# HackerNews Mention Intelligence

> Track brand and product mentions on Hacker News: free snapshot, paid buzz intel via x402 USDC.

- name: io.github.contentforge-press/hn-intel
- version: 1.0.0
- connection class: unknown (unknown)
- trust: 47/100 flags: no-repository, unreachable
- quality: 79/100 (good)
- owner: not claimed
- descriptor: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/io.github.contentforge-press%2Fhn-intel
- tools: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/io.github.contentforge-press%2Fhn-intel/tools

**Not classified yet.** The remote endpoints have not been probed successfully, or the listing has nothing to connect to.

## Connection (mcpServers)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hn-intel": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://s-hn.pixharvest.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```


## Trust

- hygiene: 80
- liveness: 0
- freshness: 100
- provenance: 35
- drivers: -unreachable(6 failures) +updated-19d-ago -no-repository
- Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed.

## Quality 79/100 (good)

### protocol: 75 (weight 25)

- warn `protocol.modern`: newest supported version is 2025-06-18; 2026-07-28 not supported, older versions are deprecated until 2027-07-28
- n/a `protocol.stateless`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers
- pass `protocol.transport`: streamable HTTP
- n/a `protocol.list_ttl`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers

### authorization: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `auth.prm`, `auth.as_metadata`, `auth.cimd`: no remote uses OAuth
- n/a `auth.secret_in_url`: no templated URL

### tool hygiene: 71 (weight 30)

- pass `tools.descriptions`: every tool has a description
- pass `tools.description_length`: descriptions are concise
- pass `tools.schemas`: every tool has an object input schema
- fail `tools.annotations`: no tool declares readOnlyHint or destructiveHint, so clients cannot tell safe calls from risky ones
- fail `tools.directory_hints`: no tool declares all four of readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint; missing: mention_batch_scan (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); mention_changes (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); mention_intel_report (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); …
- pass `tools.token_cost`: about 464 tokens to load every tool
- pass `tools.api_dump`: tools are not a one-to-one API dump

### stability: 100 (weight 15)

- pass `stability.changes`: no tool changes in 30 days
- pass `stability.rug_pull`: no tool changed its meaning under the same name

### dependencies: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `deps.known_vulns`, `deps.mcp_sdk_version`, `deps.resolvable`: no npm or PyPI package

- tools: 5, about 464 tokens to load them all
- tool set hash: 6d837c3b0f0c6c315ee53230a4c32d90
- badge: [![protogrid quality](https://protogrid.dev/badge/io.github.contentforge-press/hn-intel.svg)](https://protogrid.dev/servers/io.github.contentforge-press/hn-intel)
- Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed.

### Tool changes

_No tool definition changes recorded._

## Remotes

- https://s-hn.pixharvest.com/mcp (streamable-http, auth none, reachable false, uptime30d 0.8292683)

## Packages

_none_

## Tools (5)

- `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.
- `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.
- `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.
- `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.
- `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.