# sh.newsflash/newsflash

> Real-time corroborated news events + 5-year archive, for agents. Free tier, no key.

- name: sh.newsflash/newsflash
- version: 1.0.2
- connection class: R0 (autonomous)
- trust: 93/100
- quality: 91/100 (strong)
- owner: not claimed
- descriptor: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/sh.newsflash%2Fnewsflash
- tools: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/sh.newsflash%2Fnewsflash/tools

**An agent can connect right now, no human step.** Remote endpoint, no authentication, reachable on the last probe.

## Connection (mcpServers)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "newsflash": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://newsflash.sh/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${NEWSFLASH_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Placeholders to fill: `${NEWSFLASH_TOKEN}`.

## Trust

- hygiene: 100
- liveness: 100
- freshness: 85
- provenance: 85
- drivers: +repository +dns-namespace +website +reachable +uptime-100% ~updated-88d-ago
- Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed.

## Quality 91/100 (strong)

### protocol: 75 (weight 25)

- warn `protocol.modern`: newest supported version is 2025-11-25; 2026-07-28 not supported, older versions are deprecated until 2027-07-28
- n/a `protocol.stateless`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers
- pass `protocol.transport`: streamable HTTP
- n/a `protocol.list_ttl`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers

### authorization: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `auth.prm`, `auth.as_metadata`, `auth.cimd`: no remote uses OAuth
- n/a `auth.secret_in_url`: no templated URL

### tool hygiene: 100 (weight 30)

- pass `tools.descriptions`: every tool has a description
- pass `tools.description_length`: descriptions are concise
- pass `tools.schemas`: every tool has an object input schema
- pass `tools.annotations`: 5 of 5 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
- pass `tools.directory_hints`: every tool declares readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint
- pass `tools.token_cost`: about 1,053 tokens to load every tool
- pass `tools.api_dump`: tools are not a one-to-one API dump

### stability: 100 (weight 15)

- pass `stability.changes`: no tool changes in 30 days
- pass `stability.rug_pull`: no tool changed its meaning under the same name

### dependencies: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `deps.known_vulns`, `deps.mcp_sdk_version`, `deps.resolvable`: no npm or PyPI package

- tools: 5, about 1,053 tokens to load them all
- tool set hash: 1e919c36acec8d0f2f46df22bb962810
- badge: [![protogrid quality](https://protogrid.dev/badge/sh.newsflash/newsflash.svg)](https://protogrid.dev/servers/sh.newsflash/newsflash)
- Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed.

### Tool changes

_No tool definition changes recorded._

## Remotes

- https://newsflash.sh/mcp (streamable-http, auth none, reachable true, uptime30d 1)

## Packages

_none_

## Tools (5)

- `corpus_stats`: Corpus size and freshness: source / article / event counts and the latest article timestamp.
- `get_event`: Fetch a single event by id, including every corroborating article (source, url, timestamp).
- `get_events`: Query the deduped news event graph by theme, source, category and time window. Returns events (many articles about one happening collapsed into one), each with a corroboration count and confidence score. This is the primary tool — prefer it over raw articles. For headlines, briefings, or 'what's happening' asks, pass min_sources: 2 (or 3 for high signal) — the raw recency feed is dominated by single-outlet local stories without it. ONE call is normally enough: trust each event's corroboration (distinct outlets), confidence (0-1; 1.0 = fully corroborated), and sources list as-is, and present the top events directly, including each event's url as its link — do NOT call get_event per item or re-verify counts (only drill in when the user wants EVERY outlet's link for one story). The corpus spans 260+ global outlets and a five-year archive (history visible depends on tier).
- `list_sources`: List all news sources Newsflash tracks, with categories and live article counts.
- `search_articles`: Search raw articles (not collapsed into events). Use when you want the underlying items or need per-outlet coverage rather than deduped happenings.