Content Tools
platphormnews.com
Aggregates and retrieves news stories with metadata from Hacker News and other sources.
ENDPOINT 1
https://platphormnews.com/api/mcp
MCP server metadata
- Name
- platphormnews-core
- Version
- 0.0.4
Known tools 59
get_root_infoReturn PlatPhormNews root identity, purpose, public/protected policy, and discovery links.
Inferred read-onlyget_public_dmz_statusReturn the public DMZ status summary with graph, story, MCP, route, and discovery posture.
Inferred read-onlylist_storiesList HN-prioritized public root stories, newest submissions first, with source attribution, score, author, and comment counts.
Inferred read-onlyget_storyRetrieve one public root story by source story ID, including HN attribution and author metadata when available.
Inferred read-onlyget_story_discussionFetch bounded public HN source discussion metadata and comment previews for a root story.
Inferred read-onlysearch_storiesSearch HN-prioritized public root stories using the root search endpoint.
Inferred read-onlysearch_commentsSearch bounded public HN comment previews from the current root story cache.
Inferred read-onlyget_hn_author_profileFetch a public HN author profile for story attribution, including karma and submitted item count when supplied by the source API.
Inferred read-onlyget_story_commentsFetch the first page of public HN source comments for a story, preserving source attribution.
Inferred read-onlyget_discovery_complianceReturn public discovery-file compliance summary from the root graph.
Inferred read-onlylist_agent_platformsList agent platform policy records without claiming official crawler identities.
Inferred read-onlyget_public_access_summaryReturn public/protected access capabilities and PLATPHORM_API_KEY policy.
Inferred read-onlyget_mcp_summaryReturn root and canonical MCP metadata and source-backed tool count.
Inferred read-onlyvalidate_root_discoveryValidate root public discovery surfaces by reading health, graph, llms, RSS, sitemap, and trust endpoints.
Inferred read-onlyingest_hn_stories_to_docsProtected operator tool: archive newest HN stories into docs.platphormnews.com once per HN item using deterministic slugs and idempotency keys.
Inferred read-onlyget_web4_manifestReturn the Web4 manifest for platphormnews.com, including discovery links, trust, MCP, and network stats.
Inferred read-onlyget_web4_statusReturn current Web4 program status including network inventory counts.
Inferred read-onlyget_network_scorecardReturn the Web4 network scorecard with route evidence, discovery, fingerprint, provenance, signature, CID, contract, and XR readiness counts.
Inferred read-onlyget_route_evidenceGet Web4 route evidence for the root site (declared-only at this time).
Inferred read-onlylist_fingerprintsList public Web4 content fingerprints (SHA-256 hashes of public artifacts).
Inferred read-onlyget_xr_manifestGet the Web4 XR scene manifest (network graph as 3D nodes and edges).
Inferred read-onlyCONNECT WITH APPROVAL
Client installation
Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.
Codex
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.platphormnews-core]
url = "https://platphormnews.com/api/mcp"
enabled = true
Claude Code
.mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"platphormnews-core": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://platphormnews.com/api/mcp"
}
}
}
Claude Desktop
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
Name: platphormnews-core
Remote MCP URL: https://platphormnews.com/api/mcp
Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.
Cursor
.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"platphormnews-core": {
"url": "https://platphormnews.com/api/mcp"
}
}
}
Visual Studio Code
.vscode/mcp.json
Add to Visual Studio Code{
"servers": {
"platphormnews-core": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://platphormnews.com/api/mcp"
}
}
}
Generic MCP
Client-specific MCP configuration
{
"name": "platphormnews-core",
"transport": "streamable-http",
"url": "https://platphormnews.com/api/mcp"
}
MCP Inspector
Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.
TRUST AND VERIFICATION EVIDENCE
Trust Data Available
BuiltWith Trust API v2 evidence for platphormnews.com was fetched 2026-08-12T12:32:08.933Z and is being refreshed.
platphormnews.com is assessed as Trusted: Domain has an established technology history spanning over a year.
Evidence is source-attributed and does not guarantee that a third-party server is safe. Risk labels are conservative metadata heuristics.