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sh.newsflash/newsflash

by newsflash.sh · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.2 · published by sh.newsflash

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

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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 newsflash https://newsflash.sh/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
  • corpus_statsCorpus size and freshness: source / article / event counts and the latest article timestamp.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
    Corpus size and freshness: source / article / event counts and the latest article timestamp.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Corpus stats
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
Only reads 4Claude Code: allow
  • get_eventFetch a single event by id, including every corroborating article (source, url, timestamp).No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_event" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Fetch a single event by id, including every corroborating article (source, url, timestamp).

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get event details
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • get_eventsQuery the deduped news event graph by theme, source, category and time window.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_events" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    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 a corroboration count and confidence score. This is the primary tool — prefer it over raw articles. For headlines, briefings, or 'what's happening' asks, pass min_sources: 2 (or 3 for high signal) — the raw recency feed is dominated by single-outlet local stories without it. ONE call is normally enough: trust each event's corroboration (distinct outlets), confidence (0-1; 1.0 = fully corroborated), and sources list as-is, and present the top events directly, including each event's url as its link — do NOT call get_event per item or re-verify counts (only drill in when the user wants EVERY outlet's link for one story). The corpus spans 260+ global outlets and a five-year archive (history visible depends on tier).

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Search news events
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • list_sourcesList all news sources Newsflash tracks, with categories and live article counts.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "list_sources" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List all news sources Newsflash tracks, with categories and live article counts.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: List sources
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • search_articlesSearch raw articles (not collapsed into events).No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_articles" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Search raw articles (not collapsed into events). Use when you want the underlying items or need per-outlet coverage rather than deduped happenings.

    Annotations the server declares

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

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 1.0.2. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http newsflash https://newsflash.sh/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__newsflash__get_events",
      "mcp__newsflash__get_event",
      "mcp__newsflash__search_articles",
      "mcp__newsflash__list_sources"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__newsflash__corpus_stats"
    ],
    "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 newsflash. Review it before you use it.