Geotone — Global News Signals
REMOTE · GEOTONE.NEWS · SCANNED AUG 3
Live global news signals: ranked wire, story timelines, coverage volume/tone/surges. Free, no auth.
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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 →
Endpoint Security57
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 8 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Unverified
- HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- 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 Usability83
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 795 tokens (~99/item across 8 items; 8 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management27
- Stability observed for 8 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
Capabilities60
- Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2025-06-18; the latest is 2026-07-28. See how to fix → Fail
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.
remote · geotone.news
claude mcp add --transport http news-geotone-geotone https://geotone.news/mcp
[mcp_servers.news-geotone-geotone] url = "https://geotone.news/mcp"
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"news-geotone-geotone": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://geotone.news/mcp",
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add news-geotone-geotone --url https://geotone.news/mcp --transport streamable-http
mcp_servers:
news-geotone-geotone:
url: "https://geotone.news/mcp" {
"mcpServers": {
"news-geotone-geotone": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://geotone.news/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.
- 2 Aug 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 31 Jul 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
- 30 Jul 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
- 29 Jul 26 +3
- HTTPS: unverified → pass ▲ security
- 28 Jul 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 3 to 7. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 1 days of observed history at the previous scan, 2 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 27 Jul 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
- 26 Jul 26 62
First indexed and scored.
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 · Probed https://geotone.news/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=geotone.news | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 2 Jul 2026 | 30 Sept 2026 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | b5c0a04950c0f7e90e639d260e18995c |
| SANs: geotone.news, www.geotone.news, *.www.geotone.news | ||||||
| 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 |
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of geotone.news. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| news. | present | 39979 | 8 | Verified |
| geotone.news. | 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 |
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://geotone.news/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://geotone.news/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://geotone.news/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.
get_briefing Daily risk briefing ~68
Geotone's daily global risk briefing for a date (YYYY-MM-DD): an analytical summary of coverage surges, tone shifts, and notable movers, with the statistics behind each claim.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| date | string | yes | UTC date, e.g. 2026-07-02 |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| bodyMarkdown | string | yes | — |
| date | string | yes | — |
| headline | string | yes | — |
| meta | object | — | — |
| page | string | — | — |
No examples provided.
get_country Country statistics ~125
Live media-coverage statistics for one country by ISO-3166 alpha-2 code (e.g. 'ua', 'cn'): 90-day daily series of coverage volume (share of world news coverage that is about that country) and tone, plus armed-conflict fatalities (UCDP, trailing 12 months), displacement stocks (UNHCR: IDPs, refugees, asylum seekers), and coverage origin (what share of coverage about the country is produced by its own outlets vs abroad).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| iso2 | string | yes | ISO2 code, e.g. 'ua' |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| activeTopics | array | — | — |
| conflict | object|null | — | UCDP GED trailing-12-month organized-violence totals; recent months preliminary |
| coverageOrigin | object|null | — | Trailing-14d share of coverage about the country produced by domestic outlets (floor estimate) |
| displacement | object|null | — | UNHCR year-end displacement stocks |
| iso2 | string | yes | — |
| meta | object | — | — |
| name | string | yes | — |
| page | string | — | — |
| snapshots | array | yes | — |
| stats | object | — | — |
No examples provided.
get_relation Bilateral co-coverage ~76
Bilateral co-coverage signal for a monitored country pair (e.g. a='cn', b='us'): how much the world's press mentions the two countries together, and in what tone. ~50 strategic pairs are monitored.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | string | yes | First country ISO2 |
| b | string | yes | Second country ISO2 |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| meta | object | — | — |
| pair | string | yes | — |
| snapshots | array | yes | — |
No examples provided.
get_story_chain Story timeline ~73
A story timeline: the threaded developments of one multi-day event chain, oldest first (e.g. attack → casualties confirmed → international reaction). Use the chain_id values returned by get_wire. Each development is a headline + link + outlet count + tone.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| chain_id | number | yes | Chain id from get_wire |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| country | string|null | — | — |
| developments | array | yes | — |
| firstSeen | string | — | — |
| id | number | yes | — |
| lastDevelopment | string | — | — |
| meta | object | — | — |
| page | string | — | — |
No examples provided.
get_topic Topic statistics ~90
Live media-coverage statistics for one geopolitical topic (e.g. 'ukraine-war', 'taiwan-strait', 'sanctions'): 90-day daily volume and tone series, z-score, week-over-week change, and a sample of recent articles (headline+link only). Use search_topics to find slugs.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| slug | string | yes | Topic slug, e.g. 'ukraine-war' |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| articles | array | — | — |
| meta | object | — | — |
| name | string | yes | — |
| page | string | — | — |
| slug | string | yes | — |
| snapshots | array | yes | — |
| stats | object | — | — |
No examples provided.
get_trending Trending now ~61
What's surging in global news right now: topics whose coverage is ≥2 standard deviations above their trailing average (z-score), the biggest week-over-week movers, and surging countries. Derived every 2 hours from GDELT across 65+ languages.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| meta | object | — | — |
| movers | array | — | — |
| surging | array | — | — |
| surgingCountries | array | — | — |
No examples provided.
get_wire The live wire ~111
The live wire: the world's most significant stories right now, ranked by a published formula (authority-weighted outlet breadth, boosted by consequence themes, coded events, and casualty figures, decayed by recency over 72h). Each story carries one representative link, outlet count, tone, countries, and a chain_id when it belongs to a multi-day story timeline (fetch with get_story_chain). Reclustered every 2 hours.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | number | — | Max stories to return (default 20) |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| meta | object | — | — |
| page | string | — | — |
| stories | array | yes | — |
No examples provided.
search_topics Search topics ~62
Search Geotone's tracked geopolitical topics by keyword (matches name, slug, and description). Returns slugs usable with get_topic, plus each topic's current coverage stats.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | yes | Keyword, e.g. 'nuclear' or 'china' |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| meta | object | — | — |
| query | string | yes | — |
| results | array | yes | — |
No examples provided.