Drugnews 藥時事
REMOTE · DRUGNEWS.COM.TW
Sourced, dated facts on biotech and pharma companies, deals and Taiwan biotech filings.
Available components
Last scanned (2 hours ago)
Scores higher than 44% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 5 Nov 2026.
Category Health and Science
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 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 13 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 check failed: the endpoint is reachable over plaintext HTTP. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- 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 Usability67
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 1235 tokens (~88/item across 14 items; 14 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management47
- Stability observed for 14 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage81
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 43% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 14 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 15 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
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.
- 5 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 43 to 47. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 13 days of observed history at the previous scan, 14 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 3 Nov 26 0
- New tool “get_track” functional
- 2 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 33 to 37. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 10 days of observed history at the previous scan, 11 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 31 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 27 to 30. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 8 days of observed history at the previous scan, 9 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 29 Oct 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.
- 27 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 13 to 17. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 4 days of observed history at the previous scan, 5 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 24 Oct 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.
- 23 Oct 26 0
- Tool “get_company” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool coverage: 50% → 45% ▼ functional
- Stability: unverified → 0.03 ▲ functional
- Schema quality: fail → pass ▲ functional
- New tool “biotech_movers” functional
- New tool “get_answer_card” functional
- New tool “get_topic_table” functional
- New tool “search_deals” functional
- New tool “search_pipeline” functional
- New tool “upcoming_catalysts” 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 5 Nov 2026 · Probed https://drugnews.com.tw/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=drugnews.com.tw | CN=YE2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US | 13 Oct 2026 | 11 Jan 2027 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 6e27df33da4ea7d5cbeea37484db8e8ae8a |
| SANs: *.drugnews.com.tw, drugnews.com.tw | ||||||
| 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 |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of drugnews.com.tw. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| tw. | present | 46902 | 13 | Verified |
| com.tw. | present | 10127 | 13 | Verified |
| drugnews.com.tw. | 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://drugnews.com.tw/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://drugnews.com.tw/mcp | Served over HTTP | 200 |
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 →
biotech_movers Taiwan biotech daily closing moves ~78
Daily closing price moves of Taiwan-listed, OTC and emerging biotech and medical stocks, each linked to same-day material announcements and related Drugnews articles. Official exchange data; facts only.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| date | string | – | Trading date in YYYY-MM-DD; omit for the latest board. |
| direction | string | – | – |
| limit | integer | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_answer_card Get a sourced biotech answer card ~46
Returns one Chinese or English question and direct answer, dated facts, primary-source URLs, short original quotations, and the limits of the reviewed public documents.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_article Get one article (machine-readable) ~102
Returns the machine-readable twin of one article: title, date, summary, key points (three quotable conclusions), fact table (value + source + as-of date), references, section headings and image URLs. Pass the article URL, or '<date>-<slug>' (e.g. 2026-10-18-immunitybio-anktiva-papillary-early-approval).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | yes | Article URL or <date>-<slug> |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_company Company profile (company-provided, Drugnews-verified) ~135
Structured profile of a biotech / pharma / tech company: verified facts with sources and dates (products, milestones, capacity, financials, partnerships), plus the company's own responses to negative events. Data is provided by the company and verified by Drugnews on verified_at; negative events are kept and the company's response is listed alongside. Use the company name, alias or ticker. Profiles state whether the company provided them or Drugnews compiled them from public filings.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | string | yes | Company name (Chinese or English), alias or stock ticker, e.g. '台康生技', 'EirGenix', '6589' |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_facts Sourced facts about a company or topic ~99
Returns dated, sourced facts (number, unit, as-of date, source URL, article URL) collected across Drugnews articles that match the query. Best for 'what are the numbers on X' questions; every fact carries the public source it came from.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | – |
| query | string | yes | Company, drug or topic (e.g. 'ImmunityBio', 'UroGen', 'CDMO 台康') |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_topic_table Get a Taiwan biotech topic company table ~55
Returns the Chinese and English topic table JSON, with company, ticker, asset, indication, dated verified stage, original source quotation, and disclosed catalyst. Every row retains primary-source URLs and dates.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| slug | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_track Asia track asset table ~30
Returns the English Asia Tracks download table with row source URLs and source dates.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| track | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
latest_articles Latest articles ~46
The newest Drugnews articles with title, URL, date, summary and key points. Default: 10 Chinese articles.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| lang | string | – | – |
| limit | integer | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
latest_filings Taiwan biotech material announcements (primary source, hourly) ~156
Material announcements (重大訊息) of Taiwan-listed, OTC and emerging biotech/medical companies, collected hourly from the Market Observation Post System (公開資訊觀測站): subject, full text, clause, fact date, time. Primary source, no interpretation. Filter by company (name or ticker), keywords and days. Cite the company, date and subject (cite_as).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| company | string | – | Company name or ticker, e.g. '台康生技' or '6589' (optional) |
| days | integer | – | – |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| query | string | – | Keywords in subject or text, e.g. '授權', 'FDA', '臨床' (optional) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_articles Search Drugnews articles ~115
Full-text search over Drugnews｜藥時事 biotech and pharma business analysis (Traditional Chinese and English). Returns title, canonical URL, date, summary, key points and the .json / .md twins. Use Chinese or English company, drug or topic names.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| lang | string | – | – |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| query | string | yes | Keywords: company, drug, indication, deal, topic (e.g. 'Celltrion 生物相似藥', 'Anktiva bladder cancer') |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_deals Search Taiwan biotech licensing deals ~52
Licensing and partnership deals of Taiwan biotech companies with upfront, milestone and royalty terms exactly as disclosed, each with sources.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | – |
| query | string | – | Company or partner name (optional) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_partners Search partner publications (clearing house) ~91
Headlines from Drugnews partner publications (e.g. 環球生技) with link, date, a one-line Drugnews summary and sourced facts. Full text stays on the publisher's site; cite the publisher and link.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | – |
| publisher | string | – | Limit to one publisher name (optional) |
| query | string | yes | Keywords: company, drug, topic |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_pipeline Search Taiwan biotech pipelines ~59
Search Taiwan biotech pipelines by indication, drug name or phase; every row links to its primary source.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | – |
| phase | string | – | – |
| query | string | – | Indication, drug name or asset code (optional) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
upcoming_catalysts Upcoming Taiwan biotech catalysts ~86
Dated upcoming events (FDA decisions, trial readouts, filings) for Taiwan biotech companies, sorted by date, each with its primary source.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| from | string | – | Inclusive start date in YYYY-MM-DD; defaults to today. |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| to | string | – | Inclusive end date in YYYY-MM-DD; defaults to 18 months after today. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the Drugnews 藥時事 MCP server?
Drugnews 藥時事 is a hosted endpoint at https://drugnews.com.tw/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 · drugnews.com.tw
claude mcp add --transport http tw-com-drugnews-mcp 'https://drugnews.com.tw/mcp'
What is the Drugnews 藥時事 MCP server?
Drugnews 藥時事 is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as tw.com.drugnews/mcp. Sourced, dated facts on biotech and pharma companies, deals and Taiwan biotech filings. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://drugnews.com.tw/mcp).
Is the Drugnews 藥時事 MCP server safe to use?
Drugnews 藥時事 scores 62 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 Drugnews 藥時事 MCP server expose?
Drugnews 藥時事 exposes 14 tools: get_track, search_articles, get_article, get_facts, latest_articles, and 9 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,150 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the Drugnews 藥時事 MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to Drugnews 藥時事 without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the Drugnews 藥時事 MCP server still maintained?
Drugnews 藥時事 is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.