Lobsters data API

5 endpoints for Lobsters: trending, post, profile, profile posts, tag. One API key, one JSON schema, as MCP tools or REST.

Endpoints

Call any of them over MCP with call_endpoint and its path, or over REST.

Endpoint	Returns	Credits	Cache
trendingGET /v1/lobsters/trending	Stories on the Lobsters hottest page, with score, comment count and tags.	1	30 min
postGET /v1/lobsters/post	One Lobsters post by URL, with its engagement counts.	1	10 min
profileGET /v1/lobsters/profile	Public profile for a Lobsters account.	1	15 min
profile/postsGET /v1/lobsters/profile/posts	Recent Lobsters posts by an account, newest first.	1	10 min
tagGET /v1/lobsters/tag	Topics carrying one tag on Lobsters, newest activity first.	1	2 min

Connect your agent over MCP

Remote MCP server: https://data.openkrill.app/mcp with your key in the x-api-key header.

Claude Code · Run in a terminal

claude mcp add --transport http krilldata \
  https://data.openkrill.app/mcp \
  --header "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Cursor · Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "krilldata": {
      "url": "https://data.openkrill.app/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop · Add to claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "krilldata": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://data.openkrill.app/mcp",
        "--header",
        "x-api-key:${API_KEY}"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}