The Guardian
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Guardian Open Platform: content search, articles, sections, tags. Free dev key.
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- Uptime
- 47.8% over 37 days
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TDQS
Scored across 36 tools
Several tools have near-identical purposes: ask_pipeworx and ask_pipeworx_beta are explicitly the same router, and the five polymarket_* tools (edges, arbitrage, edge_tracker, fill_risk, kalshi_spread) all surface mispricings with overlapping scans. entity_profile, compare_entities, recent_changes, resolve_entity, and validate_claim also occupy adjacent research niches, so agents must lean heavily on long descriptions to avoid misselection.
Most names use snake_case, but the set mixes verb_noun (list_subscriptions, validate_claim, search_within) with bare nouns (editions, item, sections, tags, remember, forget, recall) and prefixed families (ask_pipeworx_beta, polymarket_edges). There is no single predictable pattern, though the names remain readable.
36 tools is well above the 15-tool comfortable range and mixes domains (Guardian news, Pipeworx data research, Polymarket betting, memory, subscriptions, AI visibility) under one server named The Guardian. The breadth feels overstuffed rather than scoped, with duplicate routers and multiple overlapping prediction-market scanners.
Coverage is broad: Guardian article discovery (search, item, sections, tags, editions), memory (remember/recall/forget), subscriptions (subscribe/list/unsubscribe/recent_alerts), and extensive research/prediction tools are present. Minor gaps exist (e.g. no update_subscription, no edit for memory), but most workflows have a path forward.
Tool Schema Changelog
Recent tool additions, removals, and schema changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
1 tool update
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bet_research2 fields changed- changed
Input schema / examplesPrevious value: -[ - { - "market": "when-will-bitcoin-hit-150k" - }, - { - "market": "https://polymarket.com/event/when-will-bitcoin-hit-150k" - } -]New value: +[ + { + "market": "will-kristi-noem-win-the-2028-republican-presidential-nomination" + }, + { + "market": "https://polymarket.com/event/will-kristi-noem-win-the-2028-republican-presidential-nomination" + } +] - changed
Input schema / properties / market / descriptionPrevious value: -"Polymarket slug (\"when-will-bitcoin-hit-150k\"), full URL (\"https://polymarket.com/event/...\"), or question text (\"Will Bitcoin hit $150k?\"). Dated slugs stop resolving once they settle — Polymarket de-indexes resolved markets — so prefer an undated one."New value: +"Polymarket slug (\"will-kristi-noem-win-the-2028-republican-presidential-nomination\"), full URL (\"https://polymarket.com/event/...\"), or question text (\"Will Bitcoin hit $150k?\"). Dated slugs stop resolving once they settle — Polymarket de-indexes resolved markets — so prefer an undated one."
2 tool updates
- Changed
bet_research2 fields changed- changed
Input schema / examplesPrevious value: -[ - { - "market": "will-bitcoin-reach-100k-in-july-2026" - }, - { - "market": "https://polymarket.com/event/will-bitcoin-hit-150k-by-june-30-2026" - } -]New value: +[ + { + "market": "when-will-bitcoin-hit-150k" + }, + { + "market": "https://polymarket.com/event/when-will-bitcoin-hit-150k" + } +] - changed
Input schema / properties / market / descriptionPrevious value: -"Polymarket slug (\"will-bitcoin-hit-150k-by-june-30-2026\"), full URL (\"https://polymarket.com/event/...\"), or question text (\"Will Bitcoin hit $150k by June 30?\")"New value: +"Polymarket slug (\"when-will-bitcoin-hit-150k\"), full URL (\"https://polymarket.com/event/...\"), or question text (\"Will Bitcoin hit $150k?\"). Dated slugs stop resolving once they settle — Polymarket de-indexes resolved markets — so prefer an undated one."
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polymarket_kalshi_spread2 fields changed- changed
Input schema / examplesPrevious value: -[ - { - "topic": "fed" - }, - { - "topic": "btc" - } -]New value: +[ + { + "topic": "fed" + }, + { + "topic": "btc" + }, + { + "topic": "bitcoin" + }, + { + "topic": "fed rate decision" + } +] - changed
Input schema / properties / topic / descriptionPrevious value: -"Pre-mapped: fed | btc | cpi | gdp | sp500 | recession | next_pope | next_uk_pm | next_israel_pm | 2028_president"New value: +"Subject to compare. Canonical keys: fed | btc | eth | cpi | gdp | sp500 | recession | next_pope | next_uk_pm | next_israel_pm | 2028_president — but aliases and keywords resolve too (\"bitcoin\", \"fed rate decision\", \"ethereum\", \"inflation\", \"s&p 500\", \"us recession\", \"next pope\", \"2028 election\"). Check resolution.topic_matched_by in the response: \"exact\"/\"alias\" is a curated pairing, \"phrase\"/\"token\" is a keyword guess."
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