boring-news-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| get_articles_by_dateA | Retourne les actualités pour une date donnée. Args: date: Target date in YYYY-MM-DD format (optional, defaults to today) category: Category to filter articles by (optional) tags: Comma-separated list of tags to filter articles by (optional) |
| get_articles_by_personB | Get articles mentioning a specific person. Args: person: Name of the person |
| get_similar_articlesA | Get articles similar to the provided text. Args: text: Text to find similar articles for |
| get_article_groupsA | Get main articles groups for a specific date. article groups are groups of articles that are talking about the same subject. Args: date: Target date in YYYY-MM-DD format (optional, defaults to today) |
| get_categoriesA | Get all categories and their article counts for a specific date. Args: date: Target date in YYYY-MM-DD format (optional, defaults to today) |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| daily_news | Generate a daily news summary focused on tech and culture first. Args: target_date: Target date in YYYY-MM-DD format |
| daily_news_summary | Generate a comprehensive daily news summary grouped by themes. Args: target_date: Target date in YYYY-MM-DD format |
| daily_news_highlights | Generate a summary of major news highlights of the day. Args: target_date: Target date in YYYY-MM-DD format |
| daily_cultural_news | Generate a summary focused on cultural news of the day. Args: target_date: Target date in YYYY-MM-DD format |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 5 tools
Each tool targets a distinct retrieval dimension: groups, categories, date/category/tags, person, and similarity. There is no meaningful overlap between these purposes.
All tool names follow the consistent get_<noun> pattern with snake_case, making the set predictable and easy to navigate.
With 5 tools, the server is well-scoped for a news retrieval domain. Each tool provides a distinct and useful access path, none feel redundant or missing.
The toolset covers browsing by date, category, person, and similarity, plus category/group overviews. A minor gap is the lack of a direct keyword search or single-article detail fetch, but the core workflows are well covered.