MCP News Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| DATABASE_URL | No | PostgreSQL database connection string | postgresql://localhost/mcp_news |
| KEYWORD_FILTER | No | Keywords used by internal summarization logic | |
| LOOKBACK_HOURS | No | How far back news_gatherer.py looks for new articles | 6 |
| OPENAI_API_KEY | No | OpenAI API key for internal summarization | |
| SUMMARY_WORD_TARGET | No | Target word count for internal summarization | 500 |
| MAX_ARTICLES_PER_SUMMARY | No | Maximum articles included in one summary batch | 25 |
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
Server capabilities have not been inspected yet.
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| add-noteC | Add a new note |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| summarize-notes | Creates a summary of all notes |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 1 tool
With only one tool, there is no possibility of confusion or overlap between tools. The single tool 'add-note' has a clear and distinct purpose that cannot be mistaken for any other tool in the set.
The single tool name 'add-note' follows a consistent verb-noun pattern, and with only one tool, there is no inconsistency to evaluate. The naming is straightforward and predictable.
A single tool is too few for a server named 'MCP News Server', which implies a broader scope related to news. This minimal toolset suggests an incomplete or trivial implementation that does not adequately cover the expected domain.
The tool surface is severely incomplete for a news server. It only allows adding notes, with no tools for retrieving, updating, deleting, or searching news items, nor any functionality specific to news like fetching headlines or articles. This leaves significant gaps that will cause agent failures.