sh.newsflash/newsflash
REMOTE · NEWSFLASH.SH · SCANNED AUG 3
Real-time corroborated news events + 5-year archive, for agents. Free tier, no key.
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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 Security74
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Partial
- 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
- Tool/resource definitions use about 519 tokens (~103/item across 5 items; 5 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
Capabilities100
- Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.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 · newsflash.sh
claude mcp add --transport http sh-newsflash-newsflash https://newsflash.sh/mcp
[mcp_servers.sh-newsflash-newsflash] url = "https://newsflash.sh/mcp"
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"sh-newsflash-newsflash": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://newsflash.sh/mcp",
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add sh-newsflash-newsflash --url https://newsflash.sh/mcp --transport streamable-http
mcp_servers:
sh-newsflash-newsflash:
url: "https://newsflash.sh/mcp" {
"mcpServers": {
"sh-newsflash-newsflash": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://newsflash.sh/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 +3
- HSTS header: unverified → fail ▼ security
- Authorization: unverified → partial ▲ security
- Transport: fail → pass ▲ security
- Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
- Stability: unverified → 0.20 ▲ functional
- MCP protocol: unverified → pass ▲ 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
- 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.
- 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 0
- 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 68
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://newsflash.sh/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=newsflash.sh | CN=YE2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US | 17 Jul 2026 | 15 Oct 2026 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 51c979fa30645c892a1056ef1dd510cb0bc |
| SANs: newsflash.sh | ||||||
| CN=YE2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US (CA) | CN=Root YE,O=ISRG,C=US | 3 Sept 2025 | 2 Sept 2028 | ECDSA 384 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 4df3b15dd6c0784c507cd37b58e6f115 |
| CN=Root YE,O=ISRG,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X2,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | ECDSA 384 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 872165fc34b6e5fba8add5b3705fb53a |
| CN=ISRG Root X2,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X1,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 6c8f1dc727c7117f7baf853ac980f9cd |
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of newsflash.sh. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| sh. | present | 55297 | 8 | Verified |
| newsflash.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 |
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://newsflash.sh/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://newsflash.sh/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://newsflash.sh/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.
corpus_stats ~25
Corpus size and freshness: source / article / event counts and the latest article timestamp.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_event ~39
Fetch a single event by id, including every corroborating article (source, url, timestamp).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | integer | yes | Event id from get_events |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_events ~272
Query the deduped news event graph by theme, source, category and time window. Returns events (many articles about one happening collapsed into one), each with a corroboration count and confidence score. This is the primary tool — prefer it over raw articles. The corpus spans 260+ global outlets and a five-year archive (history visible depends on tier).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | — | Source category |
| from | string | — | Only events active on/after this date. ISO 8601 date/time, e.g. 2026-07-01 or 2026-07-01T00:00:00Z |
| limit | integer | — | Max events (default 25) |
| q | string | — | Free-text theme/keyword to match on headline + summary |
| semantic | boolean | — | Rank by meaning (embedding similarity) instead of keyword match — requires q; better for concepts ('monetary easing') than exact strings |
| source | string | — | Source slug, e.g. 'coindesk' (see list_sources) |
| to | string | — | Only events active on/before this date. ISO 8601 date/time, e.g. 2026-07-01 or 2026-07-01T00:00:00Z |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list_sources ~23
List all news sources Newsflash tracks, with categories and live article counts.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_articles ~160
Search raw articles (not collapsed into events). Use when you want the underlying items or need per-outlet coverage rather than deduped happenings.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | — | Source category |
| from | string | — | ISO 8601 date/time, e.g. 2026-07-01 or 2026-07-01T00:00:00Z |
| limit | integer | — | Max articles (default 25) |
| q | string | — | Free-text keyword on headline + summary |
| source | string | — | Source slug |
| to | string | — | ISO 8601 date/time, e.g. 2026-07-01 or 2026-07-01T00:00:00Z |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.