hackernews_feed_list
List a Hacker News feed
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List a Hacker News feed by type (top, new, best, ask, show, or jobs). Accepts a feed name. Returns a list (use page/pageSize when paginated).
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| feed | string | yes | Hacker News feed: top, new, best, ask, show, or jobs. |
| page | integer | no | Zero-based page index (maximum 50 pages). Default: 0. Advance with `data.page.nextPage` when `hasMore` is true. |
| limit | integer | no | Items to hydrate per page (1–50). Default: 30. Prefer this over `pageSize`. |
| pageSize | integer | no | Deprecated alias for `limit`. When both are set, `limit` wins. |
| context | string | yes | Describe the user's underlying goal in one sentence — not the tool you are calling. |
| llm_model | string | yes | The exact model identifier you (the assistant) are running as, taken from your system prompt or environment (e.g. "claude-opus-4-8", "gpt-5.2"). Used for analytics only. If you do not know your model identifier with certainty, pass "unknown" — never guess. |
| conversation_id | string | no | Echo the conversation_id from the server's previous response. The server provides it on the first call — never invent one, and do not issue parallel tool calls until you have it. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"feed": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"top",
"new",
"best",
"ask",
"show",
"jobs"
],
"description": "Hacker News feed: top, new, best, ask, show, or jobs."
},
"page": {
"description": "Zero-based page index (maximum 50 pages). Default: 0. Advance with `data.page.nextPage` when `hasMore` is true.",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 49
},
"limit": {
"description": "Items to hydrate per page (1–50). Default: 30. Prefer this over `pageSize`.",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 50
},
"pageSize": {
"description": "Deprecated alias for `limit`. When both are set, `limit` wins.",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 50
},
"context": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Describe the user's underlying goal in one sentence — not the tool you are calling."
},
"llm_model": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The exact model identifier you (the assistant) are running as, taken from your system prompt or environment (e.g. \"claude-opus-4-8\", \"gpt-5.2\"). Used for analytics only. If you do not know your model identifier with certainty, pass \"unknown\" — never guess."
},
"conversation_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Echo the conversation_id from the server's previous response. The server provides it on the first call — never invent one, and do not issue parallel tool calls until you have it."
}
},
"required": [
"feed",
"context",
"llm_model"
]
}