SkimNews
REMOTE · SKIMNEWS.COM
Free AI-curated news summaries from 100+ sources across seven beats, plus entity dossiers.
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Last scanned (4 hours ago)
Scores higher than 98% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 5 Nov 2026.
Category News and Social
How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Endpoint Security83
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Partial
- HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present. View diagnostics → Pass
- DNSSEC is configured correctly; the domain's records validate against the full chain to the root. View diagnostics → Pass
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability84
- 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 685 tokens (~137/item across 5 items; 4 tools + 1 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management97
- Stability observed for 29 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage100
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
- Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 4 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 6 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).Pass
- Supports UI / widget rendering.Pass
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 5 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 93 to 97. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 28 days of observed history at the previous scan, 29 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 2 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 83 to 87. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 25 days of observed history at the previous scan, 26 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 31 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 77 to 80. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 23 days of observed history at the previous scan, 24 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 29 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 70 to 73. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 21 days of observed history at the previous scan, 22 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 27 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 63 to 67. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 19 days of observed history at the previous scan, 20 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 25 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 57 to 60. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 17 days of observed history at the previous scan, 18 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 23 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 50 to 53. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 15 days of observed history at the previous scan, 16 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 21 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 43 to 47. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 13 days of observed history at the previous scan, 14 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 5 Nov 2026 · Probed https://skimnews.com/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=skimnews.com | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 9 Oct 2026 | 7 Jan 2027 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | 7d1bf7e389859760133355dcc8164f8a |
| SANs: skimnews.com, *.skimnews.com | ||||||
| CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) | CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US | 13 Dec 2023 | 20 Feb 2029 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3 |
| CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) | CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE | 15 Nov 2023 | 28 Jan 2028 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC secure
Validation of skimnews.com. — Secure
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| skimnews.com. | present | 2371 | 13 | Verified |
| skimnews.com. | Verified address RRset verified with the apex keys |
Authentication No authorisation required
The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.
| Result | No authorisation required |
|---|---|
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| strict-transport-security | max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains |
| content-security-policy | default-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval' https: data: blob: ws: wss:; |
| x-content-type-options | nosniff |
| x-frame-options | SAMEORIGIN |
| referrer-policy | strict-origin-when-cross-origin |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://skimnews.com/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://skimnews.com/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://skimnews.com/mcp |
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
get_entity_file Get an entity dossier ~126
SkimNews keeps a permanent dossier on every person, organisation, product, law, or place it has covered repeatedly. Returns the current 3-sentence status, 60-day mention/source counts, recent coverage, and related entities. Use for "what has SkimNews covered about X" and "what's the latest on X" where X is a trackable entity. Slug form, e.g. 'trump', 'openai', 'iran'.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| slug | string | – | Entity slug, e.g. 'trump', 'openai', 'iran' |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical_name | – | – | – |
| current_status | string | – | – |
| current_status_updated_at | – | – | – |
| last_mention_at | – | – | – |
| mention_count_60d | – | – | – |
| name | string | yes | – |
| recent_coverage | array | – | – |
| related_entities | array | – | – |
| slug | string | yes | – |
| source_count_60d | – | – | – |
| type | string | – | – |
| url | string | yes | Canonical skimnews.com dossier URL |
No examples provided.
get_story_detail Get a story's full detail ~108
The full SkimNews treatment of one story: summary, why-it-matters, sourced bullet points, editorial take, named entities, the source taxonomy, and the canonical URL. Accepts an article id (e.g. '46b45d01'), a canonical skimnews.com URL, or an article slug. Use after get_top_stories or search_stories when a story needs detail or accurate citation.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| identifier | string | yes | Article id, canonical URL, or slug |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| bullets | array | – | – |
| category | – | – | – |
| editorial_take | string | – | – |
| entities | array | – | – |
| id | string | yes | – |
| image | string | – | – |
| match | – | – | – |
| primary_source | string | – | – |
| published | – | – | – |
| similarity | – | – | – |
| source | string | – | – |
| sources | array | – | – |
| summary | string | – | – |
| term_overlap | – | – | – |
| title | string | yes | – |
| url | string | yes | Canonical skimnews.com article URL — cite this |
| why_it_matters | string | – | – |
No examples provided.
get_top_stories Get today's top stories ~111
Today's top SkimNews stories, optionally limited to one beat. Use this for "what's happening today" / "today's news" / "latest in <beat>" questions. Returns summaries plus canonical URLs per story. Categories: geopolitics, tech, finance, health, energy, sports, culture.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | – | – | Optional beat: geopolitics | tech | finance | health | energy | sports | culture |
| limit | integer | – | Stories per category, 1-20 |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| categories_included | array | yes | – |
| count | integer | yes | – |
| generated_at | string | yes | – |
| stories | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
search_stories Search SkimNews stories ~162
Semantically search SkimNews' archive of 47,000+ summarised stories by topic, theme, or news event, ranked by relevance. Use this to find coverage of a subject across SkimNews' history rather than only today. Returns summaries plus canonical URLs. An empty result list means SkimNews has not covered that topic — say so rather than substituting unrelated stories.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | – | – | Optional beat filter: geopolitics | tech | finance | health | energy | sports | culture |
| days | integer | – | Only consider stories from the last N days |
| limit | integer | – | Maximum results, 1-25 |
| query | string | yes | Topic, theme, or event, e.g. 'Federal Reserve rate decision' |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| count | integer | yes | – |
| days | integer | yes | – |
| mode | string | yes | 'semantic+topical' normally; 'lexical' if degraded |
| query | string | yes | – |
| results | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
How do I install the SkimNews MCP server?
SkimNews is a hosted endpoint at https://skimnews.com/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
remote · skimnews.com
claude mcp add --transport http com-skimnews-news 'https://skimnews.com/mcp'
What is the SkimNews MCP server?
SkimNews is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.skimnews/news. Free AI-curated news summaries from 100+ sources across seven beats, plus entity dossiers. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://skimnews.com/mcp).
Is the SkimNews MCP server safe to use?
SkimNews scores 90 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.
What tools does the SkimNews MCP server expose?
SkimNews exposes 4 tools: get_top_stories, search_stories, get_story_detail, get_entity_file. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 507 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the SkimNews MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to SkimNews without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the SkimNews MCP server still maintained?
SkimNews is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.