Helium MCP Server - News, Markets & AI
REMOTE · HELIUMTRADES.COM · SCANNED SEP 22
Real-time news with bias scoring, live market data, and AI-powered options pricing
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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 Security80
- 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 check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability57
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 5200 tokens (~520/item across 10 items; 10 tools + 0 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 Management100
- No destabilizing schema changes in the last 30 days.Pass
Tool Coverage71
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 0% of tool parameters carry a description.Fail
- 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 10 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 10 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
How do I install the Helium MCP Server - News, Markets & AI server?
Helium MCP Server - News, Markets & AI is a hosted endpoint at https://heliumtrades.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 · heliumtrades.com
claude mcp add --transport http connerlambden-helium-mcp 'https://heliumtrades.com/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"connerlambden-helium-mcp": {
"url": "https://heliumtrades.com/mcp"
}
}
} {
"servers": {
"connerlambden-helium-mcp": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://heliumtrades.com/mcp"
}
}
} [mcp_servers.connerlambden-helium-mcp] url = "https://heliumtrades.com/mcp"
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"connerlambden-helium-mcp": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://heliumtrades.com/mcp",
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add connerlambden-helium-mcp --url 'https://heliumtrades.com/mcp' --transport streamable-http
mcp_servers:
connerlambden-helium-mcp:
url: "https://heliumtrades.com/mcp" {
"McpServers": {
"connerlambden-helium-mcp": {
"Transport": "http",
"Url": "https://heliumtrades.com/mcp"
}
}
} assistant mcp add connerlambden-helium-mcp -t streamable-http -u 'https://heliumtrades.com/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"connerlambden-helium-mcp": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://heliumtrades.com/mcp"
}
}
} The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.
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.
- 22 Sept 26 0
- Tool “get_all_source_biases” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “get_bias_from_url” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “get_source_bias” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “search_news” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- 17 Sept 26 +7
- Authorization: unverified → partial ▲ security
- 5 Sept 26 +52
- Injection markers: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Stability: unverified → pass ▲ security
- HSTS header: fail → pass ▲ security
- Transport: fail → pass ▲ security
- Authorization: Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 10 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe. security
- Endpoint reachability: not serving MCP → reachable ▲ functional
- Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
- MCP protocol: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- 4 Sept 26 −52
- Endpoint reachability: reachable → not serving MCP ▼ security
- Stability: pass → unverified ▼ security
- Tool safety: pass → unverified ▼ security
- Transport: pass → fail ▼ security
- HSTS header: pass → fail ▼ security
- Authorization: Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to connect, but we couldn't read the tool list to see what that exposes. security
- Capabilities: pass → unverified ▼ functional
- Tool coverage: 100 → unverified ▼ functional
- First check of Schema quality: unverified functional
- 27 Aug 26 0
- Tool “search_news” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- “search_news” added an optional parameter “bias” cosmetic
- “search_news” added an optional parameter “min_evidence” cosmetic
- “search_news” made “query” optional cosmetic
- 26 Aug 26 +1
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 25 Aug 26 +1
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
- 11 Aug 26 0
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
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 22 Sept 2026 · Probed https://heliumtrades.com/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=heliumtrades.com | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 4 Sept 2026 | 3 Dec 2026 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | 5814a688f3ef2fe80e5e66f3af374acf |
| SANs: heliumtrades.com, *.heliumtrades.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 insecure
Validation of heliumtrades.com. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| heliumtrades.com. | absent | Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation |
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=63072000; includeSubdomains |
| x-content-type-options | nosniff |
| x-frame-options | SAMEORIGIN |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://heliumtrades.com/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://heliumtrades.com/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://heliumtrades.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_all_source_biases ~1,171
Get a page of news-source bias scores. Returns sources active within the last 36 days with >100 articles analyzed, sorted by avg_social_shares descending. The response also includes total, offset, limit, has_more, and one shared bias_score_methodology block. Each entry contains: - source_name, slug_name, page_url - articles_analyzed: total articles analyzed for this source - avg_social_shares: average social shares per article (proxy for reach/influence) - emotionality_score (0-10): average emotional intensity of the writing - prescriptiveness_score (0-10): how much the source tells readers what to think/do - bias_values: dict mapping classifier key → integer source weighted display score (-50 to +50 for bipolar, 0 to +50 for unipolar). Keys use the same canonical names as get_bias_from_url where a source aggregate is available, but article scores use -10 to +10 or 0 to 10. Compare direction directly; normalize before comparing magnitude. Political / ideological (bipolar: neg=left pole, pos=right pole): 'liberal conservative bias' neg=liberal, pos=conservative 'populist elitist bias' neg=populist, pos=elitist 'libertarian authoritarian bias' neg=libertarian, pos=authoritarian 'dovish hawkish bias' neg=dovish, pos=hawkish 'establishment bias' neg=anti-establishment, pos=pro-establishment Credibility / quality (bipolar): 'overall credibility' neg=low credibility, pos=high credibility 'integrity bias' neg=low integrity, pos=high integrity 'article intelligence' neg=low intelligence, pos=high intelligence 'delusion bias' neg=truth-seeking, pos=delusional 'objective subjective bias' neg=objective, pos=subjective 'objective sensational bias' neg=objective, pos=sensational 'descriptive prescriptive bias'…
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | – |
| offset | integer | – | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_bias_from_url ~669
Get bias analysis for a specific article by its URL. Use this when you have a direct link to an article and want to know its political leaning, credibility, emotionality, and other bias dimensions — without needing to know the source name first. On success (found=true), returns: - article_id, classification_id, requested_url, matched_url, title, source, date, link, category - teaser: article excerpt - summary: one-sentence AI summary - context: AI-generated context for the article - implicit_assumptions: tacit or unstated premises the article's claims or framing rely on (list of concise strings, when available) - extracted_data: structured quantitative/qualitative facts extracted from the article - raw_data: legacy serialized form of extracted_data - bias_description: narrative description of this specific article's bias - bias_values: dict of per-dimension article scores using canonical plain-text keys, e.g. {"liberal conservative bias": 4, "overall credibility": 7, "emotional bias": -5, ...} Article scores use -10 to +10 for bipolar dimensions and 0 to 10 for unipolar dimensions. Positive values lean toward the second pole of each dimension (conservative, authoritarian, etc.). - bias_analysis_status: 'evidence_ready', 'evidence_unverified', 'evidence_partial', 'evidence_failed' (all scored dimensions' quotes failed verification, so the scores do not match the article text), 'scored_legacy', or 'pending' - bias_dimensions when include_evidence=true: each dimension's score, scale, evidence status, claim, verbatim evidence, counterevidence, confidence, and rationale. Quotes include verification method and exact character offsets when raw-text matching succeeds. Dimension evidence_status is one of: verified, provided_unchecked, quote_mismatch, metadata_incomplete, metadata_only, or missing. - bias_analysis: contract/schema/model/prompt provenance,…
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| include_evidence | boolean | – | – |
| url | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_historical_options_data ~299
Get the full historical options chain for a ticker on a specific date. Returns the complete options chain including all expirations and contracts, with bid, ask, mid prices, greeks, and Helium's proprietary model values (helium_theo, helium_pitm, should_i_buy, should_i_sell, terminal_buy_pl, terminal_sell_pl, etc.) baked into each contract. Returns: - symbol, date, data_source ('recent' or 's3') - num_expirations: number of distinct expiration dates - total_contracts: total number of option contracts - option_chain: dict keyed by expiration index, each value is a list of option contracts Each contract includes fields like: putCall, symbol, description, bid, ask, mark, mid_price, strikePrice, expirationDate, daysToExpiration, delta, gamma, theta, vega, impliedVolatility, openInterest, volume, helium_theo, helium_pitm, should_i_buy, should_i_sell, terminal_buy_pl, terminal_sell_pl, and more. Args: symbol: Ticker symbol, e.g. 'AAPL', 'TSLA', 'SPY'. date: Date in YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. '2026-04-10'.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| date | string | yes | – |
| symbol | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_option_price ~354
Get Helium's proprietary ML model-predicted price for a specific option contract. Helium trains per-symbol regression models on historical options data. This tool looks up the most recent available options chain for the symbol (today or up to 5 days back), finds the exact contract matching strike/expiration/type, and runs it through that model to produce a predicted fair-value price. Returns: - symbol: the ticker - strike: the strike price used - expiration: the expiration date used - option_type: 'call' or 'put' - predicted_price: Helium's model-predicted option price in dollars - prob_itm: probability of expiring in the money (0.0–1.0), or null if model unavailable - options_data_date: the date of the options chain snapshot the model was run on (so you know how fresh the underlying market data is) Throws an error if no options chain data is available for the symbol within the past 5 days, or if the exact contract (strike/expiration/type combination) does not exist in that chain. Args: symbol: Ticker symbol, e.g. 'AAPL', 'SPY'. strike: Strike price as a number, e.g. 150.0. expiration: Expiration date as 'YYYY-MM-DD', e.g. '2026-06-20'. option_type: Must be 'call' or 'put'.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| expiration | string | yes | – |
| option_type | string | yes | – |
| strike | number | yes | – |
| symbol | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_source_bias ~691
Get comprehensive bias analysis for a news source. Returns: - source_name, slug_name, page_url - source_match: original query and deterministic match method - articles_analyzed: total articles in the bias database for this source - last_updated: source-profile aggregation timestamp - avg_social_shares: average social shares per article - emotionality_score (0-10): how emotional the writing is - prescriptiveness_score (0-10): how much the source tells readers what to think/do - bias_values: canonical plain-text source-level weighted display scores (-50 to +50 bipolar, 0 to +50 unipolar). Keys match the article tools; these are directional source summaries, not raw article-score averages. - bias_scores: legacy emoji-prefixed display scores - bias_score_methodology: scope and evidence caveats for aggregate scores - bias_description: clean-text, AI-generated overall bias summary narrative - bias_description_metadata: generation time, automated review status, and evidence scope - bias_description_html: optional website HTML when include_html=true - liberal_conservative_description: narrative on political leaning - libertarian_authoritarian_description: narrative on authority stance - signature_phrases: words/phrases uniquely overrepresented vs other sources - signature_negative_phrases: uniquely negative/alarming phrases - most_shared_phrases: phrases in their most viral articles - most_emotional_phrases: phrases used in their most emotional articles - pays_for_traffic_keywords: keywords this source buys ads for - similar_sources: sources with the most similar bias profile - most_different_sources: sources with the most different bias profile - trends_graph_url: URL to a chart of this source's coverage volume over time - bias_plot_urls: dict of 2D bias scatter plot image URLs (political_lib_auth, subjective_objective, informative_opinion, oversimplification_f…
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| include_evidence | boolean | – | – |
| include_html | boolean | – | – |
| recent_articles | integer | – | – |
| source | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_ticker ~282
Get comprehensive data for a stock, ETF, or crypto ticker. Returns: - ticker, name, type (e.g. 'stock', 'etf', 'crypto'), industry - latest_price, page_url - bullish_case, bearish_case, potential_outcomes, takeaway, analysis_date (AI-generated) - price_forecast_days, price_forecast_percent, price_forecast_lower/upper_bound_percent (model price forecast) - future_uncertainty_urls: dict with raw underlying Plotly data (extracted from each stored Plotly graph) for future_uncertainty (keyed by days-ahead), term_structure, volatility_surface, and return_profile — the data behind the interactive graphs the site now renders instead of the old static images (when available) - future_uncertainty_last_updated, term_structure_last_updated - iv_rank_percentile (0-100, IV rank over past year) - long_vol_call, long_vol_put, short_vol_call, short_vol_put: full option pack dicts (when available) Throws an error if the ticker is not recognized. Args: ticker: Ticker symbol, e.g. 'AAPL', 'AMZN', 'BTC', 'ETH', 'SPY'.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ticker | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_top_trading_strategies ~364
Get the top-ranked short volatility and long volatility option trading strategies. Returns two ranked lists — short_volatility (sell premium / theta strategies) and long_volatility (buy premium / gamma strategies) — each containing up to `limit` tickers. Each entry has the same fields as get_ticker: - ticker, name, latest_price, page_url - bullish_case, bearish_case, potential_outcomes, takeaway, analysis_date (AI-generated, when available) - price_forecast_days, price_forecast_percent, price_forecast_lower/upper_bound_percent (when available) - iv_rank_percentile (0-100, IV rank over past year, when available) - short_vol_call, short_vol_put: best short volatility option packs (when available) - long_vol_call, long_vol_put: best long volatility option packs (when available) Sort options: - "helium_rank" (default): Helium AI edge score — best overall expected value - "odds_of_profit": Highest probability of profit - "historical_performance": Best annualized historical P&L across backtested trades - "reward_to_risk": Best reward-to-risk ratio - "smallest_max_loss": Strategies with the smallest maximum possible loss Args: sort: Ranking method (default "helium_rank"). One of: 'helium_rank', 'odds_of_profit', 'historical_performance', 'reward_to_risk', 'smallest_max_loss'. limit: Number of results per strategy type (1-20, default 5).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | – |
| sort | string | – | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
search_balanced_news ~303
Search Helium's balanced news stories — AI-synthesized articles that aggregate multiple sources. Unlike search_news (which returns individual RSS articles), this returns Helium's own synthesized stories: each one draws from multiple sources and includes an AI-written summary, takeaway, context, evidence breakdown, potential outcomes, and relevant tickers. Returns a list of stories, each with: - title, simple_title, date, category - page_url: full URL to the story on heliumtrades.com - image: story image URL (when available) - summary: Helium's synthesized overview - takeaway: key conclusion - context: background context - evidence: numbered evidence items - potential_outcomes: forward-looking outcomes with probabilities - relevant_tickers: related stock tickers - num_sources: number of source articles synthesized - rank: search relevance score Args: query: Search keywords (required). limit: Max results (1-50, default 10). category: Filter by category. One of: 'tech', 'politics', 'markets', 'business', 'science'. days_back: Only include stories from the last N days. 0 means no date filter.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | – | – |
| days_back | integer | – | – |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| query | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
search_memes ~174
Search Helium's meme database by text (OCR + caption). Returns matching memes ranked by relevance. Each result includes: - id, caption, ocr (text extracted from the image) - image: full URL to the meme image - source: origin platform (e.g. 'reddit') - num_likes: likes/upvotes on the original post - date, is_video, rank Args: query: Search keywords (required). Matched against OCR text and captions. limit: Max results (1-100, default 20). days_back: Only include memes from the last N days. 0 means no date filter (default).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| days_back | integer | – | – |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| query | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
search_news ~893
Search news articles. Returns a list of matching articles. Each article includes: - article_id, classification_id, title, source, date, link, category, rank, total_shares, summary - bias_values: dict of per-dimension bias scores using plain-text keys (e.g. 'liberal conservative bias'), same schema as get_bias_from_url and get_all_source_biases (when available) - bias_analysis_status: 'evidence_ready', 'evidence_unverified', 'evidence_partial', 'evidence_failed' (all scored dimensions' quotes failed verification, so the scores do not match the article text), 'scored_legacy', or 'pending' - evidence_ratio: fraction of scored bias dimensions whose supporting quote is verified (0.0-1.0). Raise min_evidence to demand only articles with verified quotes. - bias_dimensions when include_evidence=true: a self-contained object joining each score, scale, evidence status, claim, evidence, counterevidence, confidence, and rationale. Quotes include verification method and exact character offsets when raw-text matching succeeds. Dimension evidence_status is one of: verified, provided_unchecked, quote_mismatch, metadata_incomplete, metadata_only, or missing. - bias_analysis: contract/schema/model/prompt provenance, generation and review status, input scope/hash/size, limitations, quote-verification method, and explicit evidence coverage - context: AI-generated contextual background for the article (when available) - implicit_assumptions: tacit or unstated premises the article's claims or framing rely on (list of concise strings, when available) - extracted_data: structured quantitative/qualitative facts extracted from the article - raw_data: legacy serialized form of extracted_data Args: query: Optional search keywords. Leave empty to return the most recent articles in scope (use with bias to rank them). e.g. 'NVDA earnings'. limit: Max result…
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| bias | string | – | – |
| category | string | – | – |
| days_back | integer | – | – |
| include_evidence | boolean | – | – |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| min_evidence | number | – | – |
| min_shares | integer | – | – |
| only_analyzed | boolean | – | – |
| query | string | – | – |
| sort | string | – | – |
| source | string | – | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
What is the Helium MCP Server - News, Markets & AI server?
Helium MCP Server - News, Markets & AI is listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.connerlambden/helium-mcp. Real-time news with bias scoring, live market data, and AI-powered options pricing. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://heliumtrades.com/mcp).
Is the Helium MCP Server - News, Markets & AI server safe to use?
Helium MCP Server - News, Markets & AI scores 82 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 Helium MCP Server - News, Markets & AI server expose?
Helium MCP Server - News, Markets & AI exposes 10 tools: search_news, get_ticker, get_source_bias, get_all_source_biases, get_option_price, and 5 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 5,200 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the Helium MCP Server - News, Markets & AI server require authentication?
No. We connected to Helium MCP Server - News, Markets & AI without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the Helium MCP Server - News, Markets & AI server still maintained?
Helium MCP Server - News, Markets & AI is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 22 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.