newsflash

Name: newsflash
Author: sh.newsflash

MCP serverMCP

Real-time corroborated news events + 5-year archive, for agents. Free tier, no key.

by sh.newsflashrepository ↗homepage ↗v1.0.2

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30-day availability108/108 checks ok

when	check	result	http	latency	detail
6 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	108 ms	server newsflash 1.0.1 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 5 tools
12 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	101 ms	server newsflash 1.0.1 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 5 tools
19 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	93 ms	server newsflash 1.0.1 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 5 tools
25 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	97 ms	server newsflash 1.0.1 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 5 tools
31 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	103 ms	server newsflash 1.0.1 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 5 tools
2 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	99 ms	server newsflash 1.0.1 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 5 tools
2 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	101 ms	server newsflash 1.0.1 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 5 tools
2 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	187 ms	server newsflash 1.0.1 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 5 tools
2 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	94 ms	server newsflash 1.0.1 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 5 tools
3 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	201 ms	server newsflash 1.0.1 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 5 tools

Tools observed via MCP handshake

get_events — Query the deduped news event graph by theme, source, category and time window. Returns events (many articles about one happening collapsed into one), each with
get_event — Fetch a single event by id, including every corroborating article (source, url, timestamp).
search_articles — Search raw articles (not collapsed into events). Use when you want the underlying items or need per-outlet coverage rather than deduped happenings.
list_sources — List all news sources Newsflash tracks, with categories and live article counts.
corpus_stats — Corpus size and freshness: source / article / event counts and the latest article timestamp.

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Field history (7 recent events)

1 mo ago · declared · summary → "Real-time corroborated news events + 5-year archive, for agents. Free tier, no key."
1 mo ago · declared · description → "Real-time corroborated news events + 5-year archive, for agents. Free tier, no key."
1 mo ago · declared · publisherName → "sh.newsflash"
1 mo ago · declared · homepageUrl → "https://newsflash.sh"
1 mo ago · declared · repoUrl → "https://github.com/zatmonkey/newsflash"
1 mo ago · declared · version → "1.0.2"
1 mo ago · declared · protocols → ["mcp"]

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