guardian-mcp-server
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
Server capabilities have not been inspected yet.
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| guardian_searchC | Search Guardian articles with flexible filtering options |
| guardian_get_articleB | Retrieve full content of a specific Guardian article |
| guardian_longreadC | Search specifically for articles from The Long Read series |
| guardian_lookbackC | Find top stories from a specific date or date range |
| guardian_browse_sectionB | Browse recent articles from a specific Guardian section |
| guardian_get_sectionsB | Get all available Guardian sections |
| guardian_search_tagsC | Search through Guardian's 50,000+ tags to find relevant ones |
| guardian_search_by_lengthB | Search Guardian articles filtered by word count range |
| guardian_search_by_authorC | Search Guardian articles by specific author/journalist |
| guardian_find_relatedB | Find articles related to a given article using shared tags |
| guardian_get_article_tagsC | Get detailed tag information for a specific Guardian article |
| guardian_content_timelineC | Analyze content timeline for a topic over time showing trends and peaks |
| guardian_author_profileC | Generate comprehensive profile analysis for a Guardian journalist |
| guardian_topic_trendsC | Compare trends of multiple topics over time with correlation analysis |
| guardian_top_stories_by_dateB | Get intelligently ranked top stories for a specific date using editorial prioritization |
| guardian_recommend_longreadsC | Get personalized Long Read recommendations based on context and preferences |
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 16 tools
Most tools have distinct purposes, but there is some overlap between search-related tools (e.g., guardian_search, guardian_search_by_author, guardian_search_by_length) that could cause minor confusion, though their descriptions help differentiate them. Tools like guardian_get_article and guardian_get_article_tags are clearly separate, and others like guardian_content_timeline and guardian_topic_trends serve unique analytical functions.
All tool names follow a consistent snake_case pattern with a 'guardian_' prefix, using clear verb_noun combinations (e.g., guardian_browse_section, guardian_search_tags). This uniformity makes the tool set predictable and easy to navigate, with no deviations in naming style or structure.
With 16 tools, the count is slightly high but reasonable for a server focused on Guardian content access and analysis, covering browsing, searching, and trend analysis. It might feel a bit heavy, but each tool appears to serve a specific function without obvious redundancy, fitting the domain's scope.
The tool set provides comprehensive coverage for interacting with Guardian content, including retrieval (get_article), browsing (browse_section, get_sections), searching (search, search_by_author, search_by_length), analysis (content_timeline, topic_trends), and specialized features (longread, recommend_longreads). There are no apparent gaps for the stated purpose, enabling agents to perform a wide range of tasks without dead ends.