Stack Exchange trending API

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“Call stackexchange/trending with no arguments and summarize what comes back.”

Works in any MCP client connected to https://data.openkrill.app/mcp. Install in one line.

Path: stackexchange/trending
MCP tool: call_endpoint
Credits: 1
Cache: 30 min

Parameters

limitinteger, optional	1-50, default 20

Response

data.resources[] uses the same keys as every other platform: author, engagement, metadata, with Stack Exchange-only fields under extras. A failed upstream call is never billed.

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Same trending call on other platforms

MCP tool call

{
  "name": "call_endpoint",
  "arguments": {
    "path": "stackexchange/trending",
    "params": {}
  }
}

curl

curl "https://data.openkrill.app/v1/stackexchange/trending" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "stackexchange",
  "endpoint": "stackexchange/trending",
  "data": {
    "resources": [
      { "id": …, "title": …, "text": …, "url": …,
        "author": {…}, "engagement": {…},
        "metadata": {…}, "extras": {…} }
    ]
  },
  "credits_used": 1,
  "cached": false
}