Skip to main content
Glama
Crawlora MCP

Crawlora MCP

Official

nydailynews_news

Retrieve current New York Daily News top stories as structured JSON, including titles, canonical URLs, publication times, bylines, excerpts, and lead images when available.

Instructions

Get New York Daily News top stories. Returns the current New York Daily News top stories, with no parameters. Each item has a title and canonical article URL, plus publication time, byline, excerpt and lead image where the story card shows them. Use nydailynews-headlines for a single section.

Tool call template

This tool declares no required parameters. Add optional parameters from the input schema as needed.

{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "arguments": {},
    "name": "nydailynews_news"
  }
}

Input Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault

No arguments

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Addedv1.17.5

TDQS

A4.7/5.0
Behavior4/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

With no annotations, the description carries the burden and discloses the return shape: title, canonical URL, publication time, byline, excerpt, and lead image, with the caveat 'where the story card shows them.' It does not mention read-only nature, rate limits, or freshness guarantees, but for a simple news fetch this is substantial behavioral context.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness5/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

Four short sentences, front-loaded with the purpose, then return details, then routing guidance. Every sentence earns its place with no wasted words.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness5/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

For a zero-parameter tool with no output schema, the description explains both what comes back and when to use a sibling instead. An agent has everything needed to invoke it correctly.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters4/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Zero parameters with 100% schema coverage gives a baseline of 4. The description's 'with no parameters' reinforces the empty schema but adds no new semantic detail.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose5/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

States a specific verb and resource ('Get New York Daily News top stories') and explicitly distinguishes itself from the sibling nydailynews-headlines by noting that headlines is for a single section. An agent can tell the two feed tools apart without opening either schema.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines5/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

Names the alternative nydailynews-headlines and the condition that selects it ('for a single section'), which implicitly defines this tool as the top-stories feed across sections. No when-not is needed because the alternative covers the main routing decision.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

Deploy Server

Other Tools