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GDELT News MCP by UnClick

NPM · @UNCLICK/GDELT-MCP · SCANNED AUG 3

Global news search, events, tone, themes, and geographic signals from GDELT. By UnClick.

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npm · @unclick/gdelt-mcp 69
+29 this week 69 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (6 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score →

Supply Chain Security86
  • No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
  • Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (94 of 98), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.Partial
  • No install/post-install scripts declared.Pass
  • Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (94 of 98), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree. View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency71
  • Repository check failed: the declared repository URL redirects; it must resolve directly. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
  • Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to malamutemayhem/unclick). View diagnostics → Pass
  • Clear OSI-approved license (Apache-2.0).Pass
  • Actively maintained (last published 64 days ago).Pass
  • Security-disclosure policy not yet verified: we couldn't inspect the source repository.Unverified
Schema Quality & AI Usability71
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
  • Tool/resource definitions use about 471 tokens (~117/item across 4 items; 4 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management0
  • Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).Unverified
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
Capabilities100
  • Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass

Unverified: 1 category

A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: a data source with nothing on this package, evidence we could not reach, or a check we could not run. We only credit what we can confirm.

Install

Add this component to your MCP client. Where a client-specific snippet is available, pick your client below and copy it straight into your config; otherwise use the connection detail shown.

npm · @unclick/gdelt-mcp

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add malamutemayhem-gdelt -- npx -y @unclick/gdelt-mcp
# add to Codex CLI
codex mcp add malamutemayhem-gdelt -- npx -y @unclick/gdelt-mcp
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "malamutemayhem-gdelt": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@unclick/gdelt-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add malamutemayhem-gdelt --command npx --arg -y --arg @unclick/gdelt-mcp
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  malamutemayhem-gdelt:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@unclick/gdelt-mcp"]
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "malamutemayhem-gdelt": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@unclick/gdelt-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Changelog

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.

  • 2 Aug 26 +69
    • Provenance: unverified → pass ▲ security
    • Known CVEs: unverified → partial ▲ security
    • Install scripts: unverified → pass ▲ security
    • Malware scan: unverified → pass ▲ security
    • Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window). security
    • The attested source repository moved: malamutemayhem/unclick security
    • License: unverified → pass ▲ functional
    • Dependency health: unverified → partial ▲ functional
    • Maintenance: unverified → pass ▲ functional
    • MCP protocol: unverified → pass ▲ functional
    • Schema quality: unverified → good ▲ functional
    • Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
    • Licence: Apache-2.0 functional
  • 31 Jul 26 −40
    • We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
  • 30 Jul 26 +22
    • Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
  • 28 Jul 26 −22
    • Tool coverage: 100 → unverified ▼ functional
    • First check of Schema quality: unverified functional
  • 27 Jul 26 40

    First indexed and scored.

Diagnostics

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 3 Aug 2026 · Analysed npm/@unclick/[email protected]

Provenance verified

Ecosystem: npm · Outcome: verified

Reason: verified

Source repo:
malamutemayhem/unclick
Certificate issuer:
https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com
Certificate SAN:
https://github.com/malamutemayhem/unclick/.github/workflows/publish-standalone-mcps.yml@refs/heads/main
Rekor log index:
1675353997
Predicate type:
https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1
Subject digest:
sha512:e878111a6b56be466345982bdb15bfee57dfc6957b5169e45804a2934306c35b0278f6d25b662954da8016bc24fd81e68c2c38ee25a412beb3d0a158e
Discovery method:
attestation_endpoint
Dependencies 94 packages

94 packages in the resolved dependency tree · 94 deprecated · 29 stale.

The dependency tree was only partially resolved, so these counts may be incomplete.

MCP tools — 4 exposed · ~471 tokens

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.

Tool Tokens
gdelt_geo_events ~94

Get geographic distribution of news events for a topic from the GDELT GEO API. Returns event clusters with location, article count, and tone score.

NameTypeReqDescription
maxpointsnumber—Max location clusters to return (default 50, max 250)
querystringyesTopic or keyword to map
timespanstring—Time window (e.g. '24h', '7d')

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

gdelt_news_search ~160

Search global news via the GDELT Project. Returns article titles, URLs, sources, dates, countries, and languages. No API key required.

NameTypeReqDescription
enddatetimestring—End datetime YYYYMMDDHHMMSS (UTC)
maxrecordsnumber—Max articles to return (default 25, max 250)
querystringyesSearch query (keywords, phrases, or operators)
sourcecountrystring—Filter by source country code (e.g. 'US', 'GB', 'AU')
sourcelangstring—Filter by source language (e.g. 'english', 'spanish')
startdatetimestring—Start datetime YYYYMMDDHHMMSS (UTC)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

gdelt_tone_analysis ~118

Analyse the sentiment and tone of global news coverage for a topic over time. Returns average tone scores (negative = negative coverage, positive = positive), trend summary, and timeline. Great for brand monitoring or tracking public sentiment.

NameTypeReqDescription
querystringyesTopic or keyword to analyse
sourcecountrystring—Filter by source country code
sourcelangstring—Filter by source language
timespanstring—Time window (e.g. '24h', '7d', '1month')

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

gdelt_trending ~99

Check whether a topic is trending in global news using GDELT article volume timelines. Returns a trend classification (surging, rising, stable, declining, fading) and volume data over time.

NameTypeReqDescription
querystringyesTopic or keyword to check
sourcelangstring—Filter by source language
timespanstring—Time window (e.g. '24h', '7d', '1month')

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.