Issue: HackerNews API Connection Failure in Composio MCP Implementation

[suhasdeshpande]

HackerNews API Connection Issues in Composio MCP

We're experiencing persistent connection issues with the HackerNews API tools through Composio's MCP implementation. When attempting to use HackerNews tools like HACKERNEWS_GET_FRONTPAGE, we consistently receive a connection error despite following the standard flow for connection initialization.

Error Details

When calling HACKERNEWS_GET_FRONTPAGE, we receive:

{
  "error": "Could not find a connection with app='hackernews' and entity='default'",
  "successful": true,
  "data": {}
}

Steps to Reproduce

1. Initialize connection using HACKERNEWS_GET_REQUIRED_PARAMETERS which returns:

   {
     "data": {
       "required_parameters": [],
       "has_default_credentials": false
     },
     "error": null,
     "successful": true
   }

2. Attempt to create a connection with HACKERNEWS_INITIATE_CONNECTION which fails:

   {
     "data": {},
     "error": "No test connectors found for the tool. Please use get_req_params action to fetch the required parameters to initiate connection.",
     "successful": false
   }

3. Verify that no connection exists with HACKERNEWS_CHECK_ACTIVE_CONNECTION:

   {
     "data": {},
     "error": "Could not find a connection with app='hackernews', connected_account_id=None and entity='default'.",
     "successful": false
    }

Expected Behavior

We expect either:

• The ability to successfully establish a connection to the HackerNews API, OR
• The tools to work without requiring a connection, since HackerNews API is publicly accessible without authentication

Questions

1. Is there a specific method to establish HackerNews connections that differs from the standard flow?
2. Are there any missing parameters or configuration required for HackerNews specifically?
3. Since HackerNews API is public, could the tools be updated to work without requiring connection objects?
4. Is there any documentation available that describes the connection management for public APIs like HackerNews?

Environment Details

• Using Composio MCP server via CopilotKit integration
• API version: [version information]
• Authentication: [auth method used]

Impact

This issue prevents our application from accessing HackerNews data through the MCP protocol, requiring us to implement fallback mechanisms which might not provide the same quality of data as the direct API.

We appreciate any guidance on resolving these connection issues. Thank you!