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install @cyanheads/hn-mcp-server

pick your MCP client below. snippets, file paths and reload steps included.
source: extracted from upstream README — github.com/cyanheads/hn-mcp-server
paste into
macos: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hn-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/hn-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE": "stdio",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info"
      }
    }
  }
}
then: Quit Claude Desktop completely (Cmd/Ctrl+Q) and reopen it.
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