Mukoko News
REMOTE · NEWS.MUKOKO.DEV · 2 COMPONENTS · SCANNED AUG 3
Pan-African news & analytics for Zimbabwe and 15 African countries: briefings and trends.
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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 Security46
- 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 not yet verified: we couldn't determine whether a plaintext access path exists. View diagnostics → Unverified
- 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 Usability77
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 1490 tokens (~93/item across 16 items; 16 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
Capabilities20
- Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2024-11-05; 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 · news.mukoko.dev
claude mcp add --transport http nyuchi-mukoko-news https://news.mukoko.dev/mcp
[mcp_servers.nyuchi-mukoko-news] url = "https://news.mukoko.dev/mcp"
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"nyuchi-mukoko-news": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://news.mukoko.dev/mcp",
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add nyuchi-mukoko-news --url https://news.mukoko.dev/mcp --transport streamable-http
mcp_servers:
nyuchi-mukoko-news:
url: "https://news.mukoko.dev/mcp" {
"mcpServers": {
"nyuchi-mukoko-news": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://news.mukoko.dev/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.
- 3 Aug 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 23 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 7 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 1 Aug 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 17 to 20. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 5 days of observed history at the previous scan, 6 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 0
- 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 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 7 to 10. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 2 days of observed history at the previous scan, 3 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 57
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://news.mukoko.dev/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=mukoko.dev | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 30 Jun 2026 | 28 Sept 2026 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | 1eea717c89a515f10e9d80899c1810c5 |
| SANs: mukoko.dev, news.mukoko.dev, *.news.mukoko.dev | ||||||
| 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 news.mukoko.dev. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| dev. | present | 60074 | 8 | Verified |
| mukoko.dev. | 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://news.mukoko.dev/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://news.mukoko.dev/mcp | Inconclusive | 405 |
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.
compare_locations ~78
Compare news coverage between 2–4 African countries or regions side by side.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | number | — | Max articles per location, 1–10 (default 5) |
| locations | array | yes | 2–4 country codes, country names, or region names |
| topic | string | — | Narrow comparison to a topic (optional) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
detect_surge ~89
Detect sudden spikes in news coverage — compares last 24h against 7-day baseline. Surfaces unusual increases like crime up 5× in Bulawayo or a football surge in Ghana.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | number | — | Max surges to return, 1–20 (default 10) |
| location | string | — | Country, region, or city (optional — omit for continent-wide) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
drain_enrichment_backlog ~96
Drain the ENTIRE un-enriched article backlog, not just one batch. RESTRICTED to platform-team accounts (WorkOS bearer issued inside the platform-team org). Fire-and-forget: asks the pipeline worker to enrich un-enriched articles in batches (oldest first) until the backlog is clear, running independently of the automatic 10-minute sweep. Returns immediately; use trigger_enrichment for a single targeted batch instead.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
find_stories ~115
Search articles by keyword, tag, category, or country. Results carry short excerpts, word counts, and app links only — call get_article with a result's id to read the full article body inline.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | — | Category slug or name (optional) |
| country | string | — | Country code (optional) |
| limit | number | — | Max results, 1–20 (default 10) |
| q | string | — | Keyword or phrase (optional) |
| tag | string | — | Tag name (optional) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_article ~91
Read a single article by ID or slug. Returns the full article body inline as markdown (truncated at ~8000 characters with a link to continue in the app) plus source metadata and the Mukoko app URL. Use this after a list tool (get_briefing, find_stories, …) to read an article without leaving the conversation.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | yes | Article _id or slug |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_briefing ~132
Answer "What's happening in [place/topic]?" — top story, recent articles, and trending topics in one call. Accepts country codes (ZW, KE), region names (East Africa, Southern Africa), category topics (politics, business), or omit focus for a pan-African overview. Returns short excerpts with word counts and app links only — call get_article with an article id to read a full article body inline.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| focus | string | — | Country code, region, category, or topic (optional) |
| limit | number | — | Max articles, 1–12 (default 8) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_content_analytics ~56
Open data breakdown of news coverage by category, country, and keyword for a given period.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| location | string | — | Country, region, or city (optional) |
| period | string | — | Time window (default: week) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_location_news ~79
News from a specific place in Africa. Accepts country codes, country names, region names, or city names.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | — | Category to filter (optional) |
| limit | number | — | Max articles, 1–20 (default 10) |
| location | string | yes | Country code, country name, region, or city |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_my_feed ~52
Personalised news feed based on the authenticated user's article likes and saves. Requires Authorization: Bearer <WorkOS access token>.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | number | — | Max articles, 1–20 (default 12) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_source_view ~63
See how a specific news source is covering a topic.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | number | — | Max articles, 1–20 (default 8) |
| source | string | yes | Publication name (partial match) |
| topic | string | — | Topic to filter by (optional) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_stats ~21
Platform statistics: total articles, active sources, and today's output.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_trending_analytics ~87
Open analytics: trending topics, categories, keywords, and sources for any location or period. Part of Mukoko's open data policy.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | number | — | Max results per section, 1–20 (default 10) |
| location | string | — | Country code, region, or city (optional) |
| period | string | — | Time window (default: today) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list_categories ~16
List all news categories with article counts.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list_sources ~33
List active news sources. Optionally filter by country code.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| country | string | — | Filter by country code (optional) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
track_story ~102
Follow the development of a news story over time. Returns articles in chronological order showing how a story evolved. Use since to control the lookback window.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| country | string | — | Limit to a country code (optional) |
| limit | number | — | Max articles, 1–20 (default 10) |
| since | string | — | Lookback window (default: week) |
| topic | string | yes | Topic, keyword, event, or person name to track |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
trigger_enrichment ~175
Manually run the AI enrichment agent over existing articles (classification, keywords, entities, quality scoring). RESTRICTED to platform-team accounts — requires a WorkOS bearer token issued inside the platform-team org. By default enriches the most recent un-enriched articles; pass article_ids to target specific ones, or reset_attempts to re-run articles that previously hit the failure cap.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| article_ids | array | — | Specific article IDs to (re)enrich (optional). Capped at 50. |
| limit | number | — | How many un-enriched articles to enqueue, 1–50 (default 25). Ignored when article_ids is given. |
| reset_attempts | boolean | — | Re-enrich even articles that already hit the failure cap (default false). Use sparingly — it re-bills AI. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.