The Data Collector
Let your agent search Hacker News, Bluesky, and Substack in one place while you validate topics, competitors, and early audience chatter for your next product.
Overview
The Data Collector is an MCP server for the Idea phase that lets agents search Hacker News, Bluesky, and Substack from one interface.
What is this MCP server?
- Single MCP interface to search Hacker News, Bluesky, and Substack
- Hosted streamable-http remote at frog03-20494.wykr.es/mcp (v1.0.0)
- GitHub repository MarcinDudekDev/the-data-collector for server source
- Reduces tab-switching during niche validation and content-market fit checks
- No local PyPI/npm package in schema—remote HTTP MCP registration
- Server version 1.0.0
- Three named sources: Hacker News, Bluesky, Substack
- Remote transport type streamable-http
What problem does it solve?
Validating an indie product idea means repeating the same searches across HN, Bluesky, and Substack manually while your agent cannot see any of it.
Who is it for?
Solo builders doing fast opportunity research, newsletter-driven niches, or dev-community trend checks before writing a spec or landing page.
Skip if: Teams that need broad web crawl, X/Twitter enterprise APIs, or compliance-grade archival with contractual data retention.
What do I get? / Deliverables
After you register the streamable-http remote MCP URL, your agent can query all three sources in one session while you draft positioning or scope.
- Unified search results spanning HN, Bluesky, and Substack inside agent workflows
- Faster research packets for competitor and audience notes during ideation
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Journey fit
Cross-platform social and community search belongs in Idea because solo builders use it to discover trends and proof of interest before committing to a full build. Research is the right shelf: unified retrieval from HN, Bluesky, and Substack supports competitive and audience discovery, not shipping or production ops.
How it compares
Tri-source community search MCP, not a full SEO or social listening platform skill.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is The Data Collector for?
Indie builders and content founders who use MCP-enabled agents and want Hacker News, Bluesky, and Substack discovery without leaving Claude Code, Cursor, or similar hosts.
When should I use The Data Collector?
Use it during idea and validation research when you need quotes, threads, and newsletter angles from those three networks to test demand or positioning.
How do I add The Data Collector to my agent?
Add an MCP remote server entry with type streamable-http and URL https://frog03-20494.wykr.es/mcp per your agent’s MCP settings, then enable the tools and verify connectivity to the hosted endpoint.