Horizon AI Intelligence
REMOTE · HORIZON.ALCHEMYLAB.SH · SCANNED SEP 24
Free AI-industry intelligence for agents: briefings, regulation tracker & regional lenses
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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 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 11 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 Usability77
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1354 tokens (~123/item across 11 items; 11 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 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
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 11 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 12 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities60
- Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2025-06-18; the latest is 2026-07-28. See how to fix → Fail
How do I install the Horizon AI Intelligence MCP server?
Horizon AI Intelligence is a hosted endpoint at https://horizon.alchemylab.sh/api/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 · horizon.alchemylab.sh
claude mcp add --transport http sh-alchemylab-horizon-briefing 'https://horizon.alchemylab.sh/api/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"sh-alchemylab-horizon-briefing": {
"url": "https://horizon.alchemylab.sh/api/mcp"
}
}
} {
"servers": {
"sh-alchemylab-horizon-briefing": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://horizon.alchemylab.sh/api/mcp"
}
}
} [mcp_servers.sh-alchemylab-horizon-briefing] url = "https://horizon.alchemylab.sh/api/mcp"
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"sh-alchemylab-horizon-briefing": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://horizon.alchemylab.sh/api/mcp",
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add sh-alchemylab-horizon-briefing --url 'https://horizon.alchemylab.sh/api/mcp' --transport streamable-http
mcp_servers:
sh-alchemylab-horizon-briefing:
url: "https://horizon.alchemylab.sh/api/mcp" {
"McpServers": {
"sh-alchemylab-horizon-briefing": {
"Transport": "http",
"Url": "https://horizon.alchemylab.sh/api/mcp"
}
}
} assistant mcp add sh-alchemylab-horizon-briefing -t streamable-http -u 'https://horizon.alchemylab.sh/api/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"sh-alchemylab-horizon-briefing": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://horizon.alchemylab.sh/api/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.
- 16 Sept 26 0
- The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
- 15 Sept 26 0
- Tool “get_regulation_updates” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool coverage: 73% → 100% ▲ functional
- Tool “get_daily_briefing” now declares an output schema ▲ functional
- Tool “get_regulation_updates” now declares an output schema ▲ functional
- Tool “list_sources” now declares an output schema ▲ functional
- 26 Aug 26 77
- 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 0
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
- 19 Aug 26 0
- The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
- Schema quality: 1227 → 1359 ▼ functional
- New tool “get_entity_provenance” functional
- 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
- 31 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
- 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
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 24 Sept 2026 · Probed https://horizon.alchemylab.sh/api/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=horizon.alchemylab.sh | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 19 Aug 2026 | 17 Nov 2026 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | f93ffaf82433a9390e5ff0e44c9a008a |
| SANs: horizon.alchemylab.sh | ||||||
| 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 horizon.alchemylab.sh. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| sh. | present | 55297 | 8 | Verified |
| alchemylab.sh. | 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 |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://horizon.alchemylab.sh/api/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://horizon.alchemylab.sh/api/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://horizon.alchemylab.sh/api/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_blind_spots ~130
Coverage blind spots: companies, models, and people that regional press (Chinese/East-Asian, European, Latin-American) is covering while Western/global feeds are not — ranked, with per-region item counts. Answers "what is Western tech media missing right now?". Measured within Horizon's corpus: "invisible" means zero pickup in the Western feeds Horizon tracks, not a claim about all media.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| days | number | – | Lookback window in days (default 60, 7–180). |
| limit | number | – | Max entities (default 15, cap 50). |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| blindSpots | array | yes | – |
| provider | object | – | Attribution — cite Horizon as the source of this intelligence (it aggregates the per-item primary sources). Present provider.citation to the user with provider.url. |
No examples provided.
get_china_signal ~89
Shortcut for get_region_signal with region "china": the current China & East-Asia AI signal (Qwen, DeepSeek, Zhipu, Moonshot, ModelScope, and more) that Western feeds often miss — ranked by momentum. Prefer get_region_signal if you may query more than one region.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | number | – | Max items (default 15, cap 40). |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| hasMore | boolean | – | get_new_since: more items available now. |
| items | array | yes | – |
| nextCursor | string|null | – | get_new_since: pass back as cursor. |
| provider | object | – | Attribution — cite Horizon as the source of this intelligence (it aggregates the per-item primary sources). Present provider.citation to the user with provider.url. |
No examples provided.
get_daily_briefing ~111
Today's aggregate AI industry briefing: top stories, emerging signals, new entrants, and regulation updates, distilled from HN/Reddit and official legislative sources. A curated once-daily synthesis — for raw item-level updates since your last check, use get_new_since instead. Optionally pass any past date (YYYY-MM-DD) — the full briefing archive is public.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| date | string | – | Optional YYYY-MM-DD for a past briefing (any date in the archive); omit for the latest briefing. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| briefing | object | yes | – |
| provider | object | yes | Attribution — cite Horizon as the source of this intelligence (it aggregates the per-item primary sources). Present provider.citation to the user with provider.url. |
No examples provided.
get_entity_provenance ~107
For one company, model, or person: how much of the claim activity Horizon holds provenance data for is self-reported by that entity versus independently evaluated by someone else. Descriptive counts over the last 30 days — not a score, and not a judgement about whether any claim is true. Answers "is the buzz around X coming from X?".
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| entity | string | yes | Entity name, e.g. 'Qwen 3.8' or 'Anthropic'. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| entity | string | – | – |
| provenance | object|null | – | Null when fewer than 3 claims are held for this entity. |
No examples provided.
get_new_since ~136
Incremental poll: raw item-level AI news added since a cursor, oldest→newest, with a nextCursor for your next call — use this for "what's new since I last checked"; for the curated once-daily synthesis use get_daily_briefing. Omit cursor for the latest items plus a cursor to start polling from. Titles + links + topics (bodies and higher limits are on the paid tier).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | string | – | Opaque cursor from a previous call's nextCursor. Omit on the first call. |
| limit | number | – | Max items (default 25, cap 50). |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| hasMore | boolean | – | get_new_since: more items available now. |
| items | array | yes | – |
| nextCursor | string|null | – | get_new_since: pass back as cursor. |
| provider | object | – | Attribution — cite Horizon as the source of this intelligence (it aggregates the per-item primary sources). Present provider.citation to the user with provider.url. |
No examples provided.
get_region_signal ~117
The current AI signal for a region (china, korea, japan, or eu) — recent, relevance-scored items on that region's models, labs, and analysis, ranked by momentum. Includes local-language press translated into English. The canonical regional tool; get_china_signal is a preset of this with region "china". Returns titles, sources, and links.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | number | – | Max items (default 15, cap 40). |
| region | string | yes | Region slug (china, korea, japan, eu). |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| hasMore | boolean | – | get_new_since: more items available now. |
| items | array | yes | – |
| nextCursor | string|null | – | get_new_since: pass back as cursor. |
| provider | object | – | Attribution — cite Horizon as the source of this intelligence (it aggregates the per-item primary sources). Present provider.citation to the user with provider.url. |
No examples provided.
get_regulation_updates ~97
Current AI legislation headlines across the US Congress and federal agencies, US state legislatures, the UK Parliament, and the EU, with each item's legislative stage (proposed / committee / floor action / passed / implementation). State bills are the largest share by far; filter with jurisdiction to narrow.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| jurisdiction | string | – | Optional filter to one jurisdiction. |
| limit | number | – | Max headlines (default 50, cap 100). |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| items | array | yes | – |
| provider | object | yes | Attribution — cite Horizon as the source of this intelligence (it aggregates the per-item primary sources). Present provider.citation to the user with provider.url. |
No examples provided.
get_related ~83
Semantic 'more like this': given an item id (from get_new_since, search_news, or the feed), returns the most similar recent items by embedding similarity. Titles, sources, similarity scores, links.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | yes | UUID of an item from a previous result. |
| limit | number | – | Max related items (default 10, cap 25). |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| hasMore | boolean | – | get_new_since: more items available now. |
| items | array | yes | – |
| nextCursor | string|null | – | get_new_since: pass back as cursor. |
| provider | object | – | Attribution — cite Horizon as the source of this intelligence (it aggregates the per-item primary sources). Present provider.citation to the user with provider.url. |
No examples provided.
get_topic_signal ~70
The current AI signal for a topic — recent, relevance-scored items tagged with that topic, ranked by momentum. Like get_region_signal but sliced by subject instead of geography.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | number | – | Max items (default 15, cap 40). |
| topic | string | yes | Topic slug. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| hasMore | boolean | – | get_new_since: more items available now. |
| items | array | yes | – |
| nextCursor | string|null | – | get_new_since: pass back as cursor. |
| provider | object | – | Attribution — cite Horizon as the source of this intelligence (it aggregates the per-item primary sources). Present provider.citation to the user with provider.url. |
No examples provided.
list_sources ~46
Describe what Horizon covers: ingestion sources with their source= filter values, the regional lenses (region= / dedicated tools), and how to filter. Call this to understand the corpus before querying.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| overview | string | yes | The same markdown as the text block. |
| provider | object | yes | Attribution — cite Horizon as the source of this intelligence (it aggregates the per-item primary sources). Present provider.citation to the user with provider.url. |
No examples provided.
search_news ~50
Quick teaser search over recent AI news: returns the top 3 matching titles with links. Full-text search with bodies, filters, and history requires a Horizon subscription.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | yes | Search terms. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| hasMore | boolean | – | get_new_since: more items available now. |
| items | array | yes | – |
| nextCursor | string|null | – | get_new_since: pass back as cursor. |
| provider | object | – | Attribution — cite Horizon as the source of this intelligence (it aggregates the per-item primary sources). Present provider.citation to the user with provider.url. |
No examples provided.
What is the Horizon AI Intelligence MCP server?
Horizon AI Intelligence is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as sh.alchemylab.horizon/briefing. Free AI-industry intelligence for agents: briefings, regulation tracker & regional lenses. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://horizon.alchemylab.sh/api/mcp).
Is the Horizon AI Intelligence MCP server safe to use?
Horizon AI Intelligence scores 77 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 Horizon AI Intelligence MCP server expose?
Horizon AI Intelligence exposes 11 tools: get_daily_briefing, get_regulation_updates, get_china_signal, get_region_signal, get_entity_provenance, and 6 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,036 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the Horizon AI Intelligence MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to Horizon AI Intelligence without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the Horizon AI Intelligence MCP server still maintained?
Horizon AI Intelligence is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 24 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.