Pollar News
REMOTE · MCP.POLLAR.NEWS · SCANNED AUG 3
Independent European news from Pollar: search, brief, threads, markets. Read-only, no login.
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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 Security66
- 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 16 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
- 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 Usability85
- 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
- Tool/resource definitions use about 1494 tokens (~87/item across 17 items; 16 tools + 1 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 Coverage78
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 23% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
- Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
- Supports UI / widget rendering.Pass
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 · mcp.pollar.news
claude mcp add --transport http news-pollar-pollar-news https://mcp.pollar.news/mcp
[mcp_servers.news-pollar-pollar-news] url = "https://mcp.pollar.news/mcp"
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"news-pollar-pollar-news": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://mcp.pollar.news/mcp",
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add news-pollar-pollar-news --url https://mcp.pollar.news/mcp --transport streamable-http
mcp_servers:
news-pollar-pollar-news:
url: "https://mcp.pollar.news/mcp" {
"mcpServers": {
"news-pollar-pollar-news": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.pollar.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 +2
- 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
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 10 to 13. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 3 days of observed history at the previous scan, 4 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 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 64
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://mcp.pollar.news/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=pollar.news | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 26 Jun 2026 | 24 Sept 2026 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | 940ec0842e74010e139a47754800601a |
| SANs: pollar.news, *.pollar.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 secure
Validation of mcp.pollar.news. — Secure
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| news. | present | 39979 | 8 | Verified |
| pollar.news. | present | 2371 | 13 | Verified |
| mcp.pollar.news. | 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; preload |
| x-content-type-options | nosniff |
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://mcp.pollar.news/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://mcp.pollar.news/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://mcp.pollar.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.
fetch Fetch a Pollar News article ~61
Fetches the full text of one Pollar article by the id returned from the search tool. Returns {id, title, text, url, metadata} with the article's summary and source citations.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | yes | An id returned by the search tool |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | yes | — |
| metadata | object | yes | — |
| text | string | yes | — |
| title | string | yes | — |
| url | string | yes | — |
No examples provided.
get_daily_brief Get Pollar daily brief ~96
Fetches today's fixed, curated Pollar daily brief with a greeting, headline, executive summary, themed sections, related events, and charts. Use only when the user explicitly asks for Pollar's daily brief or curated digest. Do not use it for questions about a subject, person, place, or country; use search_news instead. Locale changes the brief's language, not its editorial scope.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| locale | string | — | — |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| charts | array | yes | — |
| executiveSummary | string | yes | — |
| greeting | string | yes | — |
| headline | string | yes | — |
| lead | string | yes | — |
| sections | array | yes | — |
| shortHeadline | — | yes | — |
No examples provided.
get_entity Get a Pollar person or organisation ~73
Fetches Pollar's profile for a person or organisation by slug. Set withTimeline to include recent events that mention the subject. Returns the profile and a canonical Pollar URL.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| locale | string | — | — |
| slug | string | yes | — |
| type | string | yes | — |
| withTimeline | boolean | — | — |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| desc | string | — | — |
| imageUrl | string | — | — |
| mentionCount | number | — | — |
| name | string | yes | — |
| slug | string | yes | — |
| timeline | array | — | — |
| type | string | yes | — |
| url | string | yes | — |
| wikipedia | string | — | — |
No examples provided.
get_event Get a Pollar news event ~82
Fetches the full Pollar coverage of a single event by its slug (get slugs from search_news or list_top_news). Returns title, lead, full summary, source citations, mentioned people, locations, charts, and a canonical pollar.news url to cite.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| locale | string | — | — |
| slug | string | yes | Event slug (per-locale) |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| categoryPath | array | yes | — |
| charts | array | yes | — |
| id | string | yes | — |
| imageSource | string | yes | — |
| imageUrl | string | yes | — |
| lead | string | yes | — |
| locations | array | yes | — |
| mentionedPeople | array | yes | — |
| modifiedAt | string | yes | — |
| publishedAt | string | yes | — |
| slug | string | yes | — |
| sources | array | yes | — |
| summary | string | yes | — |
| title | string | yes | — |
| url | string | yes | — |
No examples provided.
get_live_moment Get a breaking-news moment snapshot ~88
Fetches the current snapshot of a breaking-news moment by id, including ordered updates and a source summary. Accepts either a moment id or a story id; story ids resolve to the latest chapter of that story. This is a point-in-time read rather than a stream. Wait at least 30 seconds before refreshing.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | yes | — |
| locale | string | — | — |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| moment | object | yes | — |
| sourcesSummary | object | yes | — |
| states | array | yes | — |
No examples provided.
get_live_story Get a breaking-news story snapshot (chapters umbrella) ~82
Fetches the current snapshot of a story by id, including its title, status (active/developing/concluded/dormant) and ordered chapters. Use this when you want the multi-chapter arc, not the latest chapter alone. For a single chapter, use get_live_moment.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | yes | — |
| locale | string | — | — |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| story | object | yes | — |
No examples provided.
get_markets Get market data ~92
Returns market data tracked by Pollar, including European and global indices, currencies, crypto, commodities, and bonds. With no arguments, returns the quote catalogue. Pass an exact catalogue symbol for detail and an optional range for history.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| range | string | — | — |
| symbol | string | — | Exact symbol from the catalog, e.g. '^GDAXI'. Call with no args first to list valid symbols. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | number | — | — |
| changePercent | number | — | — |
| currency | — | — | — |
| dayHigh | — | — | — |
| dayLow | — | — | — |
| exchangeName | — | — | — |
| fiftyTwoWeekHigh | — | — | — |
| fiftyTwoWeekLow | — | — | — |
| history | object | — | — |
| marketState | string | — | — |
| name | string | — | — |
| open | — | — | — |
| previousClose | number | — | — |
| price | number | — | — |
| section | string | — | — |
| sections | object | — | — |
| sparkline | — | — | — |
| symbol | string | — | — |
| topMovers | object | — | — |
| updatedAt | string | — | — |
| volume | — | — | — |
No examples provided.
get_thread Get a Pollar thread ~96
Fetches a single Pollar thread by slug (from list_threads): its thesis, current state-of-play, and recent chronicle entries with citations. Set withHistory=true to also include how the thesis evolved over time. Returns the thread detail with a canonical url.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| locale | string | — | — |
| slug | string | yes | Thread slug, e.g. 'demokracje-populizm' |
| withHistory | boolean | — | — |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| changeMagnitude | — | yes | — |
| entries | array | yes | — |
| entryCount | number | yes | — |
| history | array | — | — |
| id | string | yes | — |
| lastTickAt | — | yes | — |
| magnitudeReason | — | yes | — |
| name | string | yes | — |
| section | string | yes | — |
| stateOfPlay | — | yes | — |
| thesis | string | yes | — |
| url | string | yes | — |
| weekHighlights | array | yes | — |
No examples provided.
list_categories List Pollar categories ~37
Returns Pollar's category taxonomy with mention counts. Use it to discover valid category dot-paths before filtering list_top_news. Takes no arguments.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| total | number | yes | — |
| tree | object | yes | — |
No examples provided.
list_live_moments List Pollar breaking-news moments ~95
Lists Pollar's live and recently ended breaking-news moments. Use to discover what is breaking now or what ended within the past 24 hours. Each moment carries story metadata (storyId, chapterIndex) when it belongs to a multi-chapter story — chapters of the same continuing narrative are returned in chapter order. Pass a returned id to get_live_moment for the current snapshot.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| locale | string | — | — |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| moments | array | yes | — |
No examples provided.
list_live_stories List Pollar breaking-news stories (with chapters) ~103
Lists Pollar's active and developing breaking-news stories. Each story has an umbrella title and one or more chapters ordered by chapter index. Use this when you want to surface the narrative arc — e.g. 'this strike has had three chapters over 48 hours' — rather than each moment in isolation. Pass a returned story id to get_live_moment for the current snapshot (it accepts both story ids and individual moment ids).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| locale | string | — | — |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| stories | array | yes | — |
No examples provided.
list_threads List Pollar story threads ~57
Lists Pollar's active evergreen threads: ongoing storylines tracked over time and grouped by section, with the latest change magnitude. Use to discover long-running topics. Pass a returned id to get_thread for detail.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| locale | string | — | — |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| sections | object | yes | — |
| threads | array | yes | — |
No examples provided.
list_top_news List top Pollar news ~114
Lists Pollar's current leading news events, ranked by freshness and editorial momentum. Use for broad requests for current headlines with no named subject, place, or country. For a subject or geographic request, use search_news instead. Optionally filters by a taxonomy dot-path such as 'world.politics'; call list_categories first when the category is unknown.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | — | Taxonomy dot-path, e.g. 'world.politics' |
| limit | integer | — | — |
| locale | string | — | — |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| results | array | yes | — |
No examples provided.
render_news_list Show a Pollar news list ~63
Renders selected stories already returned by search_news, list_top_news, or search. Call one of those tools first, then pass up to 10 relevant results without changing their titles or canonical URLs.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| heading | string | — | — |
| items | array | yes | — |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| heading | string | yes | — |
| items | array | yes | — |
No examples provided.
search Search Pollar News ~90
Searches Pollar's published news and returns a ranked list of matching articles as {id, title, url}. Use for queries about a subject, person, organisation, place, or country; put that subject or place in query. Locale controls response language, not geographic scope. Pass an id to fetch to read the article.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| locale | string | — | — |
| query | string | yes | Free-text search query |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| results | array | yes | — |
No examples provided.
search_news Search Pollar News ~102
Searches Pollar's news archive using semantic and keyword matching. Use for any subject-specific query, including a person, organisation, place, or country (for example, interesting news in Poland). Put the subject or place in query. Locale controls response language, not geographic scope. For current headlines with no subject or place, use list_top_news.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | — | — |
| locale | string | — | — |
| query | string | yes | Free-text search query |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| related | array | yes | — |
| results | array | yes | — |
No examples provided.