Dappier vs Hacker News
Dappier is an MCP server published by DappierAI. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Hacker News is an MCP server published by AayushBahukhandi. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-12. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace | ||
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:ba9b2d17fc77 Forks (GitHub): 16 Pulls (Docker Hub): 17 556 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 44 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: sha256:2e5c5cc89490 Forks (GitHub): 1 Pulls (Docker Hub): 73 423 Stars (Docker Hub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Dappier | Hacker News |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 44 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 17 556 (worse) | 73 423 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 16 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/dappier) | On your machine (mcp/hackernews-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 2 | 4 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/dappierai/dappier-mcp | github.com/aayushbahukhandi/hackernews-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Dappier
Enable fast, free real-time web search and access premium data from trusted media brands—news, financial markets, sports, entertainment, weather, and more. Build powerful AI agents with Dappier.
Hacker News
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to Hacker News stories, comments, and user data, with support for search and content retrieval.
How to run each
Dappier As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "DAPPIER_API_KEY=<YOUR_DAPPIER_API_KEY>" --transport stdio dappier -- docker run -i --rm -e DAPPIER_API_KEY mcp/dappierRequires: DAPPIER_API_KEY (secret)
Hacker News As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio mcp-hackernews -- docker run -i --rm mcp/hackernews-mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Only Dappier declares
dappier_ai_recommendationsdappier_real_time_search
Only Hacker News declares
get_storiesget_story_infoget_user_infosearch_stories
Both declare
None
Tool names as each marketplace publishes them. More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Hacker News publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Dappier · What it can do: Hacker News · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.