hacker News in under a second.

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🤖 Model Context Protocol (MCP) Integration

Connect directly into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf using Apify's hosted MCP server (mcp.apify.com):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@apify/actors-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "APIFY_TOKEN": "YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

Once connected, your AI assistant can execute prompts like:

"What are developers saying about Anthropic MCP and DeepSeek on Hacker News today, and what new GitHub repos are trending?"

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🎯 Key Use Cases

1. AI Agent Tool Grounding: Gives Claude/Cursor real-time grounding on the newest software releases and community sentiments.
2. VC & Tech Market Intelligence: Track viral open-source projects before they reach mainstream notice.
3. Automated Tech Newsletters & Summaries: Power autonomous content pipelines with curated developer news.

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⚙️ Input Parameters

Field	Type	Default	Description
topic	String	"AI Agent"	Search term or technology (e.g. Rust, LLM, MCP). Leave empty for front page.
includeHackerNews	Boolean	true	Fetch stories, point scores, and comments from Hacker News.
includeGitHubTrending	Boolean	true	Fetch trending GitHub repositories matching the topic.
maxResults	Integer	10	Number of results to retrieve per source.

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📊 Output Dataset Format

• source: HACKER_NEWS or GITHUB_REPO
• title: Article headline or repository owner/name
• url: Direct link to project or article
• discussionUrl: Direct link to Hacker News community thread
• points / stars: Community validation metrics
• commentsCount / forks: Discussion and developer adoption signals
• createdAt / updatedAt: Freshness timestamp

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⭐️ Feedback & Support

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