CTC Monitor MCP
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| CTC_MONITOR_API_KEY | Yes | Your API key for CTC Monitor. Obtain one at https://www.comparethecloud.net/monitor |
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": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| get_storiesA | Get top scored tech stories from CTC Monitor with global diversity. Stories are scored by relevance, geographic novelty, and velocity. Results are grouped by region with Western sources capped to prevent US dominance. |
| search_storiesB | Full-text search across all CTC Monitor stories. Searches titles in all languages. |
| get_statsA | Get a 7-day rolling intelligence overview from CTC Monitor — story counts, region/category/country breakdowns, trending categories, top sources, and highest-scoring stories. |
| get_mapA | Get geographic story distribution — which countries have active tech stories, how many, and what the top headline is per country. |
| get_clusterA | Get details of a story cluster — related stories grouped by topic, with blast radius and propagation data. |
| get_regionsA | List all available regions and categories in CTC Monitor. |
| get_digestA | Get a regional digest — top stories summarised per region. Provide the regions you want coverage for. |
| get_preferencesA | View the current user's newsletter digest preferences — which regions they subscribe to and frequency. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 8 tools
Each tool has a clearly distinct purpose: get_stories returns top scored stories, search_stories performs full-text search, get_stats gives an overview, get_map shows geographic distribution, get_cluster provides cluster details, get_regions lists available options, get_digest delivers regional summaries, and get_preferences shows user settings. No overlapping functionality.
Seven tools follow the pattern get_<noun> or get_<noun>_<noun> using snake_case. The outlier is search_stories, which uses a different verb. This is a minor inconsistency but still predictable.
With 8 tools, the set feels well-scoped for a tech monitoring service. Each tool serves a specific purpose without redundancy, and the count is neither too few nor too many for the apparent domain.
The tool surface covers major functions: browsing, searching, stats, geographic view, clusters, regions, digest, and preferences. However, missing tools like get_story (by ID) and update_preferences leave minor gaps for a fully self-contained experience.