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The Korean Today (코리안투데이)

by thekoreantoday.com · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.0 · published by com.thekoreantoday

Korean news: search, latest and full articles, 15 editions and AI summaries in 87 languages.

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5 tools: 1 change things and 4 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http news https://smilestory.thekoreantoday.com/mcp

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

5 tools

Changes things 1Claude Code: ask
  • latest_articlesMost recent articles, optionally by section and language.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Most recent articles, optionally by section and language.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • title: Latest articles
Only reads 4Claude Code: allow
  • get_articleFull text and metadata of one article by id or URL.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_article" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Full text and metadata of one article by id or URL. With lang, also returns the AI summary in that language and links to other language editions. Members-only articles return metadata only.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • title: Get article
  • list_languagesLanguage editions with their own articles, and the 87 languages with AI summaries.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "list_languages" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Language editions with their own articles, and the 87 languages with AI summaries.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • title: List languages
  • list_sectionsNews sections with slugs and article counts.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "list_sections" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    News sections with slugs and article counts.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • title: List sections
  • search_articlesFull-text search of The Korean Today articles, newest first.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_articles" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Full-text search of The Korean Today articles, newest first. Korean keywords work best for the Korean edition; use lang for another edition or to get translated summaries.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • title: Search articles

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 1.0.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http news https://smilestory.thekoreantoday.com/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__news__search_articles",
      "mcp__news__get_article",
      "mcp__news__list_sections",
      "mcp__news__list_languages"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__news__latest_articles"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as news. Review it before you use it.